New Found Favorites

These guys are off of Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records. They have similar vibes to Jack and are very mellow. (My friend Michelle likes to call it Sunday morning music.) Donovan Frankenreiter has a little more funk, and Mark Costa a little more country/folk. I love them both and they are my new found faves. ALO lyrics are a little strange, but their song Girl I Wanna Lay You Down is awesome.

Donovan Frankenreiter http://www.donavonf.com/homepage.htm
Favorite song: Call Me Papa
Amazon.com Review: Donovan is mates with Jack Johnson and a professional surfer. He is one of the most charismatic and soulful surfers in the world today yet his focus has shifted significantly to his music. This self-titled album is the acoustic compliment to the laid-back world that Donovan comes from.



Matt Costa http://www.mattcosta.com/audioList.asp
Favorite song: These Arms
Amazon Review: Songs We Sing is a winding collection, running the stylistic and historic gamut of pop music; hues of ragtime, folk, psychedelia, country, and classical music are cast liberally across the album. Songs We Sing recalls a time when America was under the spell of such UK imports as Donovan and Van Morrison.


ALO (Animal Liberation Organization) http://www.alomusic.com/
Favorite song: Girl I Wanna Lay You Down
Other Reviews:"The group deftly blends friendly funk, pop, reggae and other grooves, and takes its rightful place in the expanding sphere of influence that is the domain of 'jam bands.'" - Santa Barbara News Press
"ALO's music is known for its balance of supercharged dance grooves and brilliant, often quirky songwriting." - San Francisco Funk Festival