“Same Old Road” by The 1,2,3,4s in episode 2018 of Make It Or Break It.

From her early days writing music at 14 in a small town in Mississippi, to her recent time spent in Australia starting her music career, Maggie Eckford has had an uncanny ability to create beauty in music. Her voice is equal parts sweet southern twang and haunting softness, singing melodies you’ll have a hard time forgetting. Her style refuses to sit in one genre alone. These eight songs on her debut “For What Its Worth” explore the areas between the softer moments of “Over and Over” and “Unexpected“, and the cute, quirky and catchy hooks of “Asleep” and the title track “For What Its Worth“. Start 2011 right, put Maggie Eckford on your radar.

Genre: Alternative Pop, Folk, Indie Rock

Good On A Mixtape With: Lykke Li, Tegan and Sara, Bat for Lashes, Sharon van Etten, Cat Power

Key Tracks: For What It’s Worth, Asleep, Unexpected, Over and Over

For What It’s Worth

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Asleep

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Unexpected

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Bearsuit can one-stop this album for Canada only

Nathan Finochio is a music making machine. It was only near the end of last year that we were just getting the word out about his debut album, now we’re bringing you his third record under the moniker Alexander Fairchild. A man of many hats (producer, writer, multi-instrumentalist, youth pastor), “Vol. 3” is 11 songs that show exponential growth of this prolific writer. Check out the Black Keys-ish “Honey Woman Lady Cutie“, the warm ballad of “Hallelujah“, or the undeniable hook of “Complicated Simple Man“.

Good On A Mixtape With: Jason Collett, Badly Drawn Boy, Patrick Watson

Key Tracks: Complicated Simple Man, The Middle Of Us, Over

Complicated Simple Man

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The Middle Of Us

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Over

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Doctor Ew is the new musical persona of Drew Smith, formerly of the infectiously catchy Toronto-based pop band, The Bicycles. The band went on an indefinte hiatus in March of 2009, but principal songwriter Drew Smith kept writing, thus his solo project was born. Having both the ability to warm your ears with songs like “To Be Your Man”, to cut-loose rock in “The House Of Many Mansions” and the Monkees-esque “No More Space”, his songs (like those of The Bicycles) are guaranteed to stick in your head.

Good On A Mixtape With: The Bicycles, The Monkees, Ben Folds, Elliott Smith

Key Tracks: Dance All Over My Grave, The House Of Many Mansions, Bitter Fruit

Dance All Over My Grave

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The House Of Many Mansions

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Human History

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“With most songs running between the 1:50-2:20 marks, it’s hard to give you a real sample of this eclectic album. But “the House of Many Mansions” really grabbed me with its spooky, crazy riff.” –You Ain’t No Picasso (music blog)

“Gazooks is so full of the same kind of stuff that made The Bicycles so special, it could practically be that band’s never-released third album.” – I Heart Music (music blog)

“Pop Rocks” by Saturna in NBC’s Chase.

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