I Fight Dragons, That Alone Should Get Your Interest

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Just look at this picture of the band I Fight Dragons.  This band is made for us fans.  The band has recently released the album The Near Future.  This album can be purchased on their website, in Vinyl no less, http://ifightdragons.spinshop.com/ .  It has a mixture of instrumental pieces and lyrical pieces.   The best way to experience the album is through their YouTube channel.  I Fight Dragons has crafted a story to follow with their singles that is either told through their lyrics or on screen, for the instrumental pieces, to read.  If you can’t tell I’ve found a new band to follow.  They are hitting all my buttons in music and fandom.  To experience them check out their second song, “Eighteen”, of the album from their YouTube channel – Richard:

Orla Gartland Gives Us “Lonely People”

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Orla Gartland is in country and will be touring through the month of March.  We get to watch and listen to her single “Lonely People”, which has a great Pop sound.  The single has a nice upbeat tempo and her voice fits the Pop genre very well.  It blends with the instrumentals, but isn’t overpowered by them.  This can be tricky for an artist, but Orla handles it well with “Lonely People”.  If you want to check her music out you can go to the following places to hear her live.  And be sure to check out the music video for “Lonely People” through her YouTube channel – Richard:

Orla Gartland’s 2015 Tour of North America

March 9: Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel

March 11: New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall

March 12: Boston, MA @ Cafe 939 @ Berklee

March 13: Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live

March 14: Vienna, VA (near Washington, DC) @ Jammin’ Java

March 24: San Francisco, CA @ Brick and Mortar Music Hall

March 25: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe

Part 3 of Clemency’s You’ve Got the Fire

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Check out the next part of Clemency’s You’ve Got the Fire music video series.  Part 3 is entitled “With You the Fireworks Go Off”.  Another great song and video from the duo.  Check it out through their YouTube channel – Richard:

Lily Elise’s Music Video for “Suitcases”

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Lily Elise gives us her music video for her single “Suitcases”.  Lily has one of those rich full voices that fits well with R&B.  I would be interested in hearing her try other genres as well, but she definitely has it going with the R&B sound.  Check out the “Suitcases” music video through her YouTube channel – Richard:

Alec Chambers Music Video for “Whole Again”

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We got to listen to Alec Chamber’s’ single “Whole Again”, now we get to see his music video for the single.  The single was already catchy and now we have a music video that has a nice romantic story flow to it.  These are the type of music videos I enjoy rather than just see the performer.  Great job.  Check it out through Alec’s YouTube channel – Richard:

Life Leone Releases the Music Video for “I Can’t Say No”

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Life Leone gives us the music video to their single “I Can’t Say No”.  For some reason from what I have heard of their music just hits me right.  They have an almost ’80’s/’90’s Boss sound, but with an edge.  The video serves the song well, but I tend to like the story videos than band videos.  That’s just me…take a look at it through the band’s YouTube channel and enjoy – Richard

Clemency Starting a Six Song/Music Video Venture

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The dou Clemency is starting a venture that will span six songs and their related music videos entitled You’ve Got the Fire.  The trailer for the experiment is below from their YouTube channel, but they have not yet released the first single/music video.  Their website is http://www.clemencyonline.com/  so keep an eye on it and hopefully Margo will keep us informed about each release.  It looks interesting.

Get in the Grove with “Best Days of Our Lives”

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Better Than All the Rest: Ajax Ray O’Vaque Reveals “Best Days of Our Lives” Single, Video
Anthony J. Resta’s alter ego launches first single from forthcoming Dreaming in Subtitles full-length out July 1st

The intro for Ajax’s “Best Days of Our Lives” was really cool, I really like the guitar part. I was kind of surprised when Ajax came in though, his voice is a little too high and airy for me to enjoy. I like all of the instrumentals and rhythms, they sound really awesome and the lyrics are really cool. His hook is good too and it gets in your head. The only thing I didn’t really like was, again, how high he sings. If he lowered it a bit I think I would enjoy it a lot more but I also know that there are people out there that will enjoy how the song is right now.

-April B.

When I hear this it takes me back to the ’50’s and ’60’s.  Especially the sound which takes me back to when the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, or any other surfing band would produce.  All the way from the rhythm of the music to the higher voices that was popular for male singers back then. – Richard

Check out Ajax’s video from his “Ajax Rayovac” channel on YouTube and see what you think:

Siren’s “I Think I like You” Debut Single

ELECTRO POP DUO
REACH #1 ON HYPE MACHINE POPULAR CHARTS
WITH DEBUT SINGLE
 
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR BUZZED ABOUT SINGLE
Based in Los Angeles, CA, SIREN is an emerging female duo featuring longtime friends, Kat Ostenberg and Skyler Stonestreet. Blending a pop sound with elements of hip hop, and evocative lyrics that reveal a unique perspective, SIREN will entice you into their world. “I Think I Like You” produced by Mike Del Rio is pop gold.
‘I Think I like You’ is a mixed review for me. I loved the sharper instrumentals contrasting with the smoother tone of the vocals. It has a definite new age feel to it which I personally enjoy. My only complaint are the lyrics themselves. The lyrics are too simplistic, music should be deeper than just telling someone it’s complicated. There are so many more poetic ways to get that message across than just saying it outright. I know some people don’t like that much poetry-including me- but songs beg for it. It’s one of the few forms of poetry I like. If Siren could dig a little deeper with their future songs and really leave all of themselves on the score sheet they would be unstoppable.
– April B.
Here is their music video release of “I Think I Like You” from Siren’s “Siren Songs” channel on YouTube, check it out:


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