Monday's Music Pick

Driving home from the laundromat, I caught the tail-end of a new song on The Wood. The vocals sounded frighteningly like Coldplay, and I wondered if they came out with a new album. Upon arriving at my building I talked for a few minutes with my neighbor, so by the time I got inside to check the online playlist, the song had already scrolled out. So I was left to guess.

Thankfully, the Yes Interactive Music Service I had mentioned in a post a few months back came to the rescue. It turns out the song I heard was titled "Burning in the Sun" and the band was not Coldplay but a new band Blue Merle. Their Shockwave-enabled website includes a stream of some of their music, and I'd swear that it really does sound like Coldplay.

So they've got their first album due out February 1. And this week their song "Every Ship Must Sail Away" is featured on iTunes as a free download. And their upcoming tour schedule includes opening for such acts as Donavon Frankenreiter and Graham Colton Band. So keep your eyes open for these guys, as it appears they're primed to hit mainstream in the next year or two.