Month: June 2013

Meg Myers – Heart Heart Head

 I’ve been waiting for an actual video to be release for Heart Heart Head from the stunning Meg Myers since I heard the track for the first time a couple of months ago. The video was released on April 30, but due to forward posting, the entire month of May was already spoken for on this blog. If you’ve been following along, you’ve seen Meg here before. Monster appeared last year and was also one of the top 40 tracks on Vodka…

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Fiction 20 Down – Down Like Hip-Hop (Me & My Baby)

 Down Like Hip Hop is rock-solid pop from Fiction 20 Down’s (2013) long-player Where’s The Levity?. Yes, there is hip-hop here, there’s also a very deep understanding for melody and music. Hip Hop is flavor, it’s rhythm, and it can be flipping awesome, which is exactly what Fiction 20 Down proves. Along with the pop sensibility and hip hop flavor, there’s just a touch of reggae and a bit of rock for good measure. This is music,…

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Kassy Key & the Raindoggs – Sleight of Hand

 Just the right touches of swing and rhythm and blues makes Kassy Key and The Rain Dogs a compelling listening experience. Kassy Key has a great vocal for this style-a sassy, full on alto, dripping with bluesy greatness. The Raindogs provide excellent backup horns, bass and rhythms, sometimes popping up front for the limelight-and not in a bad way. Here on Sleight Of Hand, from the band’s latest EP (available via i-Tunes) you can hear all of those…

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