Flagship Romance is a duo that we have been following since their humble beginnings. Friends is the latest video from the duo’s 2017 long-player, Tales From The Self-Help Section. This is an excellent long-player that should be in your collection! Want to see Vodka’s other Flagship Romance posts? No problem! Simply click this link to the search results for these two, and you’ll even find out where we’ve referenced them in reviews for other groups. If you have not yet, you need to dust off that wallet or satchel and pick…
Read MoreFrom time to time, Vodka likes to look back to artists that we have liked and check in on them. Well, Smooth Hound Smith still has the country rock, country blues thing going and is still phenomenal to listen to and watch. It’s amazing the sound that two people can put together. This track features Zack Smith’s gravelly blues-influenced vocals. Previous Smooth Hound Smith tracks posted on Vodka have mostly featured the wonderful “smooth” of Caitlin Doyle’s pipes. Smooth Hound Smith first entered Vodka’s radar over 4 years…
Read MoreAmy Jay’s beautiful voice insinuates itself so well into the melody of this song, that this lyric video-in place of an actual video-is actually pretty welcome. It’s not like you can’t hear her words, on the contrary, she is very clear, but that you are lulled into the hypnotic beauty of the melody and vocal to the point of needing to re-listen multiple times to ‘get’ the lyric. Quite new to the music scene, Amy Jay has a way with melody and songwriting that will keep you mesmerized. Only One (seen/heard…
Read MoreThe Black Feathers have been a Vodka favorite for a while now, and if you have not as yet added them to your collection, it is high time that you did. Before our look into Holy Water (September 2017), here’s a look back: You Will Be Mine – Posted May 2013 All For You – posted May 2016 Enter Holy Water, a single released after a performance in the chapel of a rehab facility in Nashville, TN. Inspired by the visit, the performance and the fact that Ray Hughes (guitar/vocals)…
Read MorePale Lights’ music is a bit of retro loveliness! Jean, Bring The Flowers is from the band’s very latest EP of the same name (November 2017) and also included on the band’s brand new long-player, The Stars Seem Brighter (December 2017) that is just full of more spot-on jangly goodness! Musically, the band reminds me of The Bats, but only in the jangle-pop style. It was reminiscent enough, that I had to go listen to that Bats track again, just to be sure. This is feel-good pop…
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