Album Review: Greg Jackson Combs – Messenger Greg Jackson Combs has a pop sensibility that can sometimes feel like U2 or Coldplay, while other times preserving a smaller, more intimate sound. But Combs writes with an urgency in his music that makes it …
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Album Review: Abby Gundersen – Aurora
Album Review: Abby Gundersen – Aurora From the opening lines of Abby Gundersen’s album Aurora, listeners feel an immediate sense of calm. There’s a spirit captured in the album that is equal parts hopeful and satisfyingly curious. That is to say there is …
Album Review: Jourdan Myers – Ruin Me With Love
Jourdan Myers – Ruin Me With Love Jourdan Myers packs a powerful pop punch. Her vocal quality is strong and her songwriting draws listeners into the next word. What’s she going to say next? Where is the song going? The album Ruin Me …
Mackenzie Shivers–celtic folk-pop, telling stories and living freely
You should listen to this girl. She made me smile, caught my attention in just seconds. She is a good remedy for a cloudy Tuesday in December. I felt very alive when I went outside this morning. The wind was gentle, the temperature …
Joe Pug – Downbound Train –
The next time one of your friends tries to tell you “they just don’t make music like they used to” you shut them up with this song right here. Joe Pug is a songwriter and brilliant performer. This song is dripping with emotion. …
Artist Interview: Abby Gundersen – Violin and piano player to debut solo album this month
Photo credit: Ben Blood Abby Gundersen‘s musical identity is rooted in her family. This extremely talented young lady from Centralia, Washington bears the fruit of a considerable blessing of talent and an awful lot of hard work. Her violin and vocal accompaniment of …
Artist Spotlight: “Nicholas David” Nicholas Mrozinski and the Feelin’
My favorite contestant from season three of NBC’s The Voice was “Nicholas David,” the easier-to-pronounce name of Nicholas Mrozinski, a Minnesota soul singer who covered some fantastic pop soul classics on the hit TV show. I was excited to see what else he …
Great Divide – Great Divide
Pianos and horns, man! The Great Divide self-titled album is a stunner from start to finish. I stumbled across them perusing the weekly releases on Spinner a few weeks back and was just shocked to hear them. It’s a refined sound that will …
Broken Fences – Broken Fences
Music is most easily digested and appreciated when it fits the mood. While some use music to get them psyched up or to calm them down, I think music is best when it fits the mood that already exists. Not all music fits …
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – “Goodbye Kiss”
I love Grace Potter. I may actually be in love with her. She has an incredibly soulful voice, she writes simple songs that have strong meanings and she plays a mean piano. She seems to be more honest and genuine than any other woman …
