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TRAVELS AND TUNES: AN INTERVIEW WITH LOU RHODES OF LAMB

Posted on Mar 24, 2019

interview by Michael McCarthy “So much to say I’m lost for words,” sings Lamb’s lyricist and vocalist Lou Rhodes as the duo’s new album, The Secret of Letting Go, begins. The song is called “Phosphorous” and it consists largely of piano and strings behind Lou’s ethereal vocals. It has a haunting and intoxicating...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = LAMB: “MOONSHINE” (FEAT. CIAN FINN)

Posted on Mar 13, 2019

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The delicious and highly potent "Moonshine" is the third track to be released from Lamb's The Secret Of Letting Go, which will be out on April 26th, and it's certainly something new from the duo....

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Chlöe Howl: “Millionaire”

Posted on Mar 8, 2019

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Today Chlöe Howl, one of our favorite UK pop singers, releases her new single, "Millionaire." It's a song that's full of hard, punchy beats, flourishes of guitar and an air of trap music with its occasional hi-hats stuttering along. ...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Vanessa Paradis: “Kiev”

Posted on Feb 27, 2019

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"Kiev" is the second single from Vanessa Paradis' 7th studio album, Les Sources. It's my favorite song from the album, which is a bit of a departure for Paradis as it's her first album that really has more to do with telling...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = CAR ASTOR: “DON’T STOP, DON’T SPEAK”

Posted on Feb 14, 2019

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New York-based Car Astor's "Don't Stop, Don't Speak" is certainly one of the most unique songs to come our way of late. It's essentially a pop song at its core, but the instrument that drives the track is bass guitar and we're...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = ALICE PHOEBE LOU: “SKIN CRAWL”

Posted on Feb 13, 2019

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"I don't need a smile to be enjoying myself," sings South African-born, Berlin-based, indie-songstress Alice Phoebe Lou with an air of melancholy on "Skin Crawl," today's song of the day. ...

BOSTON BOUND: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALFIE OF HUDSON TAYLOR

Posted on Feb 5, 2019

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interview by Michael McCarthy I first encountered the music of Ireland’s hugely popular duo Hudson Taylor when I caught them opening for Gabrielle Aplin a year ago this month. I’d been a big fan of Gabrielle’s for roughly a half dozen years and was so excited to finally see her live. So much...

ALWAYS A PLEASURE: OUR 4TH INTERVIEW WITH DOE PAORO

Posted on Jan 29, 2019

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interview by Michael McCarthy Between the intros for our previous three interviews and the live show and album reviews I’ve done covering Doe Paoro and her wonderful music, I feel like I’ve written everything I could possibly say about her already. However, for those of you who are unfamiliar with her and her...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Phildel: “Electric Heights”

Posted on Jan 23, 2019

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Critically-acclaimed UK pianist-singer-songwriter Phildel's new single "Electric Heights" hails from her upcoming third album, Wave Your Flags, which is due out on 3/22, and we've been listening to it several times a day since discovering it last week....

#songoftheday / #amlistening: Vök: “Erase You”

Posted on Jan 15, 2019

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The too good to be true “Erase You” is Icelandic, electro dream-pop trio Vök's latest single, following previous album singles “Spend The Love”, “Night & Day”, and “Autopilot”, which have received over 1 million streams collectively across all the usual platforms during the past few weeks....

#songoftheday / #amlistening = ROBBIE WILLIAMS: “I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO LIKE ME”

Posted on Jan 3, 2019

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Robbie Williams seems to be juggling three careers these days. There's the mega pop star who last released the album Heavy Entertainment Show in 2016. There's the swing and jazz star who last released Swings Both Ways in 2013. And there's the "b-sides"...

#albumoftheday / #nowlistening = MYLENE FARMER: DESOBEISSANCE

Posted on Dec 11, 2018

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Mylène Farmer – often called the Madonna of France – is my favorite female solo artist on the planet and has been ever since I bought her album Anamorphosée back in 1998 and immediately fell in love with her unique voice, both in terms of how her delicate singing pleases my ears and...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Shy FX – “Roll The Dice” feat. Stamina MC & Lily Allen

Posted on Nov 29, 2018

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As a child of original UK reggae, a student of sound system culture, and a brave innovator on the frontline of the jungle/drum 'n' bass revival, DJ and producer Shy FX has his finger pressed firmly on the pulse of today's British urban music...

#albumoftheday / #amlistening = DOE PAORO: SOFT POWER

Posted on Nov 15, 2018

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Doe Paoro’s Soft Power album is her generation’s answer to Carole King’s Tapestry. Heartfelt, earnest singer-songwriter tunes with thought-provoking and insightful lyrics made with real instruments, including lots of smooth piano. All decorated with a wide variety of influences. For example, “Over” has a distinct Motown vibe while other tracks, like “Guilty” and...

UP CLOSE WITH JANN KLOSE: HIS SECOND LOVE IS POP INTERVIEW

Posted on Nov 12, 2018

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interview by Michael McCarthy When you listen to Jann Klose’s albums, you’ll immediately wonder one thing: why isn’t this guy a household name already? To my ears, the pop-rock singer/songwriter is his generation’s equivalent of Paul Simon or Paul McCartney. His songs are that varied and uplifting, full of boundless energy drawn from...

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TRAVELS AND TUNES: AN INTERVIEW WITH LOU RHODES OF LAMB

#songoftheday / #amlistening = LAMB: “MOONSHINE” (FEAT. CIAN FINN)

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Chlöe Howl: “Millionaire”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Vanessa Paradis: “Kiev”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = CAR ASTOR: “DON’T STOP, DON’T SPEAK”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = ALICE PHOEBE LOU: “SKIN CRAWL”

BOSTON BOUND: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALFIE OF HUDSON TAYLOR

ALWAYS A PLEASURE: OUR 4TH INTERVIEW WITH DOE PAORO

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Phildel: “Electric Heights”

#songoftheday / #amlistening: Vök: “Erase You”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = ROBBIE WILLIAMS: “I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO LIKE ME”

#albumoftheday / #nowlistening = MYLENE FARMER: DESOBEISSANCE

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Shy FX – “Roll The Dice” feat. Stamina MC & Lily Allen

#albumoftheday / #amlistening = DOE PAORO: SOFT POWER

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