Good luck trying to convince longtime music fans this is B.B. Cole’s first album and steel yourself for their slack-jawed astonishment when they find out that, yes, it’s true. Austrian B.B. Cole’s debut album Outgrowing Ourselves features nine tracks that never betray a single hint of the singer’s European origins. It’s a thoroughly “American” album in
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Dizzying in a way that moves the listener to another time, another space – the new track “Nights In White Satin” by flutists Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazzara, along with pianist Allison Brewster Franzetti, flutters about like a dancing butterfly. On the wings of these instruments are delicate sonic blends that erupt into an emotional
Big drums, bigger guitars, and an anthemic lead singer; they’re all the essential parts of almost every rock song, but what makes them different in the single “O’Dream” from singer/songwriter Clay Joule is the passion with which they’re being presented and, more specifically, the cause they’re united behind. When a track is composed from the
I can almost promise that you haven’t heard anything in 2022 that sounds like this. ViennaCC’s “Cook For Me” is sort of mad scientist electro pop with a dollop of rock dynamics driving the train. The Austrian born and based songwriter, musician, and performer behind this new single has, at least, an effective idea of
“Snakebite” is the latest single by NorCal rockers, Julian Brooks and Paris King. Not exactly Simon and Garfunkel or Belle and Sebastian, Brooks and King are forging their own path, and reimagining the notion of a musical duo. It’s not entirely clear who contributes what from a compositional standpoint, but both are defining figures in
AV Super Sunshine is not an artist who limits his creative output to one channel in music; he’s always experimenting with the depth of his sound and what he’s able to do with it. Rock, acoustic, club, and avant-garde music have made their way into his tree of influences before, and with the arrival of
I consider artists like Linda Collins to be one of the many bedrocks of Americana art. We can browse the Internet, watch television, pick up a magazine and see any number of modern icons at some stage in their life and/or career, winning an award, attending a premiere, and see them ballyhooed as among the
Throwbacks don’t always have to dwell in the cultural elements of the era they’re embodying; sometimes they can take classic structure, put a little polish on the hook, and inevitably give us something that is as relatable as it is familiar and fierce. To me, this is more or less what an artist like Lisa
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard a live album, much less reviewed one. The mainstay of 1970s rock hasn’t enjoyed the same commercial and artistic cachet for well over three decades but, in its finest form, you can hear the reasoning that drives such releases. It captures a moment in time, a live
I’ve become acquainted with the work of flutists Patricia Lazzara and Steve Markoff over the last year. Having heard their two previous albums as well as the first single from their pending third album, I can say they are one of the finest instrumental projects working today. Concert flutist Patricia Lazzara has received a handful
The first element that strikes out at me when I listen to “Paradise” from Damu Up is the layered mix, as it postures its lead vocal at a point of command from the jump. Even before Obasi Jackson steps up to the microphone for a really memorable feature, it’s clear that we’re in for verse-driven
The Brian Shapiro Band’s second full-length collection It’s Amazing consolidates and builds off the success of the outfit’s debut All That We See. To some listeners familiar with the first effort, it may even seem as if Shapiro’s songwriting doubles down on the first album’s iconoclastic self-expression. Despite coming together during the pandemic, the Shapiro Band’s songwriting landscape
We are happy to spend some time today with the talented artist Michael B. Whit. Thank you for taking time to talk with us. We have listened to “40 Acres” and love what you are doing and bringing to country music. How did you decide this as your next release? Y’all are very welcome, anytime. Honored
We are happy to spend some time today with the talented artist Teyquil. Thank you for taking time to talk with us. We have listened to “Girlz on Bikes” and love what you are doing. How did you decide this as your next release? Well, I just like to say thanks a million for listening to the
It’s important to remember that Arun O’Connor spent a decade and change fronting a popular cover band. Small Feet did not limit themselves to playing one kind of music and his originals are the same as he spreads his stylistic wings on Songs from the Reading Room. The dozen songs on his debut album certainly favor
Film & TV Sync Superstar Nick Phoenix work on movie trailers has soundtracked the worlds of ‘Star Trek’, ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Batman’, ‘Harry Potter,’ and more. Now, he’s returning to his first love – Rock ’N’ Roll – with the release of new album ‘Wide World’, which features members of Death Cab For Cutie and John Mayer’s band.
Virtuoso bassist, bandleader, and vocalist Robert Miller and his band Project Grand Slam have long since established themselves as one of the foremost bands in the modern music scene. The band’s work crosses multiple genres. Miller and his cohorts tackle rock, covers, originals, fusion, and other styles with convincing zeal. The band’s latest single “I’m
Mama Proud is the heartwarming and soothing new album from Annette Adler. Blending the magic of Folk music with classic Americana Mama Proud is an album that will get you moving and memories stirring. Adler has always found a way to keep music in her life no matter what point she’s been at in her
Robert Minott will have you longing for love with his rendition of “I Want To Know What Love Is.” The track is off Minott’s upcoming album BIG Things, releasing in the near future. Minott has been making music since 1991 and has worked alongside artists Burning Spear and Shaggy. Various songs of Minott’s have topped
I’m sitting here listening to “Too Late Again” for the umpteenth time. Normally I wouldn’t be giving this much gravitas to a new single – after all there are only so many hours in the day and new singles hit YouTube or Spotify on a daily basis. The new single from sisters Trisha and Thara
With “All My Love” and “Tomorrow Never Comes,” Morten Nygaard established a certain following that doesn’t happen from quality songwriting or even decent performing on their own. When he sings these two singles, he gives us an opening into his soul that is hard to replicate when you don’t have the caliber of talent he
Modern blues as a genre and concept feels less tangible with every passing day; in 2022, the blurred lines of any genre delving into rock instrumentation generally get slapped with the broad descriptor of “alternative” and the powers that be at radio stations, etc., call it a day and move on. For modern bands to
The beat is big and insistent in the title cut from Brooke Josephson’s new EP Showin’ Up, but while its thrust is intimidating in comparison to what I’ve been catching up with among the other players in her scene lately, it’s only lighting the fuse in this white-hot track. Josephson’s vocal is pure and melodic, but
Pastoral themes have never been completely absent from rock n’ roll, but every once in a while there’s a songwriter who knows how to incorporate their influence in a way that changes – however fleetingly – the game for their contemporaries. Corey Stapleton & The Pretty Pirates are pretty fresh on my radar, but in
Atlanta’s Jordan Asher Armstrong’s rebranding as The Great Lands steers the singer/songwriter in a Neil Young/Bob Dylan-inspired direction. Open ears, however, will hear strands and smatterings of other voices as well. The Great Lands is far from a tribute act or imitation, however, and the proof is where it should be. In the songs. 1400 Piedmont,
Ronnue established his brand as one of the more reliable in the Northwest underground not too long ago after a string of popular hits on the indie circuit, and in his new role as producer for up and comer Lisa G. Allen, his legacy of detail-oriented craftsmanship only gets stronger. Allen is a formidable vocalist
There are scores of singer/songwriters making headlines with provocative material at the moment, but of those who have come up on my radar this spring, few have intrigued me as much as Pete Miller does with his debut single “A Light out There.” Among the qualities that this single boasts are a black and white
Ora Nadrich’s new book is titled Mindfulness & Mysticism: Connecting Present Moment Awareness with Higher States of Consciousness. As the title would suggest, the book encapsulates a distinctly Eastern-influenced, Buddhist and meditative set of spiritual practices, presented by Nadrich in a refreshingly straightforward manner. ABOUT ORA NADRICH: https://www.oranadrich.com/ There’s never a sense she’s trying to
From the retro pop balladry of “Above Water” to the more buoyant melodies of “Calling My Angels,” Alex Krawczyk has a lot to share as a singer/songwriter in her new album Le Olam. Her voice is the guiding light through the darkness – represented by the absence of indulgence behind her – and there’s rarely an
Easy-going country music tends to pair well with the spring, and in his debut EP Written in Whiskey, singer/songwriter Larry Jay presents us with the cool n’ simple solution to the first rays of a new season. Written in Whiskey is a record built upon its carefree swing, both balladic and sterling in nature, and although it occasionally