Fox and Bones return in the heat of the Summer with an anthem worthy of rolling the windows down, turning the volume up, and raising a fist in the air. The new track, Running Free (August 2019) begins: “I’ve got a fever for the wild and restless. I’ve got a feeling there are things unseen. Cheers to the years we’ve been tried and tested. Here’s to the fears that inspire dreams.” All the while, the guitars jam, and the drums kick. There’s a great feeling of positivism, of taking on the challenges we meet…
Read MoreAlexa Dirks (a.k.a. Begonia) makes pop music that seamlessly blends with electronica and old soul for a sound that is full, rich, and totally balanced. It is music meant for the dance floor but can be the stuff that helps you clean your house if you like. Hanging On A Line (seen/heard here) is from her debut fourth-coming (September 2019) long-player, Fear. Fear is preceded only by a double handful of singles and her first EP, 2017′s Lady In Mind, that has been met with great critical acclaim…
Read MoreVodka has been casually following Iamthemorning for a while now, without actually posting a video from these great artists. That’s on me! But that changes here, with Ghost Of A Story from the soon-to-be-released long-player, The Bell, scheduled August 2, 2019. Combining classical elements with alternative rock sensibilities and folkish storytelling, Iamthemorning excels! Iamthemorning is essentially a duo comprised of Marjana Semkina’s beautiful voice and guitar work, and the wonderful keyboards of Gleb Kolyadin. Hailing from Saint Petersburg, Russia, the two flesh out their often macabre stories with great…
Read MoreI’m not a gamer, so the second thing I had to do when I decided to review Still Alive (seen/heard here) from The 8-Bit Big Band’s latest sophomore long-player, Choose Your Character! (June 2019), was to look up what the game, Portal, is. For non-gamer types like myself, here is how Wikipedia describes Portal’s gameplay: “Portal consists primarily of a series of puzzles that must be solved by teleporting the player’s character and simple objects using “the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device”, a device that can create…
Read MoreLike the feel of a rose petal, Bedouine’s (a.k.a, Azniv Korkejian) music is smooth, gentle, and like the flower itself, beautiful. The intricate weaving of the music and the lyric, posing a perfect balance to both, is no accident, for Korkejian has a degree in sound design. Her moniker reflects her nomadic existence to date, for the one constant in her life has been mobility and change of venue. Born in Aleppo, Syria, she spent her childhood in Saudi, Arabia, moved to Boston, then Houston, on to Los Angeles,…
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