I know, I know! You’re saying: “Steve, you just posted for Lonely Drifter Karen a couple of days ago!” Yes, I know. I’m fully aware that I’m repeating myself. Here’s the deal: After listening to a couple more tracks from the band, I don’t think I was totally fair in my assessment. I’m finding the band compelling to listen to. Take this track, Three Colors Red, which channels a little Jefferson Airplane along with today’s alt-pop sounds, as an example. The…
Read MoreMake 2012 the year of the pop-soul revival, or so it would seem by the posts I’ve come across most recently. That said, Dani Elliott is a formidable voice in this genre’. Here on Can’t Make Up My Mind, a digital single released in May 2012, Dani shows off her chops well. Lyrically, this song is about love (go figure) and love’s conundrums that play havoc on your mind. No new ground in the message, but the song is beautiful, soulful and Dani executes well. You can find more information on Dani Elliott by visiting her website which contains all the…
Read MoreThere’s something very infectious about the bookish, yet talented, Danielle Anderson, a.k.a., Danielle Ate The Sandwich. Here on Faith In A Man (one part movie short, one part music video) from her June 2012 long-player, Like A King, Danielle shows her creativity in a big way. The video sets the stage for a 30’s or 40’s era black and white crime film, but everything is very tongue-in-cheek. It’s all very fun. Check out Danielle Ate The Sandwich at her website,…
Read MoreSometimes you are struck by a song by the sheer talent of the musicians; sometimes it’s the pop singer’s chops; sometimes it’s the polish or the rough edges and sometimes it is none of those things. Lonely Drifter Karen, here on Comet, from their 2012 long-player Poles, doesn’t break any new ground, the instrumentation is OK the vocal is a little hard to get your mind around, but somehow in spite of all of this the song embeds itself in your brain…
Read MoreEven though Amy Winehouse is gone, the pop-soul revival that she helped bring back is alive and well. Take a listen to Claire Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes for instance, and you will see what I mean. Here on Love Letter from the November 2011 long-player, Baby Caught The Bus, Claire and company channel the energy and style of Winehouse without fully duplicating her work. It’s a bit more raw and immediate than Winehouse’, but it has the…
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