Hozier’s Take Me To Church is about love and hate. About societal influences that define what love is and is not, whether those influences are correct or not. We could define gay love as a civil right, but it is much more complex than that. We that are heterosexual never had it so good, because we cannot fully understand what it is like to suffer through the hate and injustice that those who love another of the same sex suffer every day….
Read MoreIf you are one of the uninitiated to the progressive rock of Big Big Train as I was, you are going to be blown away! Big Big Train combines the forcefulness of full-on rock, the modern nuances of alternative, pop friendly melodies and a vocal delivery that is more than just a little accomplished, to create what I have to refer to as a painting of emotion. You will find yourself believing that Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and Rush have just…
Read MoreThe Lift is a collaboration between singer/songwriter Amber Ojeda and pianist/musical director Davy Nathan. Lost In The Middle is a slightly bluesy, jangling pop gem about the complexity of a relationship between two women and their more traditional relationship with the men in their lives that leaves them feeling lost. It’s a bit sad, and speaks volumes about relationships in general, and how they can be much more complex than they appear on the outside. Beyond that, the music is dreamy…
Read MoreNew Zealand singer Jan Hellriegel’s brand of alternative pop rock can foster her low alto growl, heard here at times on 2 X 2 from a 2010 video that was eventually released on her July 2012 long-player All Grown Up. Hellriegel’s tunes have a soaring, anthemic quality, with very catchy melodies. Her voice can be nearly bass at times but rises to much higher tones throughout the music to add a real richness in vocal texture; And 2 X 2 is no accident…
Read MoreIt is by no means a surprise after listening to An Open Letter To Stephen Fry by Molly Lewis, that she once job shadowed with Johnathan Coulton, because the humor in this piece is more than a little Coulton-esque-and that is a good thing! Molly Lewis just released (June 2013) The Same Old Songs, But Live, which includes Letter as well as eight other originals and covers. The intro she does for Letter is funny all by itself….
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