Note: The original video is no longer available. There is this one though: Born in Iceland and transplanted to Spain, with extended as well as brief visits to his birthplace, Mani Orrason was influenced by the music he heard from The Beatles, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen to name a few. That said, Mani’s musical style is no amalgam of those influences, but rather folksy pop goodness that showcases his own talent. Only last year, Mani released his first full-length, Repeating Patterns, on…
Read MoreSinger-songwriter-producer, Scott Warren has a new rock-flavored release, Good Love (February 2016). This pop track, Divisible/Indivisible, is from the Dyed In The Wool long-player (August 2012). Mr. Warren has played a variety of styles of music from pop, to folk, to indie-rock and combines those styles with an eye toward the rockier numbers on Good Love. Scott’s musical history on record goes back to his work with Signal Hill Transmission that included a couple of EP’s and LPs dating back as far as 2002. He currently has three solo released long-players,…
Read MoreDiane Birch is a singer-songwriter-pianist with some nice vocal chops and a back catalog of wonderful music. She has released two long-players, Bible Belt (2009) and Speak A Little Louder (2013), as well as two additional EPs, The Velveteen Age (with The Phenomenal Handclap Band) and iTunes Sessions, both from 2010. Stand Under My Love is from her January 2016 EP, NOUS. Diane evokes emotional undertones with her vocal inflections that add weight to the lyrics she delivers. Her songwriting provides an often melancholy vibe, but has…
Read MoreAinslie Wills has an amazing voice and an intensity about composition and dynamics to make you care deeply about her music. Fighting Kind was released as a single in 2012 and later appeared on her debut long-player, You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine (March 2013). Ainslie just released a new EP, Oh The Gold (September 2015) which can be aptly described as a six-song aural masterpiece. You may not always be in the mood to listen so deeply to music to get its…
Read MoreInto The Cold is from Timberwolf’s debut EP, Man & Moon, from 2013. Just out is the band’s second EP, Flux (May 2015). Timberwolf has a full, wonderful sound and their tunes tend to be up-beat and, well, awesome! Timberwolf is not a band, at least not in the strictest sense. Timberwolf is the brain-child of Australian folkster/singer/songwriter Christopher Panousakis who simply oozes talent. Want more info? Check out Timberwolf’s web site-particularly the ‘About’ section. You will be hearing more from this marvelous 23 year old…
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