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Maudlin Strangers Music Video for the Single “Overdose”

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“Overdose” is the title track for Maudlin Strangers upcoming EP.  This group has a smooth sound to them.  The lead singer has a clear and strong voice that reaches over the instruments with little ease.  The band has the restraint not to overpower the lead singer even though they have some strong beats going on.  The song is very melodic and will almost hypnotize you with the flowing rhythm.  Check out the music video on the groups YouTube channel – Richard:
Upcoming Tour Dates:

11/12/14 – Los Angeles, CA at Hemmingway’s Lounge
11/13/14 – Santa Barbara, CA at Velvet Jones
11/16/14 – Santa Ana, CA at the Constellation Room
11/19/14 – Fullerton, CA at Becker Amphitheater

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Little Daylight gives us “My Life” Music Video

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Coming out of Brooklyn is the trio Little Daylight with their single “My Life”.  “My Life” has a catchy rhythm that is infectious to me.  The vocals are light and poppy, which isn’t a bad thing.  I enjoy songs that have a light feel to them and just make you want to move your body.  There is to much harshness in this world that it needs to be broken up with a little bit of fun.  Little Daylight has that electro/pop feel in this song, that brings the fun.  Hopefully, they will continue to have fun with their music, we all need that spot of sunlight.  Take a look at their music video for “My Life” from their YouTube channel and let your body get to moving with Little Daylight – Richard:

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Totem Slows it Down with “Countdown” Single

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Totem gives us a soulful single entitled “Countdown”  The first part of the single with the instrumentals is a little harsh, but then it settles in and becomes a moving song.  Take a listen to the single through SoundCloud, I think you will like it. – Richard

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Alexander Wildwood’s “Bad Blood”

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Love it! The hard beat and driving feel of ‘Bad Blood’ is amazing. Normally I would complain about the warped voice but it fits Alex’s voice and the fast tempo of the song makes it feel right. The organic, intense feeling I got from Alex’s music is truly exciting and makes me want to listen to his other songs. I can even picture him doing a slower song and it still working. It’s very rare for me to have few critics and even rarer for me to have virtually none. This is one of those rarer cases. Everything about ‘Bad Blood’ was working for me and I’m really excited to follow Alex and see what else he comes up with.
-April B.

Check out “Bad Blood” from Alexander’s webpage through SoundCloud below.  I think you might just like it:

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herMajesty Gives Us the Single “Crystals”

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Let me just start off by saying how cool it is that the band decided to start of their name lower cased and capitalized majesty, that’s probably one of the coolest band names I’ve ever seen. Now on to the music, I loved the intro and the instrumentals throughout the whole song. It had a sort of rocking motion that reminded me of the ocean and is very soothing. My only problem was the vocals. I don’t think the vocals fit well in general with the rest of the music. It didn’t sit on top of the music comfortably and overall I just didn’t really feel like it worked. If they could work on the vocals I would really like to see where they would go.

– April B.

Wow, this harkens back to the ’60’s style of music to me, maybe early ’70’s feel.  It is a sound you don’t hear much these days.  This will appeal to individuals in my age range that a younger crowd, unless they are open to a different feel to their music. – Richard

Go back in time with “Crystals” shared by SoundCloud:

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Falling on Hard Times Single from Julius

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Julius comes out of the gates strong with his intro and then the song kind of has a letdown when the vocals come in. The vocals were fine and I really loved the instrumentals behind him. The intro just doesn’t make sense with the rest of the song. The intro starts strong and makes me think something almost grand is about to happen, when in reality the song’s energy completely changes and I am left hanging high and dry. He should’ve either made the rest of the song fit his intro or made an intro that fit the rest of the song. Julius has great potential. Once he works out the kinks and rough music blending he’ll be great.

– April B.

“Falling on Hard Times” instrumentality does have a grandiose feel to it.  Julius’ voice is one that has a storyteller tone to it that would work well with rock or folk music.  I enjoy his voice and after listening to the single it is one that grows on you.  The ending is a little harsh, but otherwise I liked the overall song and would be interested in hearing other songs by him – Richard

Thanks to SoundCloud for allowing us to share his single.  Take a moment to listen:

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Totem’s “Believe in Us” featuring Kinetics & One Love

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TOTEM, the enigmatic artist/songwriter who has gotten an array of great responses on the release of his demos starting last fall, recently wrapped up the first of a new round of fresh and melodious material. TOTEM collaborated with the infamous twosome, Kinetics & One Love on the highly addictive “believe in us.” Warner/Chappell duo and songwriting/production team produced the track, which also features a rap verse from Kinetics.  The duo has also produced “Dollhouse” for Melanie Martinez, Neon Hitch’s last EP and “Airplanes “for B.O.B. (6x platinum, Grammy nominated).

Totem has a nice clear voice.  You can feel a soulful sound with his voice.  About half-way through you get the Rap sequence and we also have some techno and electric drum kit thrown in for good measure.

In listen to Totem’s other songs I like his sound, but if he used his voice in a more upbeat songs and change the style I could hear him as a strong pop singer.  He could work back and forth between genres easily. – Richard

Check out “Believe in Us” from SoundCloud:

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Alexander Wildwood’s “Summer Skin” Single

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This is a good Summer song.  It has an upbeat feel to it.  It’s not quite pop or beach music, but a combo of both, leaning more to the beach type music.  Alexander has a lighter/higher voice so he will have to be careful so his instrumentals don’t overpower his voice.  “Summer Skin” is right there on the edge at times with the instruments overpowering him.

I’m interested in what else he will bring out and everyone be sure to check him out here on SoundCloud- Richard

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Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds Cover “Dancing in the Moonlight”

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I immediately got a good vibe from just this group’s name. A good band name is crucial and shouldn’t be overlooked, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds intrigues me in a good way and makes me want to listen to their music. I loved the music itself and the group worked really well together for an eight-piece band. The vocals specifically had a nice gritty quality that worked well with the music. The only negatives I heard were that the vocals were a little hard to understand at times, diction is key for any singer. If you can’t get the message across to your audience you might as well not sing. I would’ve also preferred to hear an original song instead of a cover. I’m not a big fan of covers in general and it’s really hard to see how good a band is when they’re performing music that’s not their own.

-April B.

Check out their video to “Dancing in the Moonlight” from “Phases of the Moon Music + Art Festival” YouTube Page: