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A couple of months ago Alxxa shared with us her single “Nobody”. As I stated then this is one that would be comfortable in any dance club. With it’s slower beat and dub step mixed in this lends itself to a sultry feel that dancers can get a little more personal with. The video itself lends itself to this feeling as well with Alxxa center stage. Here’s Alxxa with her music video “Nobody” for you to enjoy – Richard:
Get your Romeo and Juliet fix here with Lostboycrow’s latest music video “Verona”. Lostboycrow stays in the pop club scene type of vibe with his single “Verona”. Everything meshes fairly well, but when he blends in with the instrumentals, during the single’s chorus, he goes into his falsetto voice and having a softer voice it can get lost within the music. It’s just hard to do when you hit the falsetto, it’s like for people that have a lower register voice, the singers voice just automatically gets softer. With “Verona” Lostboycrow is right their on that line, but it doesn’t go completely over that line. The music video itself, like I said, is a tribute to the Romeo and Juliet story and is fun to watch. For music videos I enjoy the story videos, but I also enjoy the tribute videos and AMVs that people have done, for me it makes for a more enjoyable viewing. So with that join Lostboycrow and enjoy his music video for “Verona” through his YouTube channel – Richard:
We had a great time listening to PEP’s single “Get Physical” with it’s tribal beat and call back to music of the 1950’s. Now PEP is sharing with us their music video for “Get Physical” and it’s just as fun as the single. The music video in my opinion pays homage to the sleepover scene in Grease (and if you haven’t seen Grease go watch it!). So take some time to watch PEP’s “Get Physical” music video, through their YouTube channel and be transported back in time – Richard:
Anna Rose is back with her sultry voice with “Bury Me Deep”. If you remember from our podcast featuring Anna’s EP Strays in the Cut the Crew really enjoyed Anna’s style. She delivers on the rock aspect, but with “Bury Me Deep” she uses her voice and the instrumentality to put together a slower more soulful sound. The lyric video is done in grey scale with the lyrics fading in and out over the multiple imagery that the director has chosen for the video. This makes for a more interesting lyric video. If you haven’t check out Anna’s EP yet, check out this sample she is sharing with us through her YouTube channel and then find her on your digital content vendor of choice. Here’s Anna Rose’s “Bury Me Deep” lyric video – Richard:
Ryon’s World is sharing their island infused single “Grandmas Car”, featuring Stu Da Boi. “Grandmas Car” is a fun little diddy, but be warned for those with sensitive ears, otherwise just have fun with this single and get your body grooving with the beat as you enjoy Spring Break. Here’s Ryon’s World’s “Grandmas Car” through SoundCloud – Richard:
Mt. Wolf is sharing with our listeners their single “The Electric” lyric video. Mt. Wolf’s lead singer has a nice bass register voice. This can be a little limiting as I know first hand as a bass as well. The styles of music you sing you have to sing well or it just won’t come off good. With “The Electric” Mt. Wolf knows where they want to be for this single and hit it out of the park for me. The beginning and and ending are a little drawn out that some might not have the patience for, but the lyric video really assists the single in this instance. For the lyric video the director used old military films for the background and it works really well. To me Mt. Wolf’s style is a folk/pop sound for this single and I’m interested in what else they might put out on their as yet un-titled album that is in the works. Mt. Wolf has also been confirmed for SXSW this year so check them out if you will be attending. Until then here’s Mt. Wolf’s lyric video for “The Electric” through CRC Music’s YouTube channel – Richard:
Ep 53 ComicPop Rockin’ in the Dirt with Skyes
The ComicPop Crew check out Skyes’ EP Quarks. We dive into the atmospheric synth tunes that Skyes wants the listeners to experience. Many thanks to Black Panda PR for their continued support of ComicPop Library.
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Mike Schiavo is sharing with our listeners his music video for his single “Back For Me”. If Mike’s name sounds a little familiar it might be from his time on season 10 of The Voice. Mike has a clear strong voice that he uses in his “Back For Me” ballad. I also love how he is keeping the instrumentals simple and he lets his voice be the star of the single. The video that has been produced for the single is really crisp and clean as well and has that story element to it not just Mike singing to us. For me I appreciate this type of music video more because the director and artist are being creative for this aspect of the song. “Back For Me” is from his self-titled EP that is available from your download service of choice. Here’s Mike Schiavo’s music video for his single “Back For Me” through SpotsTheGinga YouTube channel – Richard:
Griffin Oskar is sharing with our listeners his title track from his EP “Hostage”. This single hit me just right. Griffin has a nice clear voice and the rhythm is catchy and got my interest right away. “Hostage has a pop/folk feel to it and as everyone knows I enjoy that type of music. The single also has elements of hip hop in it as well. Griffin’s Hostage EP has already been released so take a moment and check out “Hostage” through SoundCloud and if you enjoy it like I did be sure to support him by purchasing his EP – Richard:
PEP wants everyone to enjoy their single “Get Physical”. If PEP’s sound is consistent with what they are doing with “Get Physical” they could be a fun group for me to listen to. The group has a few different styles going on with this single. They have a tribal beat going on that you would hear in something like The Lion King, but when they verse comes in I automatically go back to the ’50’s and thinking of how the Shangri-Las sang with “Leader of the Pack”. Then with the chorus you get a pop feel that gives you a ’70’s vibe. It doesn’t seem like all of these types of music would work, but it does and I’m eager to hear what PEP does next. Here’s “Get Physical”, by PEP, through SoundCloud – Richard: