Back in September of last year (2018), Vodka reviewed Big Little Lions and Find Your Tribe from the duo’s latest long-player, Alive And Well (February 2018). On that same long-player, nestled among the generally positive fare, is a wake-up call to the world entitled Unicorn (seen/heard here). There are so many things that this song could be about: It could be about the USA and our crumbling democracy; It could be about the world’s failure to face climate change; It could be about the resurgence of hatred in our world;…
Read MoreBetter Oblivion Community Center is an indie-rock band, fronted by Connor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers. If those names sound familiar, they should. Connor Oberst has made tons of music throughout his career, most notably with his band Bright Eyes, but also as a member/frontman for a number of other bands and as a solo artist. Phoebe Bridgers is comparatively a newcomer to the indie-rock world, releasing her first 7″ single with Ryan Adams’ record label, PAX AM, in 2016, releasing her debut long-player Strangers In The Alps…
Read MoreIt has been several weeks ago now that we first posted the wonderful I’ve Found You from We Are Leif and the group’s debut long-player, Breathe. If you have not run on out and picked up that long-player in some form (digital or physical) you are missing out on some great music! Here’s another awesome example from that same long-player, Transition, featuring Louise Victoria’s seemingly effortless jazz-vocal phrasing. For more information, as noted in the original review, there’s the band’s website, but the pedigree of this band runs deep. …
Read MoreProlific Scottish multi-instrumentalist KiDD, has been a part of the Scottish music scene since 2002, contributing guitars, bass, drums or vocals to a host of projects, not to mention his own solo work. On A Picture I Don’t Want To Paint (seen/heard here) from KiDD’s latest (March 2019) long-player, Chance Weekend, you get a feel for his sheer pop genius. Largely an acoustic number, it has electronic fills that add quite nicely to the auditory experience of this mournful minor-key masterpiece. The only other track…
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