After more than 600 posts, I just took Vodka live on the web. Happy weekend!
Read MoreS. Carey (Sean Carey) creates lovely layered landscapes of musical goodness on his third full-length, Hundred Acres (February 2018), which begs the question: Why has Vodka missed the last two efforts? The number of song samples we click through to find goodness increases with the ease at which musicians of all stripes and, um, talents, can self-publish their music. All I can say is that we try, and sometimes we get lucky. Enter More I See (seen/heard here), from the aforementioned new long-player, a look at life from…
Read MoreOn the heels of 2015′s magnificent Broken Into Better Shape and a long stretch of touring, comes Good Old War’s new EP, Part Of You (February 2018), and as demonstrated from this acoustic performance of Part Of Me, it should not disappoint! Good Old War is not a stranger to Vodka, having appeared here a few times over the last 5 years. Their sound is edgy pop with folk-like stories that is so immediately accessible, it should be a constant member of any good playlist. There isn’t a ton…
Read MoreThose who have followed Vodka from the beginning, know that we had Courtney Barnett’s number from the earliest days. History Eraser was posted in December 2012 and her releases have made multiple appearances on Vodka since then. Nameless, Faceless introduces you to her new long-player, Tell Me How You Really Feel, due out May 2018 (pre-orders are now available for multiple packages on her bandcamp.com site.) Courtney’s grit and humor are unavoidable and welcome qualities of any release, and Tell Me How You Really Feel, based on the Nameless,…
Read MoreThis performance of Zoe Wren’s Gold and Smoke is from a year ago, but you’ll find this and five other stand-out folk songs on her six-song EP of the same name (February 2018). Zoe Wren is a young singer-songwriter who retells folk stories in her own modern interpretations. Her beautiful voice lends itself perfectly to her mostly self-penned music. There is a nice biography available on Zoe’s website which highlights the musician’s accolades well. All of her social and purchase links are there too, so head up to…
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