It has to be said; you got a gift if you sound like Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Joe Cocker and a young Rod Stewart plus a dash of Ryan Adams. Sometimes even in the same song. Meet Anderson East, a soulful singer/songwriter from Athens, Alabama U.S. He got the gift! Still Anderson East doesn’t rip-off…
Tag: Singer-Songwriter
Q&A: Eddie Gomez – On a constant quest for knowledge and inspiration!
I truly believe that you can take something positive from all genres of music and use it to create something new and original!
Hey, it’s James Bay!
You might heard about James Bay by now, maybe on the radio – you might even have downloaded one or all of his three EPs. I swear you gonna hear a lot more from Mr Bay this year – and years to come! Photo by Alex Shahmiri The 25 year old English singer-songwriter, got a second place…
Q&A: Mirel Wagner, tells it as it is!
Mirel Wagner is a well-kept secret, and her self titled debut album was one favorite album of this page back in 2012! A great and folk, singer-songwriter album, with Mirels guitar plucking and dry and closely mixed vocals as main ingredient, released on a small record label. Feel free to revisit dark yet beautiful world…
Classic: The smooth tones of “Aftertones”
Ever fallen in love with an album, even before hearing a single note of music? Just by looking at the cover. Janis Ian’s «Aftertones” was one of those albums for me. The first thing I recognized was the picture of Janis Ian behind the broken glass. But wait, theres something more to discover here. Her hands is…
Q&A: Introducing Indie Soul by AHI
Ever heard about the musical genre indie soul. It´s a musical genre put together of the word independent and soul. Soul music released on a small record company – or released independently without any major recording company backing. Indie Soul is also the title of the second EP by acoustic soul artist AHI. If any…
Ed Sheerans “I see fire!” – I see a classic
What a positive surprise! What a great song! What a future classic! Ed Sheeran has a brand new song on the soundtrack to the latest part of Peter Jackson novel-goes-movie “The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug” called “I See Fire!” – which made me shout to myself “I see a classic!” For me Ed…
PS! I Love Stacy Barthe
If I say Stacy Barthe – does the name say you something? I guess your answer – sadly – is “No” Unless I ask you if you know; Britney Spears, Rihanna, Kelly Rowland of Destiny’s Child, Kathy Perry, Cheryl Cole, Brandy and Miley Cyrus? I bet your answer is “Yes, I know those!” If you…
Oh! This is a soul record by Allen Stone!
2011/2012 was the year James Morrison got his big breakthrough – and he is now having a well-earned break. Therefore it´s time to look and listen to a brand new talent! His name is Allen Stone, and this is going the year he and his music reaches out to the big masses. Allen Stone is…
How To Dress Well?!
To make it clear, this is NOT a blog post about neither clothes nor fashion or the hottest trends even if the title indicate something like it! So, what is How To Dress Well? Behind the sentence “how to dress well” is just another weird band name. I call it weird because the name could…
There´s something about Franky!
There really is something about Franky Manzos debut single “MJs Coursing” Is it the intro to her single – a little AOR inspired – until her voice and the beats kick in? Is it the dry simple piano line? The slightly auto-tuned vocals? The cool 70s inspired “Oh, beep-beep, Oh beep-beep” bridge in the middle of the…
Jem Warren vs John Mayer
It’s maybe like av battle between David vs Goliath this small fight between the debutant Jem Warren vs the established artist that is John Mayer Jem Warren vs John Mayer Lets get ready to rumble! Play album in Spotify by clicking the cover! Play album in Spotify by clicking cover! It may be unfair but…
