Is It Hard to Get Into Music That's Not in Your Own Language?


Updated 08/27/08 2:30 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 46 comments

Is It Hard to Get Into Music That's Not in Your Own Language?

I'm a fan of the Icelandic band Sigur Rós, and have especially enjoyed their newest album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. But as much as I like them, they don't tend to get as much iPod love from me as other artists do, and I think it might be because I don't understand the lyrics to a lot of their songs (did you know the Icelandic language is a North Germanic language descended from Read more

Album Review: Yael Naim


Updated 03/25/08 9:51 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 12 comments

Album Review: Yael Naim

We can get a taste of Yael Naim's light, pretty vocals pretty much anytime we turn on the TV these days and see that commercial for the MacBook Air, which uses Naim's sweet tune "New Soul." For those of you who want to hear more than just a 30-second snippet of the French-Israeli singer-songwriter, I highly recommend you check out her newly released (in the States, anyway) self-titled album. It Read more

Girl Crush of the Day: Yael Naim


Updated 03/05/08 7:30 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Yael Naim New Soul for MacBook Air

I am seriously obsessed with this song. Just ask GeekSugar who informed me that "New Soul" by Yael Naim is the addictive little ditty that accompanies those Apple ads for the MacBook Air. We were practically co-authoring a dissertation together on why that is a perfect song for this product. (Don't hate us because we have fun jobs!) Oh, yeah, and check out Yael. She's adorable and you might never Read more

Buzz News Roundup, 2/8


Updated 02/08/08 9:30 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 7 comments

Buzz News Roundup, 2/8

Martin Scorsese will focus on Bob Marley for his next music documentary, writes Variety. Yael Naim — the singer from the MacBook Air commercials — will have her album released in the U.S. in March, Billboard reports. ComingSoon has the news that Uma Thurman will play Nanny in the feature film version of Eloise in Paris. SalesGenie will be dropping the Chinese panda ad after viewers who saw Read more

Sometimes You've Got to Take Risks


Updated 02/07/08 4:00 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

I'm not sure if you guys have ever seen this adorable music video by Yael Naim, but this song is all about being yourself, taking emotional risks, learning from your mistakes, personal growth, friendship, and love. If anything, it should put a smile on your face. Enjoy! Read more

Singer to Watch: Who’s Singing That MacBook Commercial?


Updated 05/02/08 9:17 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 31 comments

Yael Naim: Giving the MacBook Air Commercial Its Song

I have a serious weakness for a pretty, quirky folk song a la Regina Spektor. When done well, songs out of this genre can feel so light and ethereal that you want to sprout wings and fly — or, buy a new laptop. That’s at least what the folks over at Apple are hoping French-born Israeli singer Yael Naïm's song "New Soul" will inspire you to do, as they've featured it in their new MacBook Read more