Readers of this blog may remember a couple of months back that I reviewed the excellent Emily Barker and The Red Clay Halo’s Fields of June. Since then, Emily and company have been busily preparing for their forth-coming (July 2013) long-player, Dear River. Here, we get just a taste of the promise of that new release, with Ghost Narrative. Lot’s to love about Emily Barker and The Red Clay Halo, to be sure! Check them out by visiting the web…
Read MoreThere’s just a touch of raunch and roll is in those R&B and soul pipes of UK’s Hannah Williams and The Tastemakers. It’s a full on attack in an unapologetic, maximum throttle and tuneful way. Hannah’s voice can be momentarily tender but it is only in preparation for the next howl. Here on I’m A Good Woman from the October 2012 long-player, A Hill Of Feathers, you get a little of both. Even on the ballads, such as…
Read MoreThe Black Feathers are another example of a duo that followed me here on Tumblr and as a result, I discovered some great music! Here’s your chance to discover them too with You Will Be Mine, from their forth-coming five song EP due out sometime in 2013. Made up of Sian Chandler (vocal) and Ray Hughes (vocal, guitar), The Black Feathers paint emotional landscapes with solid vocals and musical dynamics that span the spectrum. Billed on their web site…
Read MoreThere’s a band of gypsies in the room! Well at least on Everything Is Golden you certainly think there is. Originally from Ireland, The Hooks make a strange amalgamation of Celtic influenced punk flavored rock and roll. Making music since 2004, the band, founded by brothers Ronan and Keith Mulligan, moved to San Francisco after being a part of two tours with Shane MacGowan in Ireland. There are points in some of their songs, notably So Many Questions, where there is almost a Bad…
Read MoreIt’s no accident that this cover of the Yardbirds For Your Love should be performed by Nashville, Tennessee’s Magnolia Sons. The band has been making 60’s and 70’s r&b and rock retro tunes in single form for the past couple of years. Their latest two-song single, Nobody But You and Hey Emmaline (April 2013) continues that pattern of single releases in that retro style. Magnolia Sons has no posted bio on their web site but you can get a close approximation by…
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