Folkish country-pop troupe Drew Holcomb And The Neighbors have it. What is “it” you ask? The ability to weave a perfectly singable and infectious tune. This is the kind of music you might find on a country radio station that just doesn’t quite fit a genre’. Frankly, that’s a good thing. Here Good Light, the title track to their new long-player (February 2013), is a testament to how we live our lives. “There’s a good light shining in you. There’s…
Read MorePetals Of Spain combine their earlier singles with a couple of new tracks into a smart new EP, Soul Canon (February 2013), which while too short (6 tracks and 21 minutes give or take), is full of substance. Here on the slightly jazzy Lady Luck, originally released as a single in 2011, the band shows its stuff! There is seemingly no space short on sound, full of horns and tight vocal leads and harmonies. Check out Petals of Spain, by visiting the bands…
Read MoreKatzenjammer is one of my favorite Norwegian pop groups. I covered the band’s first long-player, Le Pop, on another blog back in September 2009. You can find out a good deal about the band from that original review. Here on Rock-Paper-Scissors from the bands latest long-player, A Kiss Before You Go (May 2012), Katzenjammer shows how much they have matured and grown as a band while retaining their fun-loving spirit. You can find more information on Katzenjammer by visiting their web site. Consider…
Read MoreAlt popsters Dark Furs, almost lost me at the intro. It’s that same plink, plink, plink intro used in so many pop rock tunes these days; But there was a variance. Something that indicated difference just ahead, and I stuck it out. I’m happy I waited! Here on Won’t See Me from the December 2012 self-titled EP, vocalist Suzanne May wails tunefully through the verses and refrain. Suzanne has a confident, strident vocal, which is applied with just enough echo to…
Read MoreSometimes it’s necessary to highlight the lost gems that just didn’t find, or are still trying to find, their way. That’s what A Little More Vodka, A Little Less Milk is always trying to highlight. Enter The Rebecca West and the single from 2011, Lost And Found. This is a little bit pop, a little bit country but a whole lot of delightful. The single later turned into a long EP (7 songs) by the same name (October 2012) and…
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