MUSIC REVIEWS

Tia McGraff – Stubborn in My Blood URL: https://www.tiamcgraff.com/ Stubborn in My Blood is the latest album from Canadian born singer/songwriter Tia McGraff and her longtime musical and life partner Tommy Parham. They’ve worked together for years on both studio recordings and in concert – their chemistry is every bit …

Monsieur Job- BASS PA$$I URL: http://monsieurjobofficial.com/music/bass-passi-2/ 2018 has been a historically good year for Latin music both north and south of the Rio Grande, and for many fans, no star has been burning brighter than that of heartfelt Columbian groove makers Monsieur Job’s. With their latest collection of melodies titled …

Lauria “Losing Me” (single) SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/458CJTG8yYOW0KReIr5ivr Lauria doesn’t think in terms of genre’s, and that comes from having sung a fusion of Pop to Reggae in the band NewDayz. Her current single makes you wonder where she’s been and that is where her crossover appeal is found. But it is …

That Summer (Vol.1) Compilation – The Letting Go by Natalie Jean AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Letting-Natalie-Jean-Levi-Moore/dp/B0777SPPCJ In her new song “The Letting Go,” most us essentially get to meet the dynamic singer/songwriter Natalie Jean, an award winning performer beloved in the music community who until just recently had been mostly unknown to mainstream audiences. …

The Merrymaker’s Orchestrina – Act 3 BANDCAMP: https://themerrymakersorchestrina.bandcamp.com/releases There’s a subtle, strung out set of notes quivering in the foreground. A kick drum joins in like a dying heartbeat. There’s a burst of fuzz, and before you know it, we’re off and running on alongside The Merrymaker’s Orchestrina in their …

Sara O’Brien and The Community Rocks Kids URL: http://www.communityrocks.org/sara-obrien-and-the-community-rocks-kids/ Perfect for any day and any season, New Jersey’s Sara O’Brien and The Community Rocks Kids, have the answer to your kids’ summer boredom and winter blues. Some adults might even find themselves humming along to the 11 tracks in Let …

Fitzsimon and Brogan release Big Blue World SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/0mNkbqGb6iy28kzpZbcCg0 With an electrified glow, Fitzsimon and Brogan come swinging into a blues rock dirge reimagined as a dream pop ballad in “Very Last Day in Clown Town,” a bittersweet, cathartic micro blast from their hot new record Big Blue World, out everywhere …

Clayton Morgan – Taste For Love (single) URL: https://claytonmorgan.com/ We’ve seen it before – second and even third generation sons and daughters of musicians trying to make their mark. There’s Wilson Phillips. There’s Matthew & Gunnar Nelson. There’s Jakob Dylan. There’s Lukas Nelson. There’s Ruby Stewart. There’s Deacon Frey. Add …

Edenn drops new Single URL: https://edennmusic.com/ A melody rises from the silence like a mysterious fog over a lake. It starts to warm things up, and I wonder if this isn’t fog after all. Maybe it’s steam? Maybe the warmth of the air around us, represented in Edenn’s gentle vocal, …

Lusitanian Ghosts release self titled LP URL: http://lusitanianghosts.com/2018/01/02/hello-world/ Portuguese-Canadian singer/songwriter Neil Leyton hasn’t been active much in the last ten years, and certainly for good reason. He’s been cultivating a new sound for all of us to enjoy as a follow up to his last record, The Betrayal of Self, …