Song of the Day - Lilacs - Waxahatchee

I never heard of this artist who calls herself Waxahatchee, but I'm totally digging the acoustic, folksy sounds of this beautiful song.  Check out Lilacs...

Song of the Day - Free Fallin' - Tom Petty

Amid all of the shock, horror and sadness of yesterday's massacre in Las Vegas came some more sad and shocking news.  Sometime in the afternoon, word got out that legendary singer/songwriter Tom Petty had suffered from a heart attack.  Reports that the star had passed circulated, but were then taken back.  Petty lingered throughout the day and finally succumbed at around 8:40 PST.  The music world has lost a legend!

You'd have had to be living under a rock if you've been around since thee 80's and don't know any Tom Petty songs.  I remember him with the Heartbreakers during the heyday of early MTV with such memorable tracks as Don't Come Around Here No More, Refugee, American Girl, and his classic duet with Stevie Nicks, Stop Draggin' My Heart Around.  Here's one of my favorite Tom Petty songs, from his first solo album, Full Moon Fever.  Enjoy Free Fallin'...

Song of the Day - Take a Trip With Me - Natalie Duffy

Here's a sweet sounding, head-swaying, modern day, catchy folk song from a New Jerseyan who is very difficult to find online.  Great song!  

Song of the Day - Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John

Here's a folksy jam from Swedish indie pop trio Peter Bjorn and John that I discovered only recently via Spotify.  The catchy tune was actually recorded and released in 2006, so I'm guessing that it never really went anywhere here in the States though it was a monster hit in Scandinavia back in the day, lol.  It's pretty cool, though...check it out...

Song of the Day - Stolen Dance - Milky Chance

I want you by my side
So that I never feel alone again

Wikipedia classifies this song as psychedelic folk and "folktronica," and that's actually a pretty good description, although I think of it more as a nice, mind soothing chill tune.  It's by German duo Milky Chance and with their name and the name of the song, it's a rhyme, lol.  Any-who, I liked this one the first time I heard it, and if you like a nice, relaxing acoustic guitar groove with folksy lyrics and raspy vocals, then you're gonna love this one too...