On Maybe I, pop singer-songwriter Krissy Krissy still isn’t breaking new ground with her pop music any more than she was with Dream (seen here about 11 months ago as a single and now part of the September 2012 EP, Above All that contains Maybe I as well) but doggone it, everything she does she does with such passion and talent that it’s hard not to love her music. Krissy Krissy has the passion and natural ability for pop music song-craft. Those two…
Read MoreCarolina Calling (April 2013) is an new single from a great folk / bluegrass troupe called Mipso. It is an introspective look ahead and look back at life the way we think the road may take us and is an instantly likable and singable song. Mipso hails from North Carolina where the three-piece met while attending UNC. As well as this single, the group has a full-length available, Long, Long Gone (April 2012) which is full of great tracks for a lousy $8 US. You can find…
Read MoreCombining alternative rock, world influences and orchestration that goes beyond the definition of a band, Grand Rapids, Michigan’s The Soil & The Sun have been making appearances on rotation on Serious XM radio’s The Loft and elsewhere with One Woman from their year-old long player, What Wonder Is This Universe! (August 2012). If you are trying to pigeon hole the band into a genre’, then you will have a very difficult time. The band can be tender and beautiful to hear,…
Read MoreI’ve been a fan of Wiretree for a long time. In fact, I reviewed their 2009 long-player, Luck, on a different blog back in October of that same year. Wiretree has a a great sound. They are a little bit of pop-rock heaven. Get Up is from their July 2013 long-player of the same name. Think of Wiretree as 60’s and 70’s influenced pop-rock, with plenty of today’s musical influences to keep them relevant. You can find more information on Wiretree by visiting their web…
Read MoreMusic Musings – August 2013 Focus On Little Hurricane It was only a few weeks ago or so, that I posted the third in a series of videos from Little Hurricane’s absolutely stellar Homewrecker CD. If you’ve missed the original posts, then take a quick review of Give Em Hell, Haunted Heart and Crocodile Tears. The long-player is full of great lyrical, edgy rock, that somehow finds its way to my playlist more frequently than most. From the moment I heard Give Em Hell, I’ve…
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