Singer-songwriter Brion Riborn has a strong vocal presence on his latest long-player, Don’t look back, Never Look Back (December 2012) and knows his way around a catchy melody. Most of the songs here are mid-tempo pop tunes-though some are a bit faster and there are a hand full of ballads too. It makes for a nice listening variety. The video Get Back Up (Halleluja) is a single written specifically for the movie Annabelle and Bear back in 2010. You can find more…
Read MoreSo here it is again: One of those rare instrumental only posts, this time from guitar virtuoso Mike Dawes. Mike performs magic on the guitar, summoning up high-tones, rhythms, chords and fingerstyle almost in the same breath. If it had been done in multiple takes, then it might have nearly been a rondo, but in this context it’s simply amazing instrument craft. All of that is readily evident on The Impossible which appears on Mike’s debut long-player, What Just Happened? (April 2013). Besides performing,…
Read MoreRich, orchestral vocal harmonies blend with just the right touches from the instruments to bring you Get Some Scars, the title track from Lux Lisbon’s latest (March 2013) EP. This is a band that is all about the vocals-and they shine! Lux Lisbon could easily go acapella if they wanted to, but just because they could doesn’t mean they should. The instruments are finely played and beautifully mixed. They add texture, emotion and their own beauty. Lux Lisbon’s story is brought…
Read MoreThis video post is a direct result of Cry Monster Cry following me on Tumblr. This led me to check them out and what I found was an impressive duo of Irish folk singing brothers, Richie and Jamie Martin who perform under the moniker Cry Monster Cry. Here on the title track to their May 2012 EP (available only from iTunes apparently) The Fallen, you get a taste of their warm, earthy musical delivery. The live to video feel of this…
Read MoreI’ve been keeping an eye open for a decent video from Tuscon, AZ based Run Boy Run to try and promote their debut long-player, So Sang The Whippoorwill (March 2013). Finally got lucky with this homemade video of Railroad Boy, which does NOT show up on the long-player but is a great bluegrass number and certainly good enough to point you to the long-player for more. Run Boy Run is made up of Matt (guitar/fiddle) and Grace Rolland (cello/vocals), sisters Bekah (guitar/fiddle/vocals) and…
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