The background of Sule is not an easy thing to nail, but his new single “Love Me (Country Swing)” goes far in changing that if you get good wind of it and let the rest follow you back into his roots. There’s some information to be found for readers, it’s limited to his short but sweet bio, here is a part: Having completed many tours of duty as a musical…
Daniel Correa’s “The Wraith” is a funky and fun song. Listeners will immediately be drawn in by the rapid-fire vocal delivery of Daniel. The ability of Correa to pull double duty here in both adding to the lyrical content and bolstering the overall harmonies of the track is unsurpassed. There is a pop sound here that is tempered through nods to acts like 311 and Sublime. A robust instrumentation allows…
Annamaria’s “Affection” is a slower tempo that blends together pop and R&B to create something tremendously endearing while sparkling due to the inclusion of a deep, fully fleshed out instrumentation. There are hints of trap and mid-oughts soul that are peppered throughout Affection that separates what Annamaria is doing from the rest of the pack. With additional twists and turns that one will find with subsequent listens, fans will continue…
Bryan Fox’s “I Saw My Ex-Wife Workin’ At The Bait Pro” is a call back to the humorous country performers of the late nineties. Imagine Cledus T. Judd with tremendous instrumentation or a Ray Stevens with a country-fried demeanor; I Saw My Ex-Wife… is an effort that pulls from the Alan Jackson and Tracy Lawrence playbook. Everything’s going at 100% here, whether it be Fox’s vocals, the guitar work, or the…
Rossemberg Maza’s “A Bad Guy” is a passionate cut that showcases tremendous pathos and an earnest sound. The insistent chorus will tattoo itself deep into the minds and hearts of listeners. Hints of Maroon 5 and Justin Timberlake can be heard during this song, but fans will fall in love with the unique sound that is peppered throughout A Bad Guy. The synths and sequenced percussion transforms the second half…
Pilot Touhill’s “Fever” is a wonderfully bouncy sort of pop-rock that showcases a passion and emotionality to the vocals from the song’s initial note until it’s lead out. The guitar work that comprises the backing instrumentation is bolstered through the inclusion of a clap and jangly percussion, making Fever into a track that listeners could easily imagine on pop radio rotation. The bright sound and effortless style from Pilot Touhill…
WNT-AL-N’s “Way Out” is a track that blends a number of styles to make for a track that will get listeners out on the dance floor. There are hints of Jason Derulo and Chris Brown in the vocals, while the backing instrumentation touches upon hints of reggae, drum and bass, and trap music. The distinctive sound of Way Out will tattoo itself deep into the minds and hearts of listeners.…
Vermillion Road’s “Only One” is an intense and thoughtful pop/rock effort. The supersonic vocals are matched perfectly with the taut instrumentation. There is considerable depth to this single that will ensure that listeners continually find new twists and turns even five or ten listens. Particular pinnacles to Vermillion Road’s latest has to be the echoing guitar lines, the synth sequencing, and the on-point drums. This could easily make it onto…
Randy Lyght’s “Bumped into Love” is a fantastic single from his fourth solo studio release, Another Side of Me, and marks another high point in the career of this fantastic vocalist and song interpreter. Lyght plays to what we know as familiar, but he has the talent and good sense to choose outstanding collaborators in such a way that there’s a signature luster emanating from the tune that others will…
JJ Appleby’s Sweet Love is a timeless effort that touches upon the R&B and pop styles. The robust synthesizers that are interlaced through Sweet Love create a well-defined backdrop upon which JJ’s vocals can shine. The polish of the production here ensures that each of the elements, instrumental and vocal, can shine alone or as contributing to a more cohesive and coherent sound. The melodies of Sweet Love will bounce…
One of the best new voices in Americana interestingly enough is Australian. Ruby Boots (Bex Chilcott) made her way to Nashville from her native Perth years ago and has managed to record a remarkably powerful follow up to her 2016 full-length debut; the record is part Country, Southern Rock, Folk and Blues with plenty of attitude.
The first single from the new Vessbroz album featuring Kyle Davis’ singing and lyric contributions, “Nothing”, has all the catchiness you’d hope for, but there’s an additional layer of substance coming from Davis’ songwriting skills. Davis doesn’t settle for just writing a grab bag of phrases but, instead, constructs a natural sounding lyric that his vocals handle with more than a little aplomb and that have something genuine and powerful…
Reina Mora’s first single from her debut album Bird’s Eye View is the invigorating “Trouble”. She wisely doesn’t aim for remaking the musical wheel with her first single release, but Mora does prove herself quite skillful at pouring old wine into new bottles with her mix of light atmospherics, an evocative performance both vocally and from the supporting musicians, and a definite rock attitude coming through the song.
Throughout his musical career, Luther Russell has been many things, but predictable is not one of them. Since going solo in the late 1990s (after leaving the Freewheelers), he has flirted with funk and soul music, power pop, punk rock and even hints of blues. The proof of this eclectic resume is all over the stunning two-disc anthology “Selective Memories.” The set also includes Russell’s work with the Freewheelers and…
Sounding as if they collectively woke up from a decades-long coma, Seattle’s Dirty Sidewalks play as if they stopped listening to music even before The Jesus & Mary Chain’s first break up in 1999.
Morena me Llaman is a powerful track that draws upon a rich musical tradition. Edery’s vocals are punctuated here Maria Krupoves, adding a number of distinct twists and turns that listeners will continue to discover after numerous plays. The interaction is provided additional depth through the robust instrumentation on Morena me Llaman. There are more jangly and orderly elements to this composition that multiply the complexity to a degree that…
Boy George was way ahead of his time. A band fronted by a male who performed in full make up and androgynous clothes was groundbreaking in the early 1980s, when gay were almost unheard of at the time. The fact that Cultural Club had remarkably catchy songs certainly helped prove that the band and Boy George were more than just a gimmick. In fact, their music is right up there…
VAYA’s titular single is a slinky piece of hard rock that will tattoo its melodies deep into the minds and hearts of listeners. The act is able to call back to the halycon days of the 1980s and 1990s while keeping things current and contemporary. The vocals both tell a story and add to the overall harmonies of the effort. ELEPHANTUS, the other new track from VAYA, slows things down…
The Reason is the first effort on Ryan Zimmerman’s new EP, Ephemeral as a Kiss. The track showcases a nice blend of styles, with hints of acts as broad as Soundgarden and John Mayer. The specific array of styles that listeners can pick up after their first listen to Zimmerman’s Ephemeral as a Kiss EP is pretty substantial. Beyond his own unique approach to things, it is the fact that…
Feels Like a Holiday is the first track on Caroline Ferrante’s new EP, SKY. The track is confident, fun, and showcases a blend of straight-forward pop, island rock, and even the styling of performers like The Carpenters and Sheryl Crow. The production on Feels Like A Holiday is amazing, allowing each element ample opportunity to shine on its own or to contribute to this very cohesive and coherent opening. The…