FingertipsThe intelligent guide to free and legal music on the web presents "This Week's Finds" for the weeks of June 22-28. Visit the web site for much more information on finding high-quality free and legal music online."Was I On Your Mind" - Jessie Baylin- (Found July 2, 2008 ) "Was I On Your Mind" has the hallmarks of a great pop hit--hooks, craft, canny performance--and yet is unlikely to be anything of the sort here in 2008, just because who the hell knows anymore. The music market is as unhinged as the oil market. History teaches us, however, that craziness is always an aberration in the long run. There is no reason to assume that a song as crisp, well put together, and engagingly sung as this one won't again find favor with the general public, but, alas, it'll...http://www.fingertipsmusic.com/this_weeks_finds.htm#Baylin "Say Yes" - Afternoons- (Found July 2, 2008 ) This one carries the wacky, group-sing, neo-hippie vibe of the Polyphonic Spree but with the added benefit of really solid songwriting. "Say Yes" unfolds with a jaunty, trumpet-led rhythm augmented by a loopy backing vocal that brings the Star Trek theme song to mind. In the indie world, lots of songs pretty much end there--quirky, big-ensemble intro, and that's all we get. To its credit, "Say Yes" develops resoundingly beyond its minute-long intro, presenting us next with a verse...http://www.fingertipsmusic.com/this_weeks_finds.htm#Afternoons "Operate" - William F. Gibbs- (Found July 2, 2008 ) He's got a name like a character actor or a middle school principal, but he's got the dreamy voice of a romantic troubadour, a guy who's seen enough to abandon his dreams but hangs onto them anyway. A steady, unhurried piano ballad with an immediately engaging melody, "Operate" comes alive via a combination of Gibbs' singing (don't miss the phased harmonies at 1:47) and some lovely, understated guitar work. From the outset, an acoustic guitar plays in tandem with the piano, but often just..http://www.fingertipsmusic.com/this_weeks_finds.htm#Gibbs |