Half Moon Run’s Dark Eyes has remained in the top slots of Bandcamp.com’s top selling alternative pop album listings for months now-and for good reason. If you’ve been following along, you may recall Full Circle, the lead off track being posted here about 3 months ago. There are very few long-players these days that have the staying power to remain popular, picking up new converts to their cause on a regular basis. Half Moon Run has managed it well. Here…
Read MoreI’ve been waiting for an actual video to be release for Heart Heart Head from the stunning Meg Myers since I heard the track for the first time a couple of months ago. The video was released on April 30, but due to forward posting, the entire month of May was already spoken for on this blog. If you’ve been following along, you’ve seen Meg here before. Monster appeared last year and was also one of the top 40 tracks on Vodka…
Read MoreIf you are new to Miracles Of Modern Science as I am, then some of the imagery of the official video content may catch you off-guard. It’s not bad, but it is a bit odd and that is in total keeping with the band’s modus operandi. Miracles Of Modern Science make alternative pop-rock with the emphasis on alternative. Full of stringed instruments (violin, cello, mandolin, etc.) the orchestral flair is everywhere but the tunes are completely accessible. Here on Eating…
Read MoreUpdate: Most information for this band is no longer available. The original video is gone. Vodka did find this audio-only version. Irish alterna-odd-rockers O Emperor, pull out all the psychedelic stops on their video for Holy Fool from their soon-to-be-released (June 2013) long-player, Vitreous. There’s a certain retro feel here that doesn’t feel dated but rather reinvented. The breathy vocals blend and float with the lead vocal presenting itself in front of the mix at times but…
Read MoreFor those of you who follow this blog, you will know already that generally music highlighted here is in the folk/pop vein, with a smattering of soul and funk and just a touch of rock. Well make this one of those “touches.” Rock can be captivating, intriguing and full of mystery and that is just what Bad Men (OnTheirWayToDoBadThings) from the collaborative progressive rock project The Eden House is. Bad Men is from the March 2013 single available on bandcamp.com. Bad Men sports…
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