Julian Velard’s brand of pop is rhythmic-nearly steeped in rhythm and blues-upbeat and lyrically adept. Here on Do It Alone, from his 2009 long-player The Planeteer, Julian explores the age-old relationship issues on loss in an positive light. He may be singing about the sadness of his lost relationship but you’ll still be tapping your feet to the beat. You can find more information on Julian Velard from his web site, which includes all of the social links you would expect, as well…
Read MoreThis fan video of 8in8’s funny retro-pop tune, The Problem With Saints, is just plain fun. For those not in the know, 8in8 is a collaborative effort between Ben Folds, Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman and Damian Kulash-all musicians in their own right. Nighty Night, the six-song 2011 EP from the group is available from bandcamp.com for a lousy buck. This is music for the fun of it, literally. Check out of 8in8 by visiting their web site and pick up the…
Read MorePaper House is one of ten dreamy folk-pop gems on the 2011 long-player, Copenhagen, from British singer-songwriter Jack Cheshire. It is beautiful, a bit psychedelic and totally worthy. Cheshire’s voice, is effective and somewhat breathy. The song arrangement is not over-blown, with just the right touches of background vocals and spare instrumentation. If you close your eyes, you won’t need a video with this music, you can simply imagine your own. That said, the video here fits perfectly with the song. You can find…
Read MoreSo if you’ve been following along on this blog for awhile, you know that this is the third video related to death or zombies. I assure you, it is totally accidental! While perusing bandcamp.com, I came across the inventive pop music of Sephanie Mabey, which led me to search out a video for her music, which in turn led me to The Zombie Song. This fun song is knee deep in puntentiousness and is available both as a part of Stephanie’s…
Read MoreFloridian four-piece indie-folk troupe Chasing Jonah is fronted by the beautiful voice of Ashley Dudukovich and explores life and living in this troubled age. Here on Run, from the 2012 4-song EP And The Clocks Moved, Ashley’s expressive voice slips neatly in front of the story but never over shadows it. This is indie-folk music in its finest form. You can pick up the entire EP or the single from i-tunes by visiting the band on their web site. Here you will also find…
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