Amy Jay’s beautiful voice insinuates itself so well into the melody of this song, that this lyric video-in place of an actual video-is actually pretty welcome. It’s not like you can’t hear her words, on the contrary, she is very clear, but that you are lulled into the hypnotic beauty of the melody and vocal to the point of needing to re-listen multiple times to ‘get’ the lyric. Quite new to the music scene, Amy Jay has a way with melody and songwriting that will keep you mesmerized. Only One (seen/heard here)…
Read MoreThe beautiful harmonies of the Australian three-piece Wyvern Lingo have been favorites on Vodka over the last three years. For those of you who have missed them the first few times around, here’s a look back: Used, from the EP The Widow Knows, September 10, 2014 Snow, from the EP The Widow Knows, January 14, 2015 Letter To Willow, the title track of their 2016 EP, March 16, 2016 The forthcoming release (February 2018) of their new self-titled long-player, is a welcome new infusion of music from this great group of…
Read MoreSinnober is one of Vodka’s favorite duos. They generally make very carefully crafted pop songs. They are reported to be working on a new long-player which had a target release date sometime in 2017. My guess is that it will be 2018 now (since it is 2018), but whenever it comes, you can be sure that it will be excellent. Won’t some wise mass media recognize this phenomenal duo with some airplay? (Serious XM, are you listening?). Here, the duo covers When A Knight Won…
Read MoreNote: The original video is no longer available. Here is an audio-only version: Infectious, rhythmic, and talented, UK singer/songwriter Bud makes clear her intention to be heard above the noise in the music world – And so she should, given her vocal chops and melody mastering seen and heard here on City Bird, the title track of her April 2017 EP. Bud is just getting started and for that reason, there isn’t a ton of information out there. You can get a bit of information by…
Read MoreAn amalgam of many styles, from the wonderful-if, unfortunately named, All Our Exes Live In Texas, is a good way to describe this Australian four-piece. If Vodka were to place their sound (or attempt to), we would put them in their own Avant-folk-pop realm. Delicious four-part harmonies combine with extremely interesting song-writing to transport the listener to new vistas. Here on When The Sun Comes Up, from the group’s debut long-player, When We Fall (March 2017), you get a taste. Let me…
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