new musical obsessions for your weekend perusal

i love that i have some very musically trained friends
who can keep me up on my eclectic musical gems.

(all of these i have stumbled upon within the last year)

let me know which ones you like:

falling Slowly — glen hansard & marketa irglova
(from the movie “Once” & won the academy award last year)

herbie hancock (jazz piano master) feat. christina aguilera.
aside from her fancy mic-work… this chick is on point.
and looks stunning, i might add…

check out herbie’s others…
the john mayer one is serious fun.

speaking of, so is this:

and since we are on an upbeat kick:
some of you might like one
i happened upon last year: eric hutchinson.
love this guy too.

this little music/clip montage of this Best Picture nominee (among 10 oscar nominations):

enjoy! and have a fantabulous weekend!