Originally recorded and released as a single in 2009, Smerins Anti-Social Club has re-released The Alibi as part of their first full-length, Primordial Cordial (February 2013). Combining the 20’s and 30’s influenced jazz band, with this awesome vocal from Nuala Honan, the song recalls, even though it pre-dates, the sound of Caro Emerald. Make no mistake, however, Smerins Anti-Social Club is a band first and foremost. The guest vocals used throughout Primordial Cordial, add a smattering of texture and variety to an otherwise perfectly…
Read MoreCombining healthy doses of power pop, rhythm and blues and hip-hop, Toussaint Morrison (actor, model, singer) melds his hopeless romantic with his musical self. The results are a lot of fun, as seen here on Can’t Relive The Party from his Toussaint Morrison Is Not My Boyfriend long-player (August 2012) available for …ahem… FREE, on bandcamp.com. You can find more information on Toussaint Morrison by visiting his web site, Facebook page, Twitter feed and MySpace link, and others. Take a listen to…
Read MoreSeattle Washington Campfire OK is one part folk, one part rock and two parts edgy pop. Enter When You Have Arrived from the bands upcoming (as of this writing) sophomore long-player by the same name. When You Have Arrived is full of instruments that highlight the songs flavor. The vocal, however, which stands out up-front in the mix is the factor which provides the most importance. One of the most frustrating things about many indie-pop bands is their seeming desire…
Read MoreGrooveLily is a great little pop band with some very intriguing skills. For instance, Idea Man is from the forthcoming long-player Songs From Wheelhouse, that is both an autobiographical story of how the band purchased and then toured in a used RV and nearly lost everything, and the name of their musical theatrical show by the same name. This tender, heart wrenching number, documents the successes and failures of the Idea Man. The players in GrooveLily are Valerie Vigoda, electric violin and…
Read MoreUpdate: This video is no longer available. You can still find the video for Jerk on Youtube. At the start, the single Mean Is The New Black from Stephie Coplan and The Pedestrians (January 2013) comes off sounding pedestrian and formulaic, but Stephie obviously knows how to add some great complexity to her pop-rock anthems. By the time the song kicks in, you realize there is much more here than standard pop fluff. Everyone knows that if you want to find your way in the music business, you have to find a way to invent yourself and your music in a way…
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