Polished pop music is a thing of beauty when the providers of the genre are Chordslinger n Lola. Enter 2010’s Who We Are. The duo creates music in a truly now fashion, exchanging files over the Internet to collaborate. Lola de Hanna pretty much takes on the role of the singer while writing and arranging some of the harmonies, and Chordslinger takes on the role of songwriter and instrumentalist. The results are something just short of phenomenal. Check out Chordslinger n’…
Read MoreIf you are ready to rewind a bit to the Motown years but aren’t ready to give up the edginess of today’s music, then Vintage Trouble, based out of Los Angeles, California, may be just the band for you. The vocal of Ty Taylor looms large. He has a great set of pipes absolutely suited for this style of music. Vintage Trouble lays out solid rhythm and blues with a stellar cast of musicians. Band co-founder, guitarist Nalle Colt, moves in perfect synchronicity…
Read MoreThis is not an original band video, but it captures the overall feel of the song pretty well. As the videographer states in their caption for the video post on YouTube, “..it seemed to suit the song.” Danish group The Choir of Young Believers has made it to pretty heavy rotation on KCRW of late with their new CD Rhine Gold and the single Sedated. It’s a great mournful tune, not unlike Hollow Talk, here. No web site that I could find for…
Read MoreStill Right Here is the title track to singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick’s 2011 release by the same name. Melissa’s voice isn’t exactly sweet, but it isn’t harsh either, and it demands attention. Musically, Still Right Here is energetic and rhythmic. It’s the kind of song that you want to put on to do some work to because you can draw adrenaline from it without even trying. According to Melissa’s web site, she is keeping a hectic performing schedule up and down the Eastern seaboard…
Read MoreZulu Winter played only their second gig in the US at this years SXSW in Austin, Texas. I can only imagine that it was a great set. On We Should Be Swimming, Zulu shows that they are accomplished, polished and fun to listen to. They’ve got great pop chops, a driving but not over powering beat and just the right amount of lyrical mystery. You can check out Zulu Winter on their web site, which has links to their Sound Cloud,…
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