Neil McSweeney has a vocal quality that nearly mirrors Roy Orbison in pitch and tonal quality, sans part of the vibrato of the late Mr. Orbison. It’s a very pleasing sound and it is front and center here on Snowblind from his forthcoming long player, Cargo, due out later this month (September 2013). When you add Neil’s fine vocals, the subtle textures of the instrumentals and the fine female harmonies (not credited as of this writing), you have a delightful song and a…
Read MoreIt’s only been about two months since I first posted Lily & Madeleine with Things I’ll Later Lose from their stand out January 2013 EP, The Weight Of The Globe, but I wanted to drop another post of their lovely harmonies to let you know that their debut self-titled long player is due out October 2013. Here is Tired, also from The Weight Of The Globe EP. If you have not as yet picked up Globe, you should get on over to their bandcamp.com…
Read MoreIt would appear that this video for Why, from Manfellow’s debut long-player Wake Up Call (May 2013) was uploaded nearly two years prior to the release of the long-player. If you listen to the finely crafted musical textures that appear on Wake Up Call, you can imagine the love and dedication to detail that would keep things in the can for many years prior to release. Why is haunting, driving, and compelling. The alternative rock here is laced with elements more often found in…
Read MoreAnnie Laurie from UK troupe Kim Lowings And The Greenwoods latest EP entitled Deepest, Darkest Night (August 2013), is quite simply beautiful. Kim Lowings has a wonderful voice that lends itself very well to the Celtic ballad and her band mates add just light touches of harmonies that lend dimension, but do not overshadow Kim’s pipes or the lyric. You can find more information on Kim Lowings And The Greenwoods by visiting their web site. By now (due to forward…
Read MoreBen Marcato and his Mondo Combo have been making jazz, rhythm and blues, and cool jams for 20 years now. Here on this original work from 2012, Second To None, you get the full force of the instrumentals-all full of perfect jazz inflection and bluesy goodness-plus, at 3:46 or so, you get a minute and a half of Ben Marcato’s wonderful vocal. You can find a boat load of Ben Marcato tunes on his bandcamp.com site and it’s all worth every penny…
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