Piers Faccini has appeared a couple of times before on Vodka, but I’ve got to say this little mournful melody is one of my favorites. Taken from his new four-song EP (#4 in the Hear My Voice series) (November 2019), Could Have Been You (seen/heard here) takes a beautiful melody, with minor-key flourishes and major key resolves, and adds in a thoughtful lyric, tasteful orchestration, and the delightful baritone vocal of Piers. The Hear My Voice series was launched by Piers in 2018 with the goal of…
Read MoreYou may remember Stella Ruze from a little over a year ago. They were not quite a year into the release of their self-titled EP and Vodka posted the review for Bide The Time from that EP. Well, things have changed in a big way for the band. First, they’ve added personnel. Joining the band since the EP is Sean McIntyre on percussion, Ted Mayo on bass guitar, and Vince Gleason on saxophone. With the addition of these three stellar musicians, Stella Ruze is now a…
Read MoreOne of Vodka’s favorite rock couples, Little Hurricane, had a new long-player in 2019, and it slipped beneath the radar for some reason. Enter That Woman and Poor Me from their August 2019 long-player, Love Luck! There is no duo in rock and roll that has the big sound of Little Hurricane! Their music hearkens from blues rock and roots rock, but it is absolutely their own formula. If dirty blues is the style, then Little Hurricane is the ruler of that style. For the uninitiated…
Read MoreLindsay White’s Let Love Lead The Way (seen/heard here) is an anthem and was written for the 2019 Women’s March San Diego, CA. Lindsay has appeared once before on Vodka about two years ago with the review and video for Lights Out. Lindsay is a notable advocate for all things that make the human condition better. Whether it is her advocacy for women’s rights in the wake of the #metoo movement, grief support, support for LBGTQ or leading songwriting workshops for girls, White has staked out a…
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