Israeli born singer/songwriter/playwright Oren Lavie's album The Opposite Side of the Sea came out in 2007 in the UK and went on to sell 20 copies. However, similar to fellow Israeli Yael Naim , his single "Her Morning Elegance" was picked up by a company for an advertisement, in this case a for Chevy Malibu ad . The song gained popularity and now, Lavie is releasing his album in the States. ...
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I'm a music reviewer for my college newspaper and last year I stumbled upon Oren's myspace. He had messaged me about reviewing his music (sounds like a lie) so i went to his site, fully expecting to find the normal garage band riff raff that seems to litter the MySpace landscape now-a-days. Fortunately for me I discovered one of my favorite artists. His pure blend of traditional and contempo...
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Seriously, if you've been listening to the KCRW's superb "Morning Becomes Eclectic" in the last month, you know how much of a boner Nic Harcourt has for Oren Lavie. Now, he's not signed in America yet, but he's got just the kind of sentimental-pop sound that's been really catching on in recent years, but he's different enough to matter. If he gets a small release before The O.C. ends, you can e...
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I have heard that only an organic latex mattress will launch one into such a lovely dance across the mind? I love this video!
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Seriously, if you've been listening to the KCRW's superb "Morning Becomes Eclectic" in the last month, you know how much of a boner Nic Harcourt has for Oren Lavie. Now, he's not signed in America yet, but he's got just the kind of sentimental-pop sound that's been really catching on in recent years, but he's different enough to matter. If he gets a small release before The O.C. ends, you can e...
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As long as I'm talking about videos, here's an amazing one:
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Israeli born singer/songwriter/playwright Oren Lavie's album The Opposite Side of the Sea came out in 2007 in the UK and went on to sell 20 copies. However, similar to fellow Israeli Yael Naim , his single "Her Morning Elegance" was picked up by a company for an advertisement, in this case a for Chevy Malibu ad . The song gained popularity and now, Lavie is releasing his album in the States. ...
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This isn't a club track, or anything in that same realm. I'm simply posting this because I love the way this video was done. Simple as that, seriously.Oren Lavie is definitely a great musician of course, just check out his album The Opposite Side of the Sea out now on iTunes.
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Lots of videos this Monday afternoon (some of which I meant to post last Thursday...oops)MusicOren Lavie - "Her Morning Elegance"Behind the scenes with Pharrell at Nylon TV"D.A.N.C.E." as performed on the glockespielNot-so-music related"David after the Dentist" is in the pole position for Video of the Year...it's early yet, but that's going to be hard to topCBS Sunday Morning caught up with KAW...
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I'm a music reviewer for my college newspaper and last year I stumbled upon Oren's myspace. He had messaged me about reviewing his music (sounds like a lie) so i went to his site, fully expecting to find the normal garage band riff raff that seems to litter the MySpace landscape now-a-days. Fortunately for me I discovered one of my favorite artists. His pure blend of traditional and contempo...
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I just picked a track at random from this release since there isn't a throwaway on the whole thing. Though I'm loathe to argue with someone named AnalRapist (the first reviewer), I think this album transcends his (or her?) cynicism. I first heard about Oren Lavie during a pledge drive on KCRW in Los Angeles. He reminds me of the best of David Sylvian, Nick Drake, Bryan Ferry, and Sondre Lerc...
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