Can you think back to about four weeks ago? If so, then you’ll remember that Vodka posted an audio file from the great duo Fox and Bones, for their new single, Running Free. Well, the video has finally been released today, so watch this fun Summer romp and then click back to the original review for the song, which you can find here. Keep an eye out for Fox and Bones touring near you! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/ )
Read MoreThe High Divers are riding high with a new EP, Ride With You (June 2019), and a new single by the same name. A story of happenstance and danger, Ride With You, rocks with a powerful lead guitar riff and a driving beat. This is a powerful piece of rock and roll worthy of any dance floor or living room. The lyric line that repeats throughout tells the story best: “Take me anywhere, I don’t really care, as long as I can ride with you” The band is from…
Read MoreThe Dead South have a penchant for living on the edge with their music. Like a return to the wild west, the band does not shy away from gritty, outside the law, subject matter and uses a combination of folk, Americana, and outlaw country to punctuate their stories. One of Vodka’s favorite tracks from the group is over five years old now and came from their 2014 long-player, Good Company: In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company. Enter Diamond Ring, the new single from the upcoming long-player, Sugar…
Read MoreSaltwater is the lead-off and title track to Noaa Rienecker & The Nowhere Family Band’s debut EP (July 2019) and is definitely the rockiest of the folk songs on the collection. That’s not to say that the remaining tracks don’t have their charms, because they do. These stories properly highlight the diversity of Rienecker’s palate, with Saltwater showing that given the right song, he and the band can rock pretty hard-at least as hard as folk singers ever do. Noaa Rienecker is also the frontman…
Read MoreTaking on social issues in a quiet and thoughtful way isn’t new for one of Vodka’s favorite duos, Flagship Romance. They have covered many difficult questions in ways that are not in your face but gently reinforced. It’s a skill not many performers can pull out of their portfolios. Enter, Julie Wants To Go To War, a story of gender identity, desires, hopes, dreams, and tragedy, which sadly paints a not too flattering picture of our country’s battle to properly acknowledge and accept those…
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