So not even an hour after I uploaded my post about Morgan Laurence last night, he replied to me! Here's what he said:

hi Lanna! sorry i haven't gotten back to you sooner, i've been sick the last few days, so i haven't been good at checking the space.

anyways... thanks so much for the support. it really means a lot, especially in a world where any music can be accessed at the click of a mouse. promoting myself can get pretty tedious at times.

here are some of my influences (least to greatest):

the umbrellas
as tall as lions
sufjan stevens
don mclean

and most importantly: balance problems

brack cantrell (balance problems) basically inspired me to write solo material, and also influenced me to learn how to sing. he used to play in the two man band Sky Eats Airplane before he separated and started writing indie/acoustic stuff.

i suggest everybody take the time to listen to this artist.

i hope that helped a little.

once again, thanks for the support!

-morgan

Isn't that awesome? I feel bad for implying that he was the type not to read his mail, but I have a reason for that. Being a fan of obscure/underground music doesn't mean that every artist takes the time to befriend all of their fans. I've been lucky enough to make friends with several bands over the years, but not everyone is as nice as them. Going into making this blog I already knew there were going to be people who wouldn't reply to us, so I wasn't dissapointed that Morgan didn't reply. I was, however, thrilled when I found out that I had a message from him! It's nice to know there are people out there still that will talk to you.

So, I encourage all of you to not only check out Morgan's music, but check out some of his influences! I haven't gotten a chance to yet, but I will be doing that and you may even see one or two pop up on the blog in the future!

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I know I'm a little bit late writing, but I was waiting to hopefully hear back from this guy before I wrote. I sent him a message on myspace telling him he was being featured here and asking him if he'd tell me a couple of his influences, but he didn't even read it. Maybe he gets a lot of junk mail, I don't know, but his music is still really awesome. Hailing from Albequerque, New Mexico, Morgan Laurence is my featured artist this week. Right now you can download his demo cd from his purevolume page (visit his myspace for the link) but when I visited the link it said there were no songs in the player, so I'm not sure what the deal is there. His tunes are good, and for the fact that he claims it's something he works on in his spare time, he seems to have a great setup going on. Be sure to check him out...and tell him he should read his mail every once in a while!

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Freely, from Dallas, Texas, is a  christian rock band with smooth vocals and powerful lyrics.  They play at various camps and conventions.  They love to write worship music and glorify God with the gifts that he has given them.  Their influences range from Tom Petty and Chris Tomlin to Coldplay. 

 And for all of you musicians out there their profile even features the chords and lyrics to the song Portrait. 

To listen to them, click here.

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I would like to welcome you to No Name Fame, where me (Lanna) and my friend Crystal are going to feature two new, awesome bands each week. When we search for our featured artists, we will be looking for bands with less than 1500 friends, (or sometimes a *little* more, if they are exceptionally good) as stated on their myspace page. We're looking to promote the bands that just aren't that well known, but certainly deserve to be. With each post, we'll give you a little info about the band and a link to their page, where you can hear them. Be sure to let us know what you think of the bands each week by commenting on the posts!

And that brings us to our first artist --

AUBREY WOOD 

I was doing my usual form of music searching, clicking from band to band through top friends lists, and simply wasn't turning up anything...until I found Aubrey. She's only fourteen, has an extremely mature sound, and from what I gather she writes and records everything on her page herself (other than any covers she has up at the moment). Her sound reminds me a bit of Badly Drawn Boy, and her lyrics are straight and real, maybe even stories from her own life. She's definitely worth a listen, just follow the link here.

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