Pop singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Peter Wise makes his Vodka debut with Only Gotta Start (seen/heard here). This is the first single from a forthcoming as yet unnamed 13-track LP. Wise has a beautiful tenor voice, and he’s not afraid to let it ring out. I was torn between using this version, which includes other instruments and backing vocals, and this one with Wise, a microphone, and a keyboard. In the end, I chose the full-instrumentation version, but they are both…
Read MoreThis is not the first time that Big Little Lions has appeared on Vodka. This is a very fun folk-pop duo and they deserve repeat introductions! I Know I Know (seen/heard here) is from the duo’s latest LP Happy Accident (June 2022), and keeps with their signature upbeat and positive music to date. Lyrically, I Know I Know is all about going for it, going forward, not looking back, and how that can work out. In other words, a happy…
Read MoreA London-based DJ and producer from Italy, Marco Dalla Villa, doesn’t take himself too seriously. He may have studied music theory and composition, but that is what allows him to step outside, feel the music, and push the emotional and social markers while playing loose with the composition. Enter Wonderful Days (seen/heard here), destined to make your head and feet move, and bring a smile to your face. What more can you ask for in these times? Wonderful Days features bouncy vocals provided by Leanna Gage, a singer…
Read MoreWaiting For Smith (Harry Lloyd) makes his second appearance on Vodka with the wonderful pop encouragement song, Lines Of Love. When we doubt, when we are lost, when we just don’t know, just having someone to talk to can make all the difference, and Lines Of Love takes you there. This is instant therapy for the soul, all propped up with a bouncy melody that lifts the spirit. Waiting For Smith binds this up-beat melody, with all of those feelings in the lyric, taking the negatives…
Read MoreEvery once in a while, Vodka discovers an unlit corner of the music industry that has been out there for a while pounding out some great music. Enter the latest addition to found greatness, Iceland’s Hafdis Huld, who has been making great music as a solo artist since 2006-going even further back (1995) as a collaborating artist. Take Me Dancing (seen/heard here) is from Hafdis’ 2017 long-player, Dare To Dream Small, and continues a theme of sorts that has developed over the last few months for me highlighting…
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