{"id":31537,"date":"2012-06-16T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/?p=31537"},"modified":"2012-06-15T23:18:21","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T06:18:21","slug":"tunes-worth-hearing-may-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/tunes-worth-hearing-may-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunes Worth Hearing: May 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I<\/span>t’s official. My taste is turning solidly toward the folk and folk rock quarter. I still need dense enough instrumentation to keep me going (full-on acoustic singer-songwriter down-tempo on every song still doesn’t to it for me), but with nearly five months straight of my top album being in the folk\/folk-rock\/alt-country vein, it’s time to stop pretending it’s unusual for me to like this stuff. A couple of years ago, I didn’t really, which is why I keep being surprised. Tastes change. I’m learning to accept it.<\/p>\n

One Little Plane – Into the Trees<\/em><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>I have a few different ways of finding new bands to listen to – friends recommendations, music blogs (though I’m bad at keeping up with them), Pitchfork reviews (I rarely agree with their reviews, but they turn me onto some good bands), NPR’s First Listen. Sometimes I just look up all the releases coming out in a week and randomly add albums to my Spotify playlists because I feel like I’ve vaguely heard of the band before, or just because I like the sound of their name. It’s a total crapshoot that sometimes pays off. That’s the case with this band. I have no idea why the name “One Little Plane” struck a chord with me, but I took the plunge and started up the first song and was in love within five seconds. Led by folk singer Kathryn Bint from Chicago (whose gorgeous voice easily slides into the same zone as Amy Millan or Emily Haines), this album is folk rock with just enough contemplation mixed with just enough rich orchestration to keep me enamored.<\/p>\n

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