Krissy Krissy doesn’t break any new ground with styles here, on this straightforward pop number, Dream, but what she does do is channel the current anthem-like pop romp into something all her own. It’s the spirit, it’s the delivery and it’s the Dream shared. Krissy Krissy’s dream of pop stardom and the path that this takes is echoed throughout, and since reality doesn’t echo the video, exactly, it shows a dichotomy between the dream and the reality. Make no mistake: Krissy Krissy is…
Read MoreUK singer, Jon Allen adds just a dash of gravel to his voice, but it isn’t at all unpleasing, as the tuneful (and funny) Dead Man’s Suit from the June 2009 album by the same name suggests. This up-beat romp on death is, yes, a little dark, but the toe-tapping kind of dark, and the “I can’t believe I’m laughing” kind of dark. Jon Allen’s words don’t get lost in the mix, and that’s always a good thing, and the mix is…
Read MoreSinger-songwriter and cat lover, Sam Hart has a beautiful tenor voice and plays a great lick on his acoustic guitar here on The Snowman from 2011. While the track does not appear on his new EP Ink, the EP features six great songs with the same pleasing melodic style and at a digital download price of just a dollar (or more) from his bandcamp site. That site links to his Facebook, YouTube channel and Twitter accounts as well. You can pick up…
Read MoreWarrior Song is instantly pleasing, powerful and rich. Norwegian transplanted New York based Hildegunn Gjedrem has everything that you could want in a jazz vocalist, and she isn’t hard to look at either. While this is most certainly vocal jazz, it is very accessible and totally pleasing to the ear. You can find out more information on Hildegunn Gjedrem by visiting her web site. (social links included). You can purchase a digital copy of the long-player Share Your Secret on her bandcamp site…
Read MoreBerlin, Germany Electro-Pop duo, Jack Beauregard is like air in the mountains; fresh and clean. The spare instrumentation used on You Drew a Line from 2011’s long-player, The Magazines You Read, serves to draw attention to the duo’s vocal harmonies. This is pop music lovingly expressed! There is no unified one-stop for Jack Beauregard, so to find out information, you’ll have to use a host of sources. To help with that, here is the band’s Facebook and MySpace links. Enjoy Jack…
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