You may remember Luana Maso from Vodka’s review of the first single from her LP, Down The Rabbit Hole (April 2017), Legends, that we posted about 10 months back. Well here is the second single off of that great LP, Let The Rain, another straight-up pop song done beautifully by the Italian songstress. As with Legend, Let The Rain is again about love and loss, and the search for balance within relationships. If Luana’s songs are truthfully about her own life experiences, it is terribly sad. One of…
Read MoreMackenzie Shivers writes some very pretty music and lyrics and delivers a convincing performance. I would have only one small complaint: Mix the vocals just a little higher so that the lyrics are more audible. The vocals are only marginally under mixed, so it isn’t a big complaint. There’s plenty to like about Mackenzie Shivers and with only two EP’s currently available, plenty of time to tweak things up in the production department. Musically, Shivers melody on Names (seen/heard here) from her first EP, Living In My Head (September 2016), feels…
Read MoreFive years ago and change, Vodka posted a wonderful one-off by singer/songwriter Helen Austin, called Perfect Girl. Just recently, I took a trip back through the archives, landed on that track, and wondered what happened to Helen. Thankfully, she is still out there, making music, as part of a duo now called Big Little Lions. Enter Find Your Tribe (seen/heard here), the lead-off single to that wonderful new collection of songs titled Alive And Well (February 2018). Paul Otten, a singer/songwriter in his own right, joins…
Read MoreIt was a long time ago (January 14, 2014) when Vodka first met Vera Jonas Experiment, which was right around the release of their 2013 long-player by the same name, Game. Since that time, Vera and the band have been busy, releasing an EP, two additional long-players, and a couple of singles to date. One of those singles, Last Song (seen/heard here), was released in May 2018. The band is preparing to embark on a tour to Asia in September and a European tour in November. The…
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