Roll the black and white movie, tuck into the shade under the palms on a remote sandy beach where the leading lady sings about her love, and you’ve got the picture! Enter Haley Sales and Never Before (seen/heard here). To say that this is a retro number, would be an understatement, but it works on all levels. Haley has a beautiful voice and makes you visualize everything she sings about. The song was a collaborative writing effort with Sharon Stone, and before you ask, yes, the actress. Haley’s childhood was…
Read MoreVodka has always had a soft spot for vocal jazz, blues, and soul, particularly when such music uses modern-day influences to add texture-As long, that is, as those changes don’t compromise the integrity of the music. Enter Georgia Black, whose ode to the current pandemic and the superheroes who stay home to keep others safe, is a genre’ blending masterpiece. Musically, Invisible Enemy (seen/heard here), borrows heavily from the aforementioned genres with a soulful delivery by Black. The orchestration fills, touches of trip-hop,…
Read MoreThis isn’t the first appearance of Sara Niemietz on Vodka, but full-disclaimer, Don’t Walk Me Home (seen/heard here) is from Travel Light, Sara’s 2017 long-player and we are using it to announce the release of Get Right, Sara’s latest long-player (March 2019). At the time this review was written, it had not been released yet (it will be available by the time you read this for sure) and there was no video from the new long-player available. That said, all of Sara’s music is deserving of…
Read MoreSomewhere between modern jazz and pop, you will find the delightful vocals of Tia Brazda, and the island vacation influenced Daydream, the title track to her sophomore long-player (September 2018). Tia’s phrasings seduce the listener to keep listening, and that is not, as it turns out a bad thing. Listening to Daydream with your eyes closed, makes you think of a smokey little nightclub, with a pop-jazz performer that is yet undiscovered, wowing the small audience. Vodka has a fondness for such performances. As the co-composer to most of the…
Read MoreVodka readers may remember Sara Niemietz from our review of Taxi Outside from her wonderful EP Fountain and Vine about a year ago. Enter Sara’s first full-length LP, Travel Light (July 2017) which includes 10 pop, jazz, lounge tracks-polished musical gemstones really, featuring Sara’s powerful and beautiful vocals. There is so much to love about this music. Travel Light kicks off with what we would call a straight-up pop song, New Things. Don’t Walk Me Home follows up with a bluesy tune in the vein of Taxi Outside. Monroe is…
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