This isn’t the first appearance of Sara Niemietz on Vodka, but full-disclaimer, Don’t Walk Me Home (seen/heard here) is from Travel Light, Sara’s 2017 long-player and we are using it to announce the release of Get Right, Sara’s latest long-player (March 2019). At the time this review was written, it had not been released yet (it will be available by the time you read this for sure) and there was no video from the new long-player available. That said, all of Sara’s music is deserving of the…
Read MoreEvan Thomas Way’s voice is like an ocean breeze: fresh, clean, soothing. The music he creates, either with the Phasers or with The Parson Red Heads, is full of hope and light. His latest long-player, Long Distance (March 2019), from which Don’t Surprise Me (seen/heard here) comes, promises to be another collection of life poems and musical gems. At the time of this writing, Don’t Surprise Me was the only track available for preview on Evan’s bandcamp.com site, but it is absolutely a…
Read MoreBack 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…
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…
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. …
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