Posts Tagged ‘Jacksonville’

SEA CYCLES – ” Quota “

Posted: January 17, 2019 in MUSIC
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How familiar does this song sound? Where have I heard it before? It’s seriously killing me. Someone please tell me where this song is from. It’s like Broken Bells meets OG Coldplay meets Snow Patrol covering Tame Impala. Jacksonville Florida has its list of noteworthy artists and musicians like any city does, however if you manage to dig a bit deeper you’ll find an entire thriving ecosystem of bands like when you used to turn over a stones behind your elementary school when you were a kid.

Amongst these many creative and talented groups is a band called Sea Cycles made up from the minds of Brian Squillace, Landon Paul, Josh Wessolowski and Lindsey Shante. Sea Cycles formed in late 2011 and released their brand of ambient synth pop via their debut and self released EP entitled ‘What We Came For’. After catching the attention of Other People Records, the band will release their debut LP ‘Ground & Air’ via the Los Angeles based independent label in the summer of 2015. Drawing positive comparisons to indie favorites such as Broken Social Scene, Yeasayer and M83, Sea Cycles has proven the timeless adage that a good band is a good band and there’s no arguing with that.

Whatever it is, I like it. It’s from Florida four-piece Sea Cycles, who’ll hopefully follow up this single release with a full-length album soon. Watch for this band.

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Band Members
Brian Squillace, Landon Paul, Josh Wessolowski, Colin Adkins

 

RYAN ADAMS – ” Prisoner ” Best Albums Of 2017

Posted: November 30, 2017 in MUSIC
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Ryan Adams drew from some potentially surprising sources while dreaming up the musical landscape for his next solo LP.  The new record, released in November, has evolved beyond Adams’ initial description of an album inspired by the “sonic geography” of classic releases from Bruce Springsteen and the Smiths. In its place stands a set of songs whose recordings absorbed the strains of different artists on Adams’ iPod playlist.
“When I run, I listen to [an iPod] Nano that I have. I put all the AC/DC records on from back to front, or I’ll listen to the best of stuff from the ’80s: Springsteen, or [Bruce] Hornsby, and I’ll listen to what is going on there. I was listening to AC/DC’s Fly on the Wall,” he recalled, “and that’s when I realized what I had to do for the record.”
But if AC/DC inspired a new direction for the album, fans probably shouldn’t expect to hear that band’s stomping, monolithic crunch. In fact, it sounds like there’s a lot more going on in terms of production — including more intricate guitar arrangements inspired by ELO and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. “I was like, ‘Wow! I understand the multicolored guitar tone moments now. You can layer stuff. I really just learned a lot.””

Fueled by the maddening depression that comes from divorce, Ryan Adams did what he does best: He wrote about it. For 12 tracks, the shaggy singer-songwriter wrestles with his worst demons, reeking of pathos and abandon.

Not since Heartbreaker has Ryan Adams sounded this earnest. Every track beams with the kind of fragility you’d want from a denim lothario like Adams, but instead of wallowing in grief, these songs attempt to resolve it. They do.
To help him achieve all this, Adams turned to Grammy-winning producer Don Was, who he referred to in the interview as “Gandalf” and credited with helping him winnow down the “quite literally 80″ songs he had written for the record. Adams described the end result as an album that asks some “cool, big questions” without getting unwieldy.

“I think the challenge for me — the Everest peak, for me — is to tell this story in 11 songs, to tell this part of my life in 11 songs,” he added. “How do I make a real distinct record where anybody listens to it and says, ‘That’s the truth from beginning to end.’ So it’s like exercise. It sucks in the beginning. But then you get into it.”

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Essential Tracks: “Doomsday”, “Anything I Say to You”, “To Be Without You”, and “Outbound Train”

N.W. IZZARD – ” Gypsy Woman ” featuring Isaac Corbitt

Posted: September 17, 2017 in MUSIC
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There is something about the blues-rock sound of Florida three-piece band N.W. Izzard. We simply cannot get enough. Their influences are all over the place with a ‘70’s classic rock flare and a nod to blues greats from throughout history. The harmonica solo toward the end of the track is worth a double take as well. They perfectly execute a sound that is often attempted by modern acts that do not have the same amount of talent. They are young, confident, and incredible at building a sound that is both their own and a honorable nod to the past. We dare you to give “Gypsy Woman” a spin without wanting to hear it again.

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This single is off our upcoming EP “Midnight Magic”. We were able to work on this EP with grammy award winning Mastering engineer Brian Lucey who is known for his work with The Black Keys, Artic monkeys, Grace Potter and more.

RADICAL FACE – ” Rivers in the Dust “

Posted: February 27, 2016 in MUSIC
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Radical Face – The Family Tree: The Leaves, started this project inthe year 2000, when 18 years old. I got the name from an advertfor plastic surgery. I’d seen it on a telephone pole somewhere in Jacksonville, Florida, my hometown. The top right corner was torn offand it featrured a smiling older woman. The full message actually read “Radical Face Lifts”, but I didn’t discover that untillater. It looked like it was an advert for a woman’s face. I thoughtit was funny, and now I’m forever stuck with this weird little name.

I write and record the albums for thisproject on my own. The first three albums were recorded in the toolshed behind my family’s house, but these days I record more in myliving room and garage. I’ve always used this moniker for the songs Idon’t intend to collaborate on, or the ones that delve into much morepersonal subject matter. It is now my main project, but it didn’tstart that way. I think it started more as a make-shift therapist.But here we are.

Albums: The Junkyard Chandelier (2003 –unreleased), Ghost (2007), The Family Tree: The Roots (2011), TheFamily Tree: The Branches (2013), The Family Tree: The Bastards(2015), The Family Tree: The Leaves (2016)

EPs: Touch The Sky (2010), Always GoldEP (2012)