Neil McSweeney has a vocal quality that nearly mirrors Roy Orbison in pitch and tonal quality, sans part of the vibrato of the late Mr. Orbison. It’s a very pleasing sound and it is front and center here on Snowblind from his forthcoming long player, Cargo, due out later this month (September 2013). When you add Neil’s fine vocals, the subtle textures of the instrumentals and the fine female harmonies (not credited as of this writing), you have a delightful song and a…
Read MoreIt’s only been about two months since I first posted Lily & Madeleine with Things I’ll Later Lose from their stand out January 2013 EP, The Weight Of The Globe, but I wanted to drop another post of their lovely harmonies to let you know that their debut self-titled long player is due out October 2013. Here is Tired, also from The Weight Of The Globe EP. If you have not as yet picked up Globe, you should get on over to their bandcamp.com…
Read MoreFocus On Moon Safari On A Little More Vodka, I spend a lot of time looking first for good music and second for a good video to go with the music. There have been a number of times when I’ve found the former but not the latter. This goes back to the band marketing post that I’ve mentioned or referred back to several times on this blog. It’s frustrating to run across a group of musicians with excellent music and no good video. This, after all, is a music video blog. I’ve been thinking for awhile now that I should at least…
Read MoreOnce in awhile you need a simple love song, and Wyatt Funderburk is here to fill that void with the up-beat, melodic, and radio-ready Love Will Lead The Way. If you say that there isn’t really anything new and different about Wyatt’s music here, well, you would be right. But still it’s a fine anthem to what the world needs a whole lot more of and it is very well done. Love is from the two-song single by the same…
Read MoreWishing You The Best is from Campfire OK’s second long-player, the title track of which you heard here about 6 months ago or so. At that time, When You Have Arrived (the long-player) was still yet to be released. Fans are still waiting for the the long-player to be released, but the band has been doing a good job of generating pre-release interest through periodic posting of new videos. Listening to Wishing You The Best all the way through, you…
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