It 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 progressive…
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…
Read MoreAnnie Laurie from UK troupe Kim Lowings And The Greenwoods latest EP entitled Deepest, Darkest Night (August 2013), is quite simply beautiful. Kim Lowings has a wonderful voice that lends itself very well to the Celtic ballad and her band mates add just light touches of harmonies that lend dimension, but do not overshadow Kim’s pipes or the lyric. You can find more information on Kim Lowings And The Greenwoods by visiting their web site. By now (due to forward posting…
Read MoreBen Marcato and his Mondo Combo have been making jazz, rhythm and blues, and cool jams for 20 years now. Here on this original work from 2012, Second To None, you get the full force of the instrumentals-all full of perfect jazz inflection and bluesy goodness-plus, at 3:46 or so, you get a minute and a half of Ben Marcato’s wonderful vocal. You can find a boat load of Ben Marcato tunes on his bandcamp.com site and it’s all worth every penny…
Read MoreOnce in awhile you need a simple love song, and Wyatt Funderburk is here to fill that void with the up-beat, melodic, and radio-ready Love Will Lead The Way. If you say that there isn’t really anything new and different about Wyatt’s music here, well, you would be right. But still it’s a fine anthem to what the world needs a whole lot more of and it is very well done. Love is from the two-song single by the same…
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