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LUKE SITAL SINGH – ” Audiotree Live Session “

Posted: November 2, 2017 in MUSIC
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Singer Songwriter Luke Sital-Singh is a solo musician committed to the craft of slowed-down, intentional songwriting and performing. His intensely sincere biographical tunes are bolstered by rhythmic, bluesy guitar strumming and a poised, confident vocal delivery. Most of Sital-Singh’s work is fairly melancholy, but optimism and the will to overcome pervades his otherwise overtly sad discography.

Audiotree is a Chicago-based music discovery platform: In-studio sessions • Live From Lincoln Hall • Shows From Schubas • Audiotree Music Festival

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ALICE MARY – ” I Am Here EP “

Posted: November 2, 2017 in MUSIC
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Alice Mary is classically trained, techno-loving Jimi Hendrix fan who has somehow become a pop musician. Taking inspiration from her varied interests she has created an intriguing debut EP in I Am Here. Like many musicians Alice is an introvert off-stage, but on-stage she commands attention with stark lyrics, impressive guitar playing and memorable, haunting melodies.

Alice Mary began recording music in her bedroom when she was 14 years old. Back then she used a four-track tape recorder, layering guitar parts and quietly singing over the top, hoping no one could hear her voice. But after years of playing guitar for other bands and geeking out making electronic music in her bedroom, she decided to bring her artistic voice to the fore and start her own solo project.

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I Am Here was originally intended to be a set of instrumentals, born from experimenting with recordings of a broken autoharp. Influenced by lyricists like Feist and Conor Oberst, Alice Mary’s songs refuse to shy away from unflattering truths about herself. She explores the confusing feeling of bouncing between extremes: love and hate, passion and apathy, confusion and clarity. Her lyrics lay everything bare; with brevity and a sense of humour she owns up to the selfish, petty and unattractive thoughts most of us are too embarrassed to bring up.

The resulting EP is a confident, sumptuous pop record. Alice Mary’s voice will finally come out of the bedroom studio to take centre stage. “Loving Game” is taken from Alice Mary’s debut EP I Am Here which was released via AM Records and can be heard below.

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also check out the acoustic version available on Bandcamp,

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All songs written, performed, mixed and mastered by Alice Emerson

CARLA GENEVE – ” Sharknet / Red Rocks “

Posted: October 31, 2017 in MUSIC
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This 18-year-old singer songwriter from Albany. Has been featured on the WAM Wheatbelt Touring Circuit. Carla Won The Quest young songwriter’s competition in 2015 and showcased at WAM Festival.

Her debut EP ‘Storm in a Teacup’ was released as a 15 year old and it pricked ears locally and across West Australia’s South West. Carla is also vocalist of Albany based Grunge Rock peddlers Locust. The band released a demo album of 14 songs in 2015, and are currently working on recording better quality versions of the newest songs.
Influences include The Drones, Courtney Barnett and Mia Dyson.
“Carla effortlessly swings between blatantly honest folk songs on her mandolin, and hard-hitting rock tunes on her Gibson SG”.

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ROBERT MUINOS – ” EP3 ” Best Album Of 2017

Posted: October 30, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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With a stadium-sized statement that cuts through the fragile count-in strum. A burst of crunchy guitar grandeur that’s short-lived as an equally-striking stab of self-deprecation steps up: “I hate myself for feeling like I’m burning up”. So goes the opening thirty seconds of Robert Muinos′ new song “Weeks At All” The opening track from his latest EP3 from the Melbourne singer-songwriter’s forthcoming.

Recalling both the bare-boned expression and burst/settle contrast of Jason Molina, “Weeks At All” is a raw, cathartic-chasing journey through pain, pity and frustration. In a constant state of flux between knife-edge fragility and worry-weighted collapse, Muinos steers the song through both recalled scenes and blunt pick-me-downs, aimed both indirectly (“let it out”) and as more targeted blows (“your hate comes pouring like a waterfall”). All leading to a line that equally serves as a smirk-and-a-shrug that undos all before it and as a brutally poignant self-summary: “I run away and sing my little songs.” then the huge guitar break, in this amazing release. Muinos — who is also currently a member of soul outfit Saskwatch and pop-weirdos Dorsal Fins.

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All songs written by Robert Muinos. Drums and backing vocals by Jim Lawrie. Bass guitar by Tom Pettit. Keyboards by Olaf Scott. Guitar, singing, recording and mixing by Robert Muinos. Rocorded at The Curtin in March 2017.

ANGIE McMAHON – ” Slow Mover “

Posted: October 30, 2017 in MUSIC
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Angie McMahon‘s songs were written for live performances. Her captivating presence and soulful, warm vocals transfixes the audience. She writes lyrics that capture life experiences in her own unique way.

Her debut single ‘Slow Mover’ is a song that etched itself into the back of my mind after first hearing it live. Weeks later it would randomly pop into the forefront of my mind. Maybe it’s the way the song slowly builds, or that infectious chorus, or the fried chicken lyric. Probably best if you just hit play.

‘Slow Mover’ is a compelling introduction to what this young singer-songwriter is capable of.

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ANNA ST LOUIS – ” Fire “

Posted: October 29, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Despite her last name, Anna St. Louis was born and raised in Kansas City. She grew up a painter and singing in punk bands, eventually leaving her hometown to attend art school in Philadelphia. After graduating she made the move to Los Angeles where she began teaching herself guitar, writing songs and recording them on her own in her bedroom. First Songs is the sound of someone discovering their talent in real time – a peak into the collage of a wonderful mind that is absorbing their new surroundings and using new tools to put them into the room. Listening to this collection you can feel the sun coming in through the window – Anna on the foot of the bed with a guitar on her knee, finding her voice. St. Louis wears her influences well – think Patsy Cline singing over John Fahey – but has a style all her own. And while you can take the artist out of the midwest, you can’t take the midwest out of the artist – so let this be known; this is Midwestern music ran through a California filter. I believe Anna will have many more releases in her lifetime, but let it all begin here – First Songs.

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HARMONY WOODS – ” Nothing Special “

Posted: October 26, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Sofia Verbilla adopted the Harmony Woods moniker when she began releasing music last year, allowing for a deflective distance from her vulnerable and big-hearted songs. Her debut full-length, Nothing Special, is demarcated by a series of numbered vignettes that split up the songs “proper,” but really all of her songs are vignettes of a sort, snapshots of worry and distance and ache. Verbilla’s smoky and powerful voice belies the insecurities she lays bare in her writing as she confronts the unstable ground that life is built on. It’s a contrast that works wonders, and Nothing Special’s title even begs you to contradict it, to assert that, of course, she’s certainly doing something very special indeed.

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All songs written by Sofia Verbilla
Vocals/rhythm guitar/keys by Sofia Verbilla
Lead guitar by Brendan Lukens 
Bass by Sophy Kelsall 
Drums by Jeremy Berkin 

COMMON HOLLY – ” Playing House “

Posted: October 26, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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New album Playing House may only hint at the full scope of Brigitte Naggar’s talents. The Montréal musician known as Common Holly counts few common threads from song to song besides her mesmerizing voice and distinct sensibility. Album closer “New Bed” amounts to little more than that (and that’s all it needs), while on opener “If After All,” acoustic guitar and orchestral accompaniment give way to booming drums and gnarly alt-rock power chords. Her array of cinematic ballads make diverse use of minimal arrangements, venturing into chamber-pop, country, post-rock, and other styles in service of compelling narration about a romantic relationship falling apart. (From the title track: “I’ll play mama, you’ll play daddy, and we’ll ruin us beyond repair.”) Ultimately it’s a singer-songwriter album that plays with an auteur’s vision, one that suggests Naggar’s horizons are broad.

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JULIEN BAKER – ” NPR Tiny Desk Concert “

Posted: October 19, 2017 in MUSIC
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With a new album due out next week I just wanted to reflect on Julien Baker’s release of last year and this perfect session for the “Tiny Desk Concert “ series

There are nine spare, simple songs on Julien Baker’s debut album, “Sprained Ankle”, and every one of them is sad. In fact, she came to the Tiny Desk with an untitled new one — since given the name “Funeral Pyre” — and she appropriately introduced it as “Sad Song #11.” But Baker’s shimmering electric-guitar picking, the purity of her voice and the yearning way she sings make each of her songs lovely and memorable rather than merely somber. She takes raw emotions and weaves them into perfect bits of memorable poetry like this, from the song “Good News”: In the thin air my ribs creak Like wooden dining chairs when you see me Always scared that every situation ends the same With a blank stare For fans of Torres, another Tennessee musician, there’s a similar intensity to that electric guitar and lonesome sound. But unlike the intensity Torres unleashes with her voice, Baker lets her words carry the volume. It’s a tone that lulls you into her world and has me eagerly anticipating “Sad Song #12” and beyond. Sprained Ankle was released last year.

Set List: “Sprained Ankle” “Funeral Pyre” “Something”

GABRIELLE PAPILLON – ” Keep The Fire “

Posted: October 15, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Gabrielle Papillon

Having released five wonderful studio albums over the last 15 years, Gabrielle Papillon stands alongside artists like Greg Laswell, Tori Amos, Ben Folds and Joanna Newsom as one of today’s best singer/songwriters. Indeed, her mixture of sweetly cautious singing, graceful lyricism, and sophisticated folk/rock tapestries makes her a highly distinctive, moving, and consistent creator. In other words, hers is a sound of bittersweet, luscious empowerment, and her latest offering, Keep the Fire, is her greatest observation yet. Filled with both charming introspections and catchy outcries—all of which are delivered via engrossing, ambitious and dynamic arrangements.

“This album is more a reflection of a moment in my life than any other record I’ve ever written,” Papillon says. “I had to rid myself of a good deal of baggage in order to really nurture the fire that would keep me going. I had to be critical about what I needed and what I had to let go of, in my personal life.”

Gabrielle Papillon’s new album ‘Keep the Fire’ will be available on October 13th, 2017 through The state51 Conspiracy.

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