The Clear make retro pop-flavored music that reminds you of the days when The Mama’s and The Papa’s were all the rage-that is to say that it does if you were alive then. The collection of mostly previously released singles from this Sheffield, UK band, Patchwork (November 2016), includes America (seen/heard here) from back when the band was just recently formed in 2013. The video’s the band makes are largely formed from stock clips of 60′s videos, which is in keeping with the retro sound. America’s lyrical reminder of a…
Read MoreSongwriter, producer and composer, Roy Gurel, is Roiki, and if you have never heard of him, let’s hope that this changes with this latest long-player Trouble Came (August 2016)! Trouble Came is a collection of styles as much as it is a collection of songs. There is no style, seemingly, that is off-limits. The lead-off track, Begin Again, is typical modern pop-rock, while B My Girl is full of retro vibes. Little Bit Of Nothing (seen/heard here) is very alternative pop. Throughout there are touches of blues and…
Read MoreDolores makes pop rock for the masses. You can tap your toe, find a dance floor or sing along easily. Enter Mary from the band’s first long-player, Peach Fuzz (May 2015), which is a follow-up to their pretty awesome EP, Nectar, from August 2014. These gentleman seem uncomfortable with their skins when they aren’t playing/singing, but when they start the latter, they are in their element and their sound is simply wonderful! Dolores’ music owes much to the styles of the late 60′s and early…
Read MoreBurn Antares is unapologetic about their devotion to late 60’s early 70’s rock. It’s a refreshing bit of retro that is nonetheless, as much about today’s sound as it is about yesterday’s. You may remember Burn Antares from the review for Man’s Eye from their 2013 debut release about a year ago. In that review, I compared lead vocalist Grace Farriss to Grace Slick, and that is still true here, but it isn’t an imitation, or at least it does not…
Read MoreIn the heat of Summer in the US it is nice to have a cool breeze and The Corner Laughers provide that cool with Midsommer. If you are among the uninitiated to The Corner Laughers, then also check out Vodka’s previous review for Bells Of El Camino, from about a year ago. There’s not much change in style here from the group’s earlier long-player, Poppy Seeds, but that does not matter. It’s as if 60’s folk-pop happened yesterday with Midsommer and all…
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