You may recognize the name of the band My Woshin Mashin, from a previous post here about 4 months ago with Twenty One. My Woshin Mashin returns with a funky little electro-pop number, Little Crow. The band, essentially two friends from Russia and Germany, combines wide eclectic influences to conjure up their sound. It’s always different and always interesting. You can find more information on My Woshin Mashin by checking out their web site. Which includes all social and music purchase links. Check out a…
Read MoreS.J. Tucker is magic! This prolific song-writer, spins folk-pop tales that will have you captivated. She has many LP’s and EP’s to her credit, not least of which would be the motion picture soundtrack for Ember Days. Neptune is from her 2010 long-player, Mischief. Besides Ember Days (March 2013), Tucker has Wonders (October 2013) as well as Witchy Ways: An October Mix-tape (also October 2013) which is a compilation of released material, aside from one previously unreleased track. You would think that someone so…
Read MorePop-folksters, Stornoway’s dreamy Farewell Appalachia is a great example of the band’s overall sound: pleasing, smooth and accomplished. The track is from the band’s second full-length offering, Tales From Terra Firma (March 2013). Hailing from Oxford, England, Stornoway has been making a name for themselves by fine-tuning their polished sound and generating a loyal fan-base since 2005. Stornoway is due to release a new EP’s worth of material (six songs) November 2013, entitled You Don’t Know Anything. An immediate digital download is available if…
Read MoreMelbourne Australia’s The Basics (pronounced bazz-ichs) have been making great pop-influenced alternative rock since about 2002. The video for With This Ship from 2009’s long-player, Keep Your Friends Close, is a great example of their rich musical textures. Their most recent long-player of new material was back in 2011 with RoFLMAO (The Dirty 30). The band’s recently released Leftovers (February 2013) is a collection of never before heard tracks, alternate tracks and various remixes of some of their released material. It is…
Read MoreYou may think you’ve never heard of Canadian song-writer Marc Jordan, but you’ve heard his influences over the years in music he has written or written with the likes of Diana Ross, Natalie Cole and Rod Stewart to name only a few. He also has many film music credits in his bio, not to mention the recordings he’s made on his own. His fourteenth long-player, On A Perfect Day is due out in just a few days, and can…
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