Nate Mercereau – “Every Moment Is The First And Last” – SUNDAYS What a dreamy, jazzy, beautiful musical tableau Nate Mercereau has produced. As his bio describes so perfectly: Listening to Nate Mercereau’s music feels like staring down a kaleidoscope. The … Continue Reading
Cots – “Midnight at the Station” – Disturbing Body It’s no wonder Cots’ picture is in blue; “Midnight at the Station” could be called A Study In Blue. This beautiful tune really hits me when she starts imitating the saxophone (played … Continue Reading
The Side Project “Everything I Do (feat. Alita Moses, Akie Bermiss, SceinZe)” Everything We Do Wow. Combine Jazz, soul, and rap, and what do you get? The smooth, sexy sounds of The Side Project. This is the hippest music I’ve … Continue Reading
Dead Horse Beats “Inglaterra” Inglaterra Swelling harmonics, jazzy intervals, soulful vocals, Dead Horse Beats sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard. Dead Horse Beats is the project of multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wade. The music he creates is complex, r&b tinged, progressive, classical, … Continue Reading
BlissBliss “I’m Coming Through” 3 What a great song. Imagine Ella Fitzgerald singing in front of Art of Noise. You have this tremendous band. What a voice. Renee Bliss and Lang Bliss have put together the best jazz music I’ve heard for … Continue Reading
Golden Dawn Arkestra “Lovely Day” Children Of The Sun Talk about a group that defies all attempts at classification, meet Golden Dawn Arkestra. Their music sounds like Afrobrazilian funk, ancient Mayan music, Mongolian throat music, the folk music of Azerbaijan … Continue Reading
Kindo “Human Convention” Happy However After This is a great band that seriously challenges genre within music. Are they rock, jazz, lounge, dance, psychedelia, or everything all in one. Their progressive sound might baffle easy pigeonholing, but their sound is … Continue Reading
Marbin “Israeli Jazz” Ok, all you musicians out there. Listen to Marbin and totally freak out. These guys are frickin’ amazing. Coming from Chicago, Marbin are a progressive rock fusion band featuring Dani Rabin (guitar), Blake Jiracek (drums), Danny Markovitch … Continue Reading
Ms. White “Full Grown” Jade What a voice. Ms. White has that smoky, jazzy voice that makes you dream of those smoky Harlem or Paris nightclubs where you’d see Louie Armstrong, Billie Holliday, Josephine Baker, and the other greats. The … Continue Reading
There’s something to be said about attaching genres to music these days. You can’t really do it anymore. Crumb’s self-titled debut EP is a perfect example of melding musical genres. At first listen it sounds like you’re listening to Zero 7’s … Continue Reading
Los Angeles-based psych-jazz rock outfit Dabble have just released their debut LP entitled Touch and already shaking up the indie rock scene with their unique blend of musical genres. In the song “Caramelized” lead singer Danielle Evan’s voice gently floats … Continue Reading
Bells Atlas N C A T Bells Atlas has released their new stand-alone single, N C A T (Nothing Comes After This). Having the mellowest sound, Bells Atlas is comprised of Derek Barber (guitar) Geneva Harrison (drums, percussion, keys) Sandra Lawson-Ndu … Continue Reading
Clap! Clap! “Hope feat OY” A Thousand Skies As Monty Python would say: “And now for something completely different”. Acclaimed Italian producer, songwriter and live performer Clap! Clap! (aka Cristiano Crisci) has shared another single from his forthcoming album, A Thousand … Continue Reading
Paula Boggs Band “Get Together” Songs Of Protest Finally, someone who’s been there in the trenches and gets it. Songs of Protest is Paula Boggs and her band’s answer to the state our country is in. What a beautiful album. … Continue Reading
Telefon Tel Aviv “Fahrenheit Fair Enough” Fahrenheit Fair Enough (Reissue) Telefon Tel Aviv is the musical project of Joshua Eustis, who is trying very hard to make music as a way to sweat out all the nasty things. It has … Continue Reading
Vinegar Mother “Sunny Seat” Sunny Seat What a wonderful song. A mix of smoky jazz and sexy soul, “Sunny Seat” is about that feeling you get when someone leaves your life, but the world looks beautiful. In 2012 in their … Continue Reading
Bien Bien “She Grooves Me” She Grooves Me Wow, what a sound. The mix of soul, indie rock, hip hop, and jazz makes Bien Bien’s new EP something special. If you can’t smile and sway while hearing “She Grooves Me”, … Continue Reading
Jude Benedict and The Last Drop “Check It In The Morning” JBLD Let me tell you, Pittsburgh is a great place to live. And JBLD is one of the reasons. You love Blood, Sweat, & Tears? Joe Jackson? Brian Seltzer? … Continue Reading
Lisa Gary “Good Love” Goin’ Your Way Catchy as all get out, you’re going to find yourself clapping along with this song. If you’re not happy after hearing Gary sing, then you really need therapy. Gary has a voice that … Continue Reading
Irwin Schimdt & Kumo “Beauty Duty” Electric Violet If you’re a fan of progressive rock or electronic music, you probably are familiar with Can. If you’re not, shame on you. Can was the definitive German progressive band along with Einsturzende Neubaten … Continue Reading