Note: The original video no longer exists. Vodka found this audio-only version to replace it: Full of positive energy and young optimism, Heart.Beats.Mind is a duo with a strong pop sensibility, clever song-craft, and great two-part harmonies. Their three-song mini EP, Let Go, (August 2014) is out now on bandcamp.com and what it lacks in length, is made up by sheer will and talent. The duo shares lead vocal roles with Jordan Millar taking lead here on the title track, Let Go, and the duo alternating lead…
Here it is again, the super unscientific list of the top 40 tracks on A Little More Vodka, A Little Less Milk for the previous year, 2013. Thanks again for your comments likes and reblogs this past year! The list is sorted alphabetically by artist and is not ranked at all: Achoo! Bless You – Before We Say GoodbyeBarnett, Courtney – Scotty SaysBarnett, George – Where The Devil SleepsBears Of Legend – Let Me BeBen Marcato and his Mondo Combo – Second To NoneBig Big Train – Make Some NoiseBlack Feathers, The – You Will Be MineCivil Wars, The – The One That Got AwayCosmosoul – Sunny DaysEmily Barker…
A year ago I would have been hard-pressed to foresee that The Civil Wars (Joy Williams and John Paul White) would be on the precipice of a breakup as a group but after a stormy tour that ended early, the writing may be on the wall. This ahead of the recently released self-titled second long player (August 2013). It’s hard to imagine that the duo responsible for setting the folk-pop world on it’s ear and creating a space for…
Regular readers of this blog will recall seeing The Breedings posted here last year with the video / review for the 2010 release, Turn. Their new long-player, entitled Fayette was released August 2013, and the ballad Calm, seen here, is from that long-player. Erin and Willie (Breeding) make country music in the same vein as The Civil Wars or Flagship Romance. It has that country vibe, without much of the annoying (for me, anyway) twang. You can find more information on The Breedings by…