Eva & Manu have had a lot of water beneath the bridge of their musical careers since the release of the 4-song EP, Still Traveling, on Jamendo.com back in 2010 (sorry folks, that’s long since been deleted). When they signed with Warner Finland, I was hopeful that it would unleash a wellspring of new material, but since the release of their self-titled long-player in August of 2012, it has been pretty quiet-until just recently. On August 29, 2014, Eva & Manu released their second…
Read MoreBryarly’s (Bryarly Bishop) bell like vocals are beautiful here on Find Your Love from her first self-titled long player (October 2014). As a rule, Bryarly uses indie influenced folk, pop, electronic and elements of hip-hop to create a very interesting and unique blend. If they sound like diverse elements, they are; Yet everything works very well together. The long-player is full of nice instrumental touches including Ming Lee’s Cello on Sleepless, but the element that stands out ahead of everything else is Bryarly…
Read MoreJulia Haltigan is a multi-faceted singer-songwriter, who is as much at home with a sweet ballad as she is with an up-beat blues rocker like Running From The Law. Julia has strong vocal attributes that alternate between the bluesy and powerful to the sultry and soft, depending on what the song requires. You can find more information on Julia Haltigan by visiting her nicely formatted web site, including CD purchase options, or you can pick up a sampling of Julia’s music…
Read MoreYou may remember Portland, Oregon based Otis Heat from the video / review posted for Gold Mine around two years ago. Well, the second long-player, ING, from the group is finally out (by the time you read this, September 2014) and with it comes Brow (see this video), Gold Mine and twelve additional tracks. Since I’m writing this review prior to the release, it is going to have to exclude most of those tracks, as I have not heard them yet, but Otis…
Read MoreAs promised during the review of Bridie Jackson and The Arbour’s We Talked Again on August 27, 2014, from the quartet’s second long-player New Skin (May 2014), here is another dark tale from that long-player. Scarecrow tells the story of a bride who dies on the night before her wedding day. It is a beautiful, haunting song and, as was the case with We Talked Again, it is full of the quartet’s signature harmonies. Scarecrow is one of the few songs…
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