Tag: reviews
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https://soundcloud.com/vision-music-promotions/01-alxa-let-go-mstr-24bit44/s-TfdsK?in=vision-music-promotions/sets/alxa-lost-e-p/s-4Z5x1 Powerhouse singer/songwriter ALXA might only be 20 years old, but her voice and lyrics have the maturity of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. And not just the maturity, that passion and pain both emoted perfectly. But ALXA is not a jazz singer. Not exactly. Likewise, she isn’t a soul or R&B singer, but there are shades…
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Che-Val’s awesome, funkified “Love Still Waiting” finally has a video! You may remember that I dubbed it #songoftheweek last month
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OK, there’s no denying that this song is just plain silly. I nearly laughed the first time I listened to it. But, it’s pretty original, aside from being reminiscent of M.I.A., so I decided to make it song of the day for that reason alone. Thing is, I played it a couple more times before…
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If you miss the days of ’90’s club music, you’re going to rejoice when you hear this one. Massive, jumpy beats that call to mind old school techno merge with trip-hop percussion on speed; it’s an audible Frankenstein’s monster, comprised of the best bits of so many things that were previously alive, died, and have…
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Boston Calling kicked off its sixth edition of the three day, 23 artists festival last night at City Hall Plaza and it was spectacular. People were calling it “folk night,” since the line up consisted of Gregory Alan Isakov, Of Monsters and Men, who performed at the inaugural BC during May 2013, and The Avett Brothers, who…
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Erik Hassle does his best Michael Jackson impersonation on his new song, “Natural Born Lovers,” which is a sweet mix of R&B and synth pop. “Natural born lovers never die,” he sings in a most sultry manner, making your internal temperature rise. Boy, is this a hot one.
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I was born in ’70’s and grew up in the ’80’s with a fondness for synthy pop like the Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys and so many others. Practically every song on the radio relied heavily on sythesizers. It was wonderful. Even when my beloved heavy metal bands (now called hair metal) came along,…
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PHASES. Remember that name. Because, simply put, they’re the best new synthy pop band to come along since CHVRCHES. In fact, they’re easily as brilliant as CHVRCHES. No kidding or exaggerating. Perhaps that shouldn’t be a surprise, though, being that they’re essentially a supergroup, as three of their members have previously found fame elsewhere. First…
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Ellie just keeps getting better, doesn’t she? Best of all, she never writes the same song twice, unlike many “pop stars.” I put that in quotes because Ellie isn’t exactly your typical pop star. She doesn’t hire 12 writers to come spend a weekend writing songs for her when it comes time to make a…
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Singer/songwriter Angéline was originally from Loire Atlantique in France but is now based out of London, which is where she earned her music degree. Although most of her songs are now in English, there’s clearly a French folk music influence to her sound. Additionally, she’d just visited Cuba — she loves Salsa dancing — and…
