EXCLUSIVE New Cosmo Jarvis Track!

A few weeks ago we posted about spunktastic indie pop singer-songwriter Cosmo Jarvis and today we get to exclusively release another track from his debut album. Not to be fooled by its seemingly carefree reggae underbelly, "Sunshine & Dandelions" is a track from the pensive "Sonofabitch" portion of the album, exploring the more complex and darker realm of the mind. Cosmo has this to say for the track:

Sunshine and Dandelions is a song that developed whilst thinking about abortion and the extremes of emotion and the mental state that I thought must lead to this decision. It simply compares the potential beauty of the relationship that leads to a child's conception to the sometimes - emotionally detached decision one must make to end a life before its beginning (or after, I know shit about the biology of it). The song then presents less serious acts (in my eyes) stemming from a pragmatically inhumane thought processes - requiring the thinker to disregard all that they know a civilised human being should think, if they are to be looked upon by others as a person that can comfortably reside in a society inhabited by animals rapidly disregarding their primitive, primeval origins.

While Cosmo Jarvis uses his fantastic wit and imagination for the first half of his debut to write songs about Jessica Alba and Gay Pirates, he can also address serious subjects with serious songcraft, which is rarely heard of these days for someone his age. Check out the track below, and if you like what you hear, you can purchase the album here.

Sunshine and Dandelions [mp3]

Cosmo Jarvis

It's well established that I'm a sucker for ukuleles, so it should come as no surprise that I'm posting this spunky track from Cosmo Jarvis, a lad born in New Jersey in 1990 and raised in England. In the UK he hung out with the skater crowd, creating all sorts of ruckuses and probably driving his father nuts with his "Jackass"-type video stunts, until the day when future label boss Mark Jones threw a guitar into his hands in an effort to help him channel his energies elsewhere. Roughly 250 songs later, Cosmo finally released his self-titled debut in November. Full of crazy energy, Cosmo's songs are wonderfully waggish, with titles like "Jessica Alba's Number" and "Sonofabitch." That fact alone is worth at least a listen to the track below.

She's Got You [mp3]

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'll Be Missing You (Don't Raise Your Glass) [mp3] - This excellent mashup comes from the genius over at Mashup Germany. If you're not familiar, you should be.

Baby Drugs - Tristen [mp3] - In the spirit of Thanksgiving, pop-folk songstress Tristen is offering up her Eager For Your Love 7" for free download over at her site tristen.com.

Stand In the Water - Wildfire [mp3] - This excellent alternative rock band from Toronto just released their debut full-length album Strike Hard, Young Diamond on November 16th and I can't get enough of them. Dare I say they sound like the long-lost brothers of Modest Mouse who've spent their lives growing up in a town with slightly more rock.

Rescue Song (RAC remix) - Mr. Little Jeans [mp3] - Mr. Little Jeans is actually a Ms. but awesomely took her pseudonym from a character in the movie Rushmore. Her track "Faking Gold" was a hit earlier this year, so I hope you'll enjoy this remix by the Remix Artist Collective (RAC) of the original which will be officially dropped November 29th for all to enjoy.

Gay Pirates - Cosmo Jarvis [mp3] (linked removed per request - listen to it here!)- I've posted my love for Cosmo Jarvis before, so I am happy to share with you all the brand new single off the upcoming new album Is The World Strange or Am I Strange? set for release in late March 2011. "Gay Pirates" tells the story of two male lovers facing extreme discrimination in the inhospitable and far from accepting social climate of the pirate heyday.