Don’t give up… The video starts about one minute in and it’s worth the wait. Complicated Man is included on Tattletale Saints new full-length (March 2014) How Red Is The Blood. This wondrous modern folk duo, combine the edginess of alt-pop with the story telling of traditional folk to create a sound-image collage while you listen. Like any good story worth its salt, Tattletale Saints weave yarns that keeps you engaged. Musically, the masterful guitar works of Cy Winstanley and the low bass tones…
Read MoreBridie Jackson and The Arbour are a find! They have eluded me until now, but that won’t happen again. We Talked Again, the dark tale of near tragedy, is one of the stellar tracks on the group’s second long-player, New Skin (May 2014), that will mesmerize you. Bridie Jackson’s lead vocals are so beautiful, but combine them with her three female band-mates vocal harmonies, and the layers! The textures! This is music to be heard. Each song is a…
Read MoreI’m not sure how I feel about Billie Marten as yet, but if this video for Ribbon is any indication, then I may be a fan very soon. Ribbon starts with an all too familiar strum, which seems to be everywhere in “new” music these days. Normally I’d have clicked out pretty quickly, but that strum doesn’t linger without the addition of Bille’s vocals for more than 8 seconds. When the vocal kicks in the song becomes a different melody altogether. It is that…
Read MoreIn the heat of Summer in the US it is nice to have a cool breeze and The Corner Laughers provide that cool with Midsommer. If you are among the uninitiated to The Corner Laughers, then also check out Vodka’s previous review for Bells Of El Camino, from about a year ago. There’s not much change in style here from the group’s earlier long-player, Poppy Seeds, but that does not matter. It’s as if 60’s folk-pop happened yesterday with Midsommer and all…
Read MoreSwedish folk singer Sofia Talvik has a bell-like voice that demands your ears. The Garden is from Sofia’s January 2012 long-player, The Owls Are Not What They Seem. The deep upright bass adds a striking undertone to this folk-pop gem, with Sofia’s voice striking forward to reveal the message. Throughout The Owls Are Not What They Seem there is a decidedly different feel to these 12 tracks, from the pop flavored (Garden) to the country tinged (If I Had A Man) to…
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