Tag: exclusive
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interview by Michael McCarthy On March 18th, 2022, Frontiers Music Srl will be releasing another album from our good friend Chip Z’Nuff of Enuff Z’Nuff. This time around it’s a solo album called Perfectly Imperfect and it’s a delightful joyride showcasing Chip’s wide range of influences, which span everything from Cheap Trick to Guns ‘N’…
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interview by Michael McCarthy I rarely do this, but I, your editor here at Love is Pop, have to start off this introduction on a personal note. Recently, like most people, I’ve been feeling down. As you all know, it’s hard to be cheerful when there’s a global pandemic killing thousands of people every day.…
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interview by Michael McCarthy Born in Australia and currently residing in Nashville, Quinn Lewis is one of today’s most interesting up and coming singer/songwriters. While he originally moved to Nashville to do more traditional songwriter fare, he soon switched gears and now makes exquisitely produced music that blurs the lines between electro-pop and R&B with…
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by Michael McCarthy all photos by: Bryan Downey except where noted When many people think of indie music, the artists they often think of are artists who are actually on record labels, just small ones outside of the major label scene. Which is entirely cool, of course. Most of my favorite artists are on indie labels…
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by Michael McCarthy I was recently introduced to the music of indie singer/songwriter bitter’s kiss (real name: Chloe Baker) and soon fell madly in love with it. Her always emotive voice immediately grabs you, sounding like a genetic cross between Lorde, Banks and Cœur de Pirate, three of my favorite artists. At times she sounds…
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by Michael McCarthy all photos courtesy of Frontiers Records Today, February 19th, sees the release of the self-titled debut album by the UK’s hottest new hard rock band, Inglorious. But don’t let their name fool you; their sound is indeed very glorious. These guys kick some major ass. Frontman Nathan James is like a young…
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On March 11th the much beloved singer/songwriter Emmy The Great will release her gorgeous third album, Second Love (her debut was called First Love, Virtue her second). It’s her first album in five years and it was well worth the wait, each song like a poetic love letter that goes straight to your heart. A…
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by Michael McCarthy One of the joys of doing Love is Pop is encountering new music that I otherwise would likely never hear. Recently, Jeremy Loop’s publicist contacted me with a link to his album. Listening to it, I was constantly thrown off guard, as he employs everything but the kitchen sink, not only in…
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London-based multi-instrumentalist Braque is also a writer and producer and creates his music entirely himself. His name might not sound familiar but he’s written and produced for such artists as Rag N Bone Man and Bastille. Yes, that super famous, highly successful Bastille. Needless to say we were curious to hear his own music and…
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As you’re about to find out, Jann Klose is an eclectic artist who’s equally at home singing, writing songs, composing music and acting. The amazing thing is that he’s brilliant at every single one of these things. Last year when I reviewed his superb album Mosaic I wrote that, stylistically, his voice and songwriting split…
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interview by Michael McCarthy During the past few years, singer/songwriter/pianist Lily McKenzie has collaborated with Breakage, Wiley, Brackles and Fatty DL, among others. Songs she’s lent her vocals to have been released by various dance music labels including heavy-hitters like Hed Kandi and Viper Records. Today — January 13th, 2014 — sees the release of her debut single as…
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I recently gave a rave #albumoftheday review to The Poet and the Parrot by Bombus, a mind-blowingly good, red hot metal band hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden. Unlike most Swedish metal bands, Bombus are not a death metal band, sounding more like a cross between Metallica’s first few records and Motorhead at their prime. It always…
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INTERVIEW BY MICHAEL MCCARTHY, PHOTOS BY KIMBERLY METZ Last week I profiled the lovely April Kae, a charismatic rising star who can apparently do anything that she sets her mind to, having already successfully tackled pop, dance and R&B with her first three singles, “The Writings on the Wall,” “Runnin’ (Let Me Go Away),” and…
