Arielle Silver first crossed Vodka’s path in 2020, and I was impressed. She had been making music at that point since around 2004, so she wasn’t new to the business. The review for What Really Matters appeared in March 2020, followed by the review for Headlights in May. With the pandemic happening during that time, many musicians had to get creative to continue to make money in the many months that followed. She hasn’t had an LP since 2020’s…
Read MoreIntroduction If you are longing for some slick, accomplished, power-pop music in your life, then sparkle*jets u.k. has just the recipe for you. After more than 20 years absent from the music scene, the band has returned with a vengeance, and the results couldn’t be more positive. sparkle*jets u.k. last had an LP in 2001 with Bamboo Lounge. A single followed in 2005, Christmas in July, and then the band went dark. Most people would have given up hope for the…
Read MoreMalachy Tuohy of The Riptide Movement is poised to release his debut LP, I Cross This Universe, on June 16th, 2023. Most Of The Time (seen/heard here) is from that forthcoming LP and is a wonderful example of Tuohy’s down-to-earth songwriting. Lyrically the LP explores the human condition in all its forms, touching on themes of love, loss, hope, grief, and more. Most Of The Time’s lyrical message is about love and the difficulty of communication. As singer-songwriters…
Read MoreNat Vazer’s breathy vocals add an element of authenticity to the lyrics here on the indie-folk-pop of Addicted to Misery (seen/heard here). Vazer describes the song as being “about feeling powerless to help the one you love and the sense of spiraling through that feeling.” Vazer tells the story in just over two and a half minutes, but there’s no mistaking the message: “Is this the road that you love? Is this the place you were talking about When I…
Read MoreSongwriter and creator, Roskamala, says that Chameleon (seen/heard here) is: “…is the most deeply intense song I have ever written. I wrote it when I was questioning whether the life I had was meant for me, imagining what life would be like if I was truly free, physically & spiritually. This song is about the inner war to be free. You find yourself in the most unhappy place, unsure of how you got there or how to begin the…
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