I love this. Destined to be a classic. Mike Hughes said he was obsessed with this, and for good reason. Give it a watch and you’ll understand. http://www.flowermoonrecords.com/azureray/
Los Campesinos formed at Cardiff University (Still Counts).
Entrancing the listener from the very beat, “We Own This” is an infectious tune that evokes an uplifting sensation that builds to a blend of tropical and nu-disco chorus and drop. Teaming up with French Producer and DJ L.B. One, “We Own This” blends multiple house, tropical and nu-disco genres to deliver a compelling single …
If you listen closely, you can hear that this song was recorded on a Selectric typewriter and not on the slicker Kaypro word processors that came along only months later. It’s a great album made with rudimentary technology. Yet neither Alison Moyet nor Vince Clarke were ever to be quite this thrilling again, despite many …
The dancer’s name is Autumn Miller. Given the memorably macabre mood of this unusual video, I will probably remember her name for a long time. Once you see this, you can never unsee it. Oy gevalt. As someone who confronts suicidality on a daily basis I can’t see much upside in this. It seems like …
The music of Abigail Lapell has beauty, optimism, texture, subtlety, power and gently humming overtones of transcendence. As soon as you hear her songs you will love her music. “Down By The Water,” (above) a lovely work of hopeful springtime chamber folk, evokes the fantasy of escaping to somewhere isolated and hiding from the world …
This is fantastic. It’s short, just the promo, but you can get the point. There’s something solid here. This trio of hip-hop greats representing the east, midwest and west coast have united for the single, “Yesterday.” “Yesterday” is a nostalgic melodic song that speaks to the hearts and ears of hip-hop yesteryear and simpler times …
“I’ve stretched out—I’m singing songs that rock stars have written for me,” explained Mavis Staples, “but they know me and the kind of songs I want to sing.” This includes “Love and Trust,” composed by Ben Harper, which is also the opening song on Live in London. L“I love that song, it’s a beauty,” she …
Australia’s The Vaudeville Smash continue their ongoing musical evolution, teaming up with Nashville’s Grammy Award winning producer, Bobby Holland. The result is ‘La Plume De Ma Tante’… a bass popping, tongue in cheek, funk, jammation of the nation and first single off their third studio album, set for release in late 2019. ‘La Plume De …
Harkening back to the golden oldies with an infusion of rock, pop and blues, Jess McAvoy delivers “Do What You Want” with an astute lyricism that is seldom heard in music today. Coming about in a playful way, McAvoy wrote the single when she was seeing someone even though her heart wasn’t quite open to …
My buddy Jeremy From-Steel Beans is on a level and frequency that is so high Hipsters can’t even hear him. People are missing this guy completely but he is pretty much the only Rock star I actually know. He is talented AF. Good singer, good writer, good comedy, good producer, multi-instrumentalist that can do one man band …
I have been a little gun shy about covering certain reggae songs that might have me sound too PUT ON. That is until this music really seeps into my bones like the Wailers did, which I easily connected with Motown. The bread crumbs I found to Kingston with BJ DjSticky were no coincidence… Bob, Peter, and Bunny …
Luna Keller has just released what is certainly the best song of 2019 so far. Titled, “We Are All Mad Here,” it is a fun piece of Beatlesque cabaret pop with a stirring vocal, kind lyrics and a welcoming message. Luna’s trademark alto reassures us as we listen and she invites everyone to join in …
For this recording ElectroBluesSociety went back to basics and teamed up with Mississippi bluesman Boo Boo Davis. Together they revisited classic Chicago blues and recorded seven songs. These will all be released as singles during the coming months. Here is the fourth track from that very successful recording session. This time it’s a Howlin’ Wolf …
No one believes me when I tell them that the finest wines in all the world come from Wales. No one, that is, except the national tourism board of Wales. Apparently they and I have the same tastes when it comes to grapes. 15 Welsh vineyards you probably never even knew were there – Whether …
“Shot Clock” marks the third official single from her album, Ella Mai. The breakout 4X Platinum single, “Boo’d Up” has earned her nominations for Song of the Year and Best R&B Song at the 61st GRAMMY Awards which airs live on February 10th. She has been nominated under the category of British Breakthrough Act at …
At the not so tender age of 15, Bella Rios rocks the tools to be a multi-instrumentalist Singer and Songwriter residing in the insanely tough town of Chicago, Illinois. Having mastered the guitar, piano, bass and saxophone, all before lunch, Bella is no stranger to raw, open musical talent. Her newest superheated single, “Under The …
Here it is, the latest from Ariana Grande, released just minutes ago. Just 24 views when I first hit it on Youtube: Here are the lyrics: Breakfast and Tiffany’s And bottles of bubbles Girls with tattoos who like getting in trouble Lashes and diamonds ATM machines Buy myself all of my favorite things Been through …
As soon as I saw this video I knew I had to share it. It’s the coolest, most articulate movie I’ve seen in a while. This video goes right to the heart of so many unnecessary things that are stupid and that we just put up with because they’ve always been around. Tennis is stupid. …
Today Yung Miami and JT – together known as City Girls — release the highly-anticipated video for “Twerk (feat. Cardi B).” In it, City Girls own the dance for themselves, rallying their troupe of women to get cheeks flying and take control of their own sexuality. Yung Miami – painted as a zebra – and …
“This song is about a woman driving in the middle of the night after a traumatic experience,” says Verluna. “She’s lost, confused, hurt, and afraid. Luscinia is the name of the family of birds that the Nightingale is a part of and in myth, such as Philomela in Greece, the Nightingale symbolizes a lost soul …
This 20 year old Australian artist has a penchant for writing sticky melodies, bubblegum pop, that you just can’t shake – her music has garnered attention from the likes of NY Times, NOISEY, Stereogum and more, including NPR- who said that the only downside to listening to her track, “Better” is that your heart may …
Oregon and Wales have a great deal in common. Both are ultramodern coastal states/provinces. Both places favor progressive ideas and political solutions. Marijuana is legal in both Oregon and Wales (Oregon: Definitely Yes. Wales: Soft maybe. Depends on who ya talk to.) And of, course, both places love Football. In Oregon we call it soccer. …
What planet is this from? How was anyone ever so young? I had forgotten Tabitha Soren looked like Leslie Gore. https://youtu.be/q9cxMsGFgQ8
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With all the hoopla surrounding the Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, I decided to post about songs I adore that I find extraordinarily unusual and weird, yet rawk. I have always thought of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the song, as a bewildering masterpiece, despite not having a clue what the lyrics meant. About two months ago I heard …
Four String Nomad is a great work of art, a composition so beautiful it brings tears to the eyes of all who dare listen. Imagine a great novel of Asia-rising written a hundred years ago, a document of bending and not breaking, a tome of agility, wisdom and wit, a story to vault technology, water, …
This is smooth, probably the classiest, most high-end video in a long time. “I’m fascinated by Love – the many moods of love,” Arita says. “The heartaches, the heartbreaks, the good side, the bad side, the forever and ever, the make-ups and the break-ups…I’m a bona-fide ‘love junkie,’ addict and dealer – all in one.” …
East Portland Blog has been featuring the excellent music of Wales for a long time now. Perhaps the best example of this is seen in the coverage and analysis Peter Dysart gave to the Joy Formidable in East Portland Blog as far back as 2010. This made EPB an early, even an eccentrically early, adopter …
This is smooth, this is beautiful, this is true, this is totally in control, you have GOT GOT GOT to see it! Having weathered the worst and basked in the best, New York City singer/songwriter Jennifer Denali shares a full array of feeling in her songs, bringing her audience along for a powerful and moving …