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Smoke Fairies – Vanishing Line

     Smoke Fairies have been around for nearly two decades, creating unique and wonderful folk, folk-rock, and alternative folk music for the masses. They’ve managed to dodge Vodka’s radar for a long time, but with the release of their 9th LP, Carried In Sound (November 2023), I discovered them while trolling Bandcamp. There are so many musicians out there and so much music to filter through (not all of it good) that it is easy to miss something that you should be following. Smoke…

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The Magpie Arc – Jack Frost

     While Jack Frost (seen/heard here) is from The Magpie Arc’s November 2022 LP, Glamour In The Grey, the progressive folk-rock group has just released (November 3, 2023) their digital download-only Anthology, which includes their first 3 EPs plus Glamour In The Grey in their entirety as a single 22-track offering. If you need an introduction to this magnificent band’s inventive, creative, and powerful sound, look no further! Jack Frost is the work of the late folk artist Mike Waterson, who wrote…

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JB Elwood – Far Away

     Released today, November 8, Far Away (heard here) from JB Elwood is a pop-rock earworm worthy of repeat play!  It’s a song about leaving home in search of your dreams. Sure, that song has been written many times, but Elwood breathes a firey breath of new life into the narrative.  While his stated influences include Slash and Guns N’ Roses, I can’t hear those influences on Far Away. Instead, I hear a fresh sound, a wonderful singable song, and a refrain that clings to you like…

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NOANNE – Goodwill

     Odd and wonderful, NOANNE, a Russian transplant to Prague, explores the struggle between good, and our own doubts, asking the question: Are we drawn to the light of goodness or do we wrestle with it against our own will? At once emotional and unconventional, NOANNE delves into this issue with broad strokes, beginning as a love song, Goodwill (seen/heard here) quickly transforms into the edginess of relationships, where deeds done for another fail to garner notice. Musically, Goodwill is expansive and grandiose with NOANNE’s…

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26fix – Stone Killer

     Out of Utah, and making her Vodka debut, is 26fix, the moniker for music creator, singer, and performer, formerly of the band Brothers, Erica Goodwin. Releasing a handful of singles since 2021 when Brothers split, 26fix has an EPs worth of dance-friendly wonders, that will have you cocking your head to listen more closely while you dance. The latest, Stone Killer (seen/heard here), has made waves on Serious XM Alt-Nation and XMU.  I love this track. There is a bundle of…

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