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MUTUAL BENEFIT – ” The Hereafter “

Posted: May 5, 2016 in MUSIC
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Jordan Lee’s work as Mutual Benefit has been nothing short of impeccably intimate thus far, and tastes of his forthcoming full-length suggest no such deviation from this path.  “the hereafter” closes out skip a sinking stone, out may 20th via Mom+Pop Records, replete with bucolic counterpoint that eventually coalesces into an ornately orchestrated outing.  staying constant amidst the evolving textures is Lee’s vocal, ever-soothing as he tentatively stretches into his upper register and resounding as he ventures back down to deliver the song’s central thesis.  get lost in “the hereafter”

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MORLY – ” The Choir “

Posted: January 14, 2016 in MUSIC
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Morly’s debut ep, in defense of my muse, was a superb release of 2015, and Katy Morley has already put forth one of the most impressionable songs yet this year.  “The Choir,” a standalone single for Cascine, straddles the space between haunting and ethereal, pairing morly’s affinity for seismic bass tones with a commanding lead vocal that gradually cedes the foreground to distant saxophone bleats and sputtering drum production. Amazing instrumentals mixed with beautiful vocals. A heavenly experience for the ears. I can’t wait for more

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Her beautiful new EP In Defense of My Muse is made up of what the label calls four “lo-fi explorations into the transient space between joy and melancholy,” and is inspired, at least in part, by the “deep wintry sadness” of Morley’s home state. That sadness starts to fade, though, on the EP’s glorious emotional centerpiece “And Sooner Than We Know It…“, as the lonely, plaintive piano that opens the track slowly and steadily squads up with a gently rousing beat, sunbeam synths, and gorgeous, uplifting, wordless choral swells, and it feels like the ice is melting away,

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ANNALIBERA – ” Never Mind I Love You “

Posted: December 20, 2015 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Never Mind I Love You introduced us to the celestial voice of singer-songwriter and creative driving force, Anna Gebhardt. It’s a rare and beautiful thing when you discover a voice so pure, so uplifting, as Gebhardt’s which has that unique ability to touch you, to give your spirit wings, to make your heart soar, to transport you from the mundanity of the daily routine into another realm of infinite beauty and possibility. ‘Nevermind I Love You,‘ the debut album by Annalibera, was released back in May on vinyl and digital formats on Sump Pump Records

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