Back in September of last year (2018), Vodka reviewed Big Little Lions and Find Your Tribe from the duo’s latest long-player, Alive And Well (February 2018). On that same long-player, nestled among the generally positive fare, is a wake-up call to the world entitled Unicorn (seen/heard here). There are so many things that this song could be about: It could be about the USA and our crumbling democracy; It could be about the world’s failure to face climate change; It could be about the resurgence of hatred in our world;…
Read MoreThe wonderful Flagship Romance duo released Lemonade from their Tales From The Self-Help Section long-player over a year ago now (August 2017). We didn’t post it back then, although we posted a couple of other tracks, Friends and Scare Yourself, and got a chance to see the duo perform live at a house concert here in Nebraska. That said, we have been covering Flagship Romance since the beginning, so it should come as no surprise that we continue to support their work. So why a video for a song from over…
Read MoreClear back in 2013, Vodka posted a single, Carolina Calling, from bluegrass-tinged folk-pop group Mipso. Since that time, Mipso has been busy, continuing to carefully craft folk-pop gems. Moonlight (seen/heard here) is from the band’s latest (April 2018) long-player, Edges Run, containing twelve thoughtful and fun tracks. At the time of the original review for Carolina Calling, the band had an earlier long-player, Long, Long Gone, which is apparently, um, long, long gone. No mention of that appears on their website. That said, there are two EP’s and another long-player, Coming Down…
Read MoreMackenzie Shivers writes some very pretty music and lyrics and delivers a convincing performance. I would have only one small complaint: Mix the vocals just a little higher so that the lyrics are more audible. The vocals are only marginally under mixed, so it isn’t a big complaint. There’s plenty to like about Mackenzie Shivers and with only two EP’s currently available, plenty of time to tweak things up in the production department. Musically, Shivers melody on Names (seen/heard here) from her first EP, Living In My Head (September 2016),…
Read MoreVodka is super excited to announce the upcoming (October 1, 2018) release of the latest Sinnober long-player, Projection. Angels Of Fire And Snow (seen/heard here) is the first single released ahead of time, and it is magnificent in typical Sinnober fashion! Also included in Projection, is the previously covered When A Knight Won His Spurs, a cover of the old children’s hymn from the 1930′s. What is missing in the pre-order section of the duo’s bandcamp.com site so far, is a CD pre-order. I’m hoping this is…
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