Lina Tullgren “Bad At Parties” Free Cell This song really gets to me; I am just like this at parties: even when surrounded by a crowd, I feel as if I’m the only one. Tullgren sings songs full of pain … Continue Reading
Posts Tagged: Joni Mitchell
Sadness Made Beautiful: Jordan Siwek – “Lover And A Giver”
Jordan Siwek “Lover And A Giver” Sun Inside You What a beautiful voice. Never has sadness and despair sounded so beautiful. This must be how the angels sound when they look down on how we are messing up this world. NYC … Continue Reading
Beauty Incarnate: Kacey Johansing – “Bow And Arrow”
Kacey Johansing “Bow And Arrow” The Hiding Kacey Johansing has this tremendous style and voice and lyric writing. Johansing was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and raised in the mountain towns of Colorado. After leaving Berklee College of Music in Boston, … Continue Reading
New Urban Protest: Paula Boggs Band – “Get Together”
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
Music From The Heart: nilu – “A Thousand Tangled Lies”
nilu “A Thousand Tangled Lies” While growing up in Dubai and California, nilu was surrounded by Persian classical music in the home and during frequent trips to Iran. Music and poetry nights at friends’ houses were a constant source of … Continue Reading
The Voice of All Generations: Paula Cole – “Gloucester Harbor Shore”
Paula Cole “Gloucester Harbor Shore” 7 I have been trying to figure out what was missing in my life. I just wasn’t happy. Then, Paula Cole released her new album 7. And now my life is complete. “Gloucester Harbor Shore” has … Continue Reading
See – SOAK – “Blud”
SOAK “Blud” Before We Forgot How To Dream Music is not dead. Stop the funeral. SOAK is here. Here is SOAK’s self-description: 18 year old Musician~Appreciates Dinosaurs and Dragons~ with funny bottom row crisscross teeth~Probably the same height as a … Continue Reading
Elbow…And They Call It Macaroni
Elbow “New York Morning” The Take Off and Landing of Everything elbow is compose of Guy Garvey (vocals), Mark Potter (guitar), Pete Turner (bass), Craig Potter (keyboards), and Richard Jupp (drums). elbow is that band that has everything: great hooks; … Continue Reading