[rating=8.00] After the Disco, the follow up recording to Broken Bells’ self-titled release in 2010, could be as much a reference to a state beyond happiness as one of a
[rating=7.00] There is distinct vulnerability in James Vincent McMorrow’s voice on his latest release Post Tropical. It’s a tone that casts a vision of remembrance, strained relationships and patience, and
Timelessness is often times an adjective, and state, that artists strive to achieve in music. For Trixie Whitley, it’s about optimizing the creativity and emotion found within to work to someday reach that point. With her debut record Fourth Corner set for release, Ms. Whitley fearlessly re-enters to present her full length debut body of work.
The variable orchestration and detailed lyrics found on Fourth Corner show Trixie Whitley’s ability to structure ideas in separate environments, all while maintaining descriptive imagery for her voice to project upon.
Here Come the Girls is more than a sonic continuation from where The London Souls left off in 2011 with the release of their self-titled debut, it’s a reaffirmation of the fact that the soul of the band is more deeper than just its sound. This past year alone being the leading example that true miracles are capable of happening, and capable of healing.
An immediate connection with Lauryn Hill’s MTV Unplugged record was what first cultivated Selah Sue’s passion for music. At the time, thousands of miles away from the United States, ideas were beginning to grow inside Selah Sue’s mind within her home country of Belgium. The singer-songwriter is coming off the debut of her self-titled album that released at the end of August.
He’s not the next Hendrix. Not the next Stevie Ray Vaughan, even though they both honed their craft in Austin, TX and have played in many a same club. Nor is he the next anything. He is Gary Clark Jr., a dominant blues guitarist cementing himself as a shareholder in the blues rock revival that is slowly retrofitting this age of music.
On his most recent album Grand Ukulele, Jake Shimabukuro showcases the lengthening of his ukulele and range of coverage the instrument provides. In the opening trio of songs on the album, Shimabukuro identifies with several musical setups, including a tight-tempo jazz combo style on “Ukulele Five-O,” a more orchestrated foundation on “Gentlemandolin,” and his solo acoustic version of Adele’s “Rolling In the Deep.”
As much as an entertainer Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is, it’s more so his skill as a businessman and entrepreneur that gave him the accessibility to curate the Budweiser Made In America celebration in Philadelphia this past Labor Day weekend.
Keep an eye on the horizon for this rising talent who is increasingly gaining momentum, she might just be “pretty much what you’re lookin’ for.”
