Smith- Baby It's You

This song was written by semi-obscure people (Burt Bacharach, Luther Dixon, and Mack David), was recored by the Beatles, then covered by Smith and many others. I personally like this version the best. Bow down to the superior vocal abilities of Gayle McCormick! 

Also, isn't the audio quality ridiculously good for a youtube video? Hats off to the guy who recorded it.

The Heavy- How You Like Me Now?

Obviously this is right up my alley. Garage-punk-soul. How detroit. Based in Bath, England, The Heavy released The House that Dirt Built in 2009 on Counter Records. This song has apparently been featured in the opening montage of the The Fighter, so these guys are getting some well deserved attention. The Heavy is classified as "neo-soul" by the folks at allmusic.com. I don't know about you, but that is a label that makes me sit up and take notice. Check it out!

The Black Keys- Tighten Up

A Black Key is something a little off, or not quite right. I've been a big fan of the Black keys since the early 2000s. Their album Thickfreakness was an integral part of my college soundtrack, and I always know it's them when a song I'm unfamiliar with comes on the radio. This single is off their newest album Brothers, and is the most successful to date. Normally I don't watch music videos, because I'd so rather have my own associations with music, but this one is too cute. Enjoy!

Edit: check out this funny interview with Patrick Carney. It won't disappoint.