Month: November 2012

Heidi Happy – Dance With Another

 Released in September, 2012, Swiss singer Heidi Happy’s latest long-player, On The Hill, is catchy pop-friendly goodness. That is all highlighted here on Dance With Another. Heidi is known for her ability to transcend styles, easily shifting from country-folk to electronic laced pop and other styles-seemingly within the same breath.  Somehow it all works very well together. You can find more information on Heidi Happy by visiting her web site, which comes complete with an excellent biography, social and store links and more….

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Bat For Lashes – All Your Gold

 Thanks to fellow blogger and music enthusiast fabricsound for posting this very interesting and totally innovative piece of music. Combining elements of pop, rock, r&b and electronic music, Bat For Lashes unleashes All Your Gold from the just released long-player, The Haunted Man,  and the results are incredible.  Think “a female led Gotye” and you would be close but not quite there. You can find more information on Bat For Lashes by visiting their web site (social and store links included). Check…

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Roadkill Ghost Choir – Drifter

 Combining elements of modern rock, alternative, country shadings and polished pop vocals, Roadkill Ghost Choir provides a lush, full-bodied sound that commands multiple listens.  Captured in this live studio recording of Drifter from the band’s September, 2012 released EP, Quiet Light, Roadkill Ghost Choir shows what they are made of and challenges your ears to hear more. You can find out more about the band by visiting their Facebook and Twitter pages and you can find the reasonably priced 5-song EP on the…

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Della Mae – Jamie Dear

 This spirited female five piece blue-grass troupe is a testament to the power of good roots music.  Full of beautiful three-part harmonies, excellent instrumental skill and the power to, if you’ll pardon the expression, rock the house, Della Mae has it all. Jamie Dear from the band’s 2011 full-length, I Built This Heart, shows all of these qualities and more. You can find out more information on Della Mae, by visiting the band’s web site, which is full of first-class information on the girls,…

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November Music Musings

Coming January 2013 In January, this blog will have been up for a year.  By the time the year ends, there will have been about 184 posts. That’s a lot of music to sift through, but I’m going to try to narrow down a list of the top 20 or 30 A Little More Vodka, A Little Less Milk posts from 2012. You can help if you like by nominating a post. Simply send me an email to sspencerwire (at) gmail.com or use the “Ask” feature on the blog and give me your insights. You can also send me music suggestions…

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