Could it be a modern day Roches on your speakers? Well, not exactly, but The Beautiful Word do have the quirky folk-pop that the Roches mastered so long ago, re-created in their own image. Also, unlike the Roches, The Beautiful Word is a male/female band. What a lot of fun it is, too! Here on the February 2013 single, May Not Be Love, you get the idea of what The Beautiful Word are all about. Fun quirky, sometimes minor-key, gems are…
Read MoreNeil McSweeney has a vocal quality that nearly mirrors Roy Orbison in pitch and tonal quality, sans part of the vibrato of the late Mr. Orbison. It’s a very pleasing sound and it is front and center here on Snowblind from his forthcoming long player, Cargo, due out later this month (September 2013). When you add Neil’s fine vocals, the subtle textures of the instrumentals and the fine female harmonies (not credited as of this writing), you have a delightful song and a…
Read MoreIt’s only been about two months since I first posted Lily & Madeleine with Things I’ll Later Lose from their stand out January 2013 EP, The Weight Of The Globe, but I wanted to drop another post of their lovely harmonies to let you know that their debut self-titled long player is due out October 2013. Here is Tired, also from The Weight Of The Globe EP. If you have not as yet picked up Globe, you should get on over to their…
Read MoreIt would appear that this video for Why, from Manfellow’s debut long-player Wake Up Call (May 2013) was uploaded nearly two years prior to the release of the long-player. If you listen to the finely crafted musical textures that appear on Wake Up Call, you can imagine the love and dedication to detail that would keep things in the can for many years prior to release. Why is haunting, driving, and compelling. The alternative rock here is laced with elements more often found in…
Read MoreFocus On Moon Safari On A Little More Vodka, I spend a lot of time looking first for good music and second for a good video to go with the music. There have been a number of times when I’ve found the former but not the latter. This goes back to the band marketing post that I’ve mentioned or referred back to several times on this blog. It’s frustrating to run across a group of musicians with excellent music and no good video. This, after all, is a music video blog. I’ve been thinking for awhile now that I should at least…
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