The Murder and four other tracks are available from Bandcamp as the new long-player, Just Another Day from Dublin, Ireland’s Tony Fitz comes together. It should come as no surprise after listening to these first tracks, that this is an old west story, and if the pictures aren’t conjured up by the words and music alone, then once the CD releases, it comes with a comic book. (pictorial sample available on the bandcamp.com site.) There is plenty to find out about Tony Fitz, but…
Read MoreWelcome to the odd British flavored hip-hop from Professor Elemental and All In Together, the lead off track to his latest (June 2014) long-player, The Giddy Limit. Not only is this track fun, but it is a moral cheek poke at our differences and a call to embrace those differences. (“There’s no such thing as normal. Everyone is weird.”) The video, shot on location at Old West Con at Old Tucson Studios, Arizona, takes the flavor of Professor Elemental’s words and transforms them…
Read MoreI don’t now exactly how to categorize Birdeatsbaby. They are an amalgam of pop, rock, alternative that is very intriguing. Their new July 2014 long-player, The Bullet Within, is full of sweet yet dark tales. Sometimes they are mid-tempo rockers (Enemies Like Me) or slow tempo pop (Drinking in the Day, Ghosts). These tunes are full of strings and great vocals and harmonies. Like Spiders (video), nearly every tune is a minor key vignette full of darkness and beauty. You can find more information on…
Read MoreI’m stretching my wings a bit here on Vodka and found this very pleasing musician/producer, Hugo Kant. Leave Me Alone is from Hugo’s July 2013 EP, by the same name, which is really just an extended single with two versions of Leave Me Alone and two versions of In The Woods. Hugo has a new long player (June 2014) called The Point Of No Return which includes both of those tracks (although not all versions) plus ten additional tracks. Hugo’s sounds are…
Read MoreFrequent visitor to Vodka, Courtney Barnett, is a very talented songwriter and performer. She’s been getting some much deserved press recently from the likes of Rolling Stone and The New York Times. On top of that, she was recently a musical guest on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Her star is rising! Here, from the Double EP, A Sea Of Split Peas Courtney proves that she has a contemplative style as well, with the plaintive Anonymous Club. If you have not purchased this,…
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