Month: November 2014

SIJI – Lagos Lullabye

 The rhythms and the melody will have you singing and dancing while listening to Lagos Lullabye from SIJI’s latest Sunchild EP (November 2014). SIJI uses his own flavor of R&B and soul to create wonderful music.  Beneath the friendly beats and melodies lies sadness and hope:  The twilight calls to prayer On my soul so soothing  Count me worthy, make me strong to last yet  Another day in Lagos  Sings SIJI on the second verse of Lagos Lullabye.  SIJI’s vocals are a clear and warm, high baritone that lend just…

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Lily & Madeleine – The Wolf is Free

 The Wolf Is Free is from Lily & Madeleine’s new long-player, Fumes, (October 28, 2014) which expands on the beautiful musical creations the two sisters have constructed before. If you are new to Lily & Madeleine’s music, then you can look back to Things I’ll Later Lose, Tired, and Come To Me for reference points.  What hasn’t changed is the sisters delivery. They have a thing for the plaintive, two-part harmonies that somehow lift the spirit and heal the soul. What has…

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Eva & Manu – EMPTY

 Eva & Manu have had a lot of water beneath the bridge of their musical careers since the release of the 4-song EP, Still Traveling, on Jamendo.com back in 2010 (sorry folks, that’s long since been deleted). When they signed with Warner Finland, I was hopeful that it would unleash a wellspring of new material, but since the release of their self-titled long-player in August of 2012, it has been pretty quiet-until just recently.  On August 29, 2014, Eva & Manu released their…

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Bryarly – Find Your Love

 Bryarly’s (Bryarly Bishop) bell like vocals are beautiful here on Find Your Love from her first self-titled long player (October 2014). As a rule, Bryarly uses indie influenced folk, pop, electronic and elements of hip-hop to create a very interesting and unique blend. If they sound like diverse elements, they are; Yet everything works very well together.   The long-player is full of nice instrumental touches including Ming Lee’s Cello on Sleepless, but the element that stands out ahead of everything else is…

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