Dawes

Dawes is a band out of North Hills, California. Their songs are meaningful and honest. The aesthetic that reminds you of a sunset on the west coast (which would make sense considering where they're from). Apart from their aesthetic I also just really love their lyrics. They use good metaphor, and have wonderfully honest, simple and beautiful songs about love and other things.
I know that Dawes isn't really music news, but that's not really the point of this blog, haha. Although its probably time to catch up if you haven't heard them already, because they have a new album coming out in May.

Here's the video for "When My Time Comes," which was the first song on the album that I heard and instantly fell in love with it. It's just so genuine and great that it's hard not to love.
Here's their myspace if you liked that song enough to listen to more. Really I enjoy all their music so I would definitely recommend checking them out. I'd listen to "Love is All I Am" from their myspace, it's simply stunning.

There was another incarnation of this band known as Simon Dawes, which had a much different sound, but was also much rougher.

Dawes is amazing, seriously, go and check them out. They have a new record coming out soon, and I am really looking forward to it.