If you are a Vodka frequenter, you will recognize the face and voice of Ellia Bisker, as the female portion of the Charming Disaster duo. Here, with her original band, Sweet Soubrette, Ellia’s mournful vocals define Wake Up When from the group’s new long-player, Big Celebrity, due out at the end of November. Check out the group’s original release post for this video from their website: “Sweet Soubrette’s “Wake Up When” is a song about looking for wisdom, learning lessons, forgetting everything, and starting over. Find it on Sweet Soubrette’s…
Read MoreThe pop-rock hook of Giving Her More from Chapell (a.k.a. Alan Chapell) is undeniable, but the hook is just part of the charm. Giving Her More, from Chapell’s stellar March 2016 long-player, The Redhead’s Allegations, is a study in the positive; A positive story and a positive and uplifting feel. And why not? Alan Chapell has a lot to be thankful for. He was blessed with an abundance of talent, a penchant for attracting the right friends (Talking Heads keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison led production duties for The Redhead’s Allegation),…
Read MoreJenn and Laura-Beth have just released their first long-player, Bound (September 2016) of traditional and contemporary folk styling featuring their dueling well-paired vocals, guitar, and mandolin. Shine, heard and seen here is featured on that LP along with 10 other tracks. Their bandcamp.com site will only get you a couple of tracks to sample-including this one, but a scouring of Youtube.com will get you a few more tracks to give you a feel for the rest of the LP. Shine is vaguely reminiscent of a…
Read MoreYou may remember self-proclaimed reformed lawyer Lucas Jack from clear back in 2013 and the video/review for Don’t Get Carried Away. Well, Lucas is back and adding more muscle to his great piano-rock with his new long-player, Make It Beautiful (August 2016), from which A Little More comes. It’s great stuff and rocks a little harder than the original LP. Before we continue, though, let’s talk just a bit about that earlier review. On December 12th, 2013, when the original review was posted, the long-player that we were reviewing was…
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