Repeat visitor to A Little More Vodka, Courtney Barnett, released the video for her latest single Avant Gardner on October 1, and while it really doesn’t follow the lyric for the song at all, it follows the true CB spirit of fun. Avant Gardner, like all of Courtney’s best tracks, is an amalgam of blues, pop, grunge, and CB’s earthy Alto. It never disappoints! Avant Gardner can be purchased in two ways: as part of her second EP, How To Carve A Carrot Into…
Read MoreTouches of vocal jazz and blues echo throughout iSeo Pompaelo’s I Lost Count from her August 2013 EP, Red Garden. iSeo’s voice is somewhat reminiscent of Sade, though truly iSeo is decidedly immersed in her own unique sound. The video from 2012 (seen here) is sparse and simple, highlighting iSeo’s guitar and vocal, while the EP version is a bit richer, adding in tasteful keyboards, xylophone, a bit of echo to the early and late vocals, and just a touch of percussion to…
Read MoreCombining blues, a passionate and strong tenor vocal and spare but emotional added instruments (cello, drums and his acoustic guitar), Hozier delivers perfectly tuned music for the soul. Here on It Will Come Back, Hozier’s voice speaks volumes. I love this quote from the “About” section of is Facebook page: “Listen to any song, from any era; and you’re looking through a keyhole into the artist’s world as seen through their eyes. Art is, in it’s simplest form, the reproduction of…
Read MoreUpdate: The original video content is gone. Here is an audio-only version that still exists on YouTube.com: Gillian Nicola and The Radio Interference create edgy indie, folk, country, blues tunes that are almost sure to have you moving your feet in no time. Just Another River Tune is an example of just the sort grand interplay that Gillian and the band have with each other. Not only are the instruments well played and tight, but the lead vocal, provided by…
Read MoreFocus on Courtney Barnett If you’ve been following along on A Little More Vodka, A Little Less Milk for awhile, you know that Australian singer/songwriter/garage rocker, Courtney Barnett has been a favorite. She’s appeared on the blog twice in video, in December 2012 and about 3 months ago. In addition, she made the cut for the 40 best tracks of 2012 with History Eraser and just released (March 2013) another single, Avant Gardener, originally a studio demo instrumental, that she added lyrics to. There’s something about the garage sensibility of the music, borrowing from many pop, rock and blues sub-genres to get this…
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