I should preface this post in that the song, Bribing The Reaper is from Tim Hassall’s 2010 long-player, Oh Restless Heart. The video is brand new (May 2013). Tim Hassall is a singer, songwriter and an alternative artist in the strictest sense of the word, borrowing from the world-wide influences that were his childhood and early adult years. You can hear these influences on Bribing The Reaper, which includes guitar and banjo. This is a great, beat-poet (spoken word) style folk tune,…
Read MoreAustralian singer/songwriter and multi-genre artist, Diana May Clark, adds another style to her jazz, tango and Portuguese flavored Brazilian music-alternative pop. No, I didn’t stutter, and because Diana has a tremendous musical repertoire of styles that she is already versed at, her alt-pop is absolutely influenced by them in a positive way. Here on Sunny Daze, from the EP of the same name, (really a 2-song single with an alternate take of the title track, scheduled for release June 2013),…
Read MoreGood As New is from The Hillary Reynolds Band’s 2012 long-player, Since September, and is an anthem to breaking-and mending-of hearts. God knows we have all been down that road once or twice in our lives. It’s tough to be in love sometimes. Hillary Reynolds has a sweet, full voice that lends itself well to fronting this alt-pop band. The band is full of masterful instrumentation provided by Connor Reese (guitar), Trevor Jarvis (cello, backing vocals), Chris Mewhinney (bass) and Jeff Hale (drums). Generally,…
Read MoreSoaked in a sort of middle-eastern blues, the duo that is Brown Bird is a melting pot of styles and genres. It is enough different to cause you to sit up and take notice and enough main stream to make it totally accessible. This live acoustic performance of Thunder And Lightning is from Brown Bird’s October 2011 long-player, Salt For Salt, but the band has a brand new LP (April 2013) Fits Of Reason. Both of these LP’s are striking collections…
Read MoreFor part two of my birthday gift this year, it’s fitting that I should share with you a video that was released last year… on my birthday. Enter Fairchild (formerly Fairchild Republic) from the Gold Coast, and a song that is fittingly titled (for this old fart) Stay Young. Jangling guitars and a pop rock anthem to remaining young are the staples of the song. The band is full of great alterna-pop goodness. It’s all just fun music, and you can find more on Fairchild…
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