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A dash of triumphant horns. A twinkling piano like the fresh snow. A lot to be grateful for, and a lot to contemplate. In the new song “Just Like Xmas (Love Is War)” courtesy of Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps, we get a birds eye view of a life that was, and unexpected circumstances. […]
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A lot of acts start losing steam after their fourth LP together, but this simply can’t be said of Fitzsimon and Brogan. In their new album This Wicked Pantomime, FaB renew their commitment to the cornerstones of classic alternative rock, and though theirs is hardly the lone indie record to catchy my attention this season, it’s […]
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Could life be any worse than being in jail on Christmas? For a year like 2020, it seems fitting. But, for a country song, we’ve heard some pretty heartbreaking, but funny stories and jingles over the years. New this year for all the girls and boys is “Christmas on Cellblock 9” from See Your Shadow […]
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The driving light to the new album ELETÉ from Lucia Tacchetti is her almost ethereal vocals. Although, like the artistic chameleon that she is, Tacchetti has a way of making the songs sound like she’s crooning just as much as she’s harmonizing. While other pop singers are frivolous with their beats and auto-tuning, Tacchetti delivers […]
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Pittsburgh’s John Vento continues to spark conversation and light up the night with his thought-provoking songs. His latest rock/Americana/roots offering, “America (The Saints Come Marching Home)” has him taking off his gloves and coming at the listener with gut-punch lyrics. Vento, along with co-writer Frank Ferraro, tackle the topic of extremists at work and their […]
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Not a moment passes in the new song “Tomorrow Is Today” from singer/songwriter Ed Roman that you don’t feel the synergy between Roman’s lyrics and his exquisite guitar playing. Even when you find yourself swirling around in the percussion and the exhaustive reverb, Roman finds a way to juggle things even more with his throbbing […]
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With rollicking string-led grooves, mighty folk melodies and a homespun Canadian lyricism coming together inside of nine tracks that could each act as a single on par with the starring “My Thousand Dollar Car,” Sébastien Lacombe’s Fly is undeniably the artist’s most mature collection of material so far. Running about thirty-three minutes in total, Fly is far from the […]
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Thrusting forward with an intensity unparalleled in other genres in “Stagger Lee” while crushing us with more modest rhythms in “Don’t Take It Too Bad.” Manipulating a mild country melody in the title cut from Starry Southern Nights only to turn around and give us a drunken swing as enticing as an old fashioned country breakfast in […]
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It’s happening around us, Bill Abernathy sings in his new song, “More Than Meets The Eye”. Disguised as a politically-charged tune, Abernathy smuggles in his own mesmerizing electric guitar fused with folk/Americana storytelling. The unforgettable percussion beats are another section in this must-listen. “More Than Meets The Eye”, in my eyes, is more than a […]
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“Well Virginia’s for lovers, and lord knows you’ve had a-plenty / But you weren’t supposed to love them while you was a-lovin’ me” declares a confident but battered lead vocal in “Raining in Roanoke,” the tone of the lyrics skewing that of the singing with an emotionality the audience can’t help but embrace. In songs […]
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