Combining elements of jazz, funk, hip-hop, afrobeat and everything in between Mop Mop is the brainchild of Italian born musician/composer/producer Andrea Benini, currently living and producing his latest works in Berlin. Run Around from the groups forthcoming long-player (due March 2013-or now with forward posting), Isle of Magic, is hypnotic and wonderful! The radio edited version of the song is painfully short as I wanted more of Fred Wesley’s trombone fills, but that is a small complaint and given the “radio edit" moniker, alludes to…
Read MoreTreason is one of the most beautiful cheating songs ever made and it was made by a duo whose truest talent is their love for each other. Take this quote from Flagship Romance’s web site as a sign: “Once upon a time, a boy met a girl. He picked her up at her beach house & took her to dinner. They both loved music & became the best of friends. Eventually this boy & girl began to fall in love, although they tried their…
Read MoreAlt popsters Dark Furs, almost lost me at the intro. It’s that same plink, plink, plink intro used in so many pop rock tunes these days; But there was a variance. Something that indicated difference just ahead, and I stuck it out. I’m happy I waited! Here on Won’t See Me from the December 2012 self-titled EP, vocalist Suzanne May wails tunefully through the verses and refrain. Suzanne has a confident, strident vocal, which is applied with just enough echo to…
Read MoreSometimes it’s necessary to highlight the lost gems that just didn’t find, or are still trying to find, their way. That’s what A Little More Vodka, A Little Less Milk is always trying to highlight. Enter The Rebecca West and the single from 2011, Lost And Found. This is a little bit pop, a little bit country but a whole lot of delightful. The single later turned into a long EP (7 songs) by the same name (October 2012) and…
Read MorePop folk-rocker Hiram Ring took longer to release his second full-length, Home, than planned; About a year extra as it turns out. Still, the finished product (what is available prior to the release date of February 25, 2013) is a pretty solid effort. Take Hold Me for instance. Here’s a plea for personal touch and companionship when you are lost. The up-beat music hides the seriousness of the song’s lyrics. Home should be available by the time this review posts from all of…
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