About 5 months ago, I reviewed the fun folk-country-pop of Flagship Romance and their song Treason from their debut EP, The Fudge Sessions (January 2013). These two provide such beautiful harmonies and incredible melodies, that they deserve yet another look. Hit The Ground is a true testament to this duo’s love for each other and yet another look at those oh so important harmonies. If you can carry a tune in a bucket, you will easily be singing along with all of Flagship…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I made reference to The Bats when reviewing Evil Eyes 2012 single, Playing With Matches. It got me wondering about the band that I’ve loved for what seems like forever. Here from the 2011 long-player Free All Monsters, The Bats video for Simpleton shows the aftermath of the Christchurch, New Zealand 2011 earthquake. The Bats may not have changed much from their formula sound created back in the 80’s, but they are truly a band with a great catalog of…
Read MoreRhythm and blues, soul, and five Caucasian’s doesn’t seem to add up, but with St. Paul and The Broken Bones from Birmingham, Alabama, there’s no doubt that they have the chops to pull it off. Case in point is Call Me (video released July 2013). That soul growl is from singer, Paul Janeway with instruments picked up by Jesse Phillips, Andrew Lee, Allen Branstetter, Browan Lollar and Ben Griner. There’s not an untalented bone in any of their…
Read MoreA solid lead vocal (Bryerly Bishop), tight vocal harmonies (add in Lewis Fieldhouse), combine with a catchy melody and rhythm to create the single, Dances (July 2013). Bishop and Fieldhouse are the two components of Larrapin and they are just getting started. The duo has been making music together since the Fall of 2012 and if this single is any indication, have a bright future ahead. Check out and purchase Dances for a buck on their bandcamp.com page. Other than the duo’s Twitter page,…
Read MoreCombining blues, a passionate and strong tenor vocal and spare but emotional added instruments (cello, drums and his acoustic guitar), Hozier delivers perfectly tuned music for the soul. Here on It Will Come Back, Hozier’s voice speaks volumes. I love this quote from the “About” section of is Facebook page: “Listen to any song, from any era; and you’re looking through a keyhole into the artist’s world as seen through their eyes. Art is, in it’s simplest form, the reproduction of…
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