Daniel Ouellette And The Shobijin create more of their bizarre fun on Zizal! The Land Is Moving! Look Over There!
Danielle Ouellette And The Shobijin have just come up with another of their zany, electronic pop albums. Zizal! The Land Is Moving! Look Over There! is loaded with fun, perky electronic melodies and drum programming mixed with quirky vocal lines that make it an enjoyable listening experience. It also makes it refreshingly unique.
Shana Stack Band offer interesting treats, re-worked versions of old songs on Then And Now album
Shana Stack Band just released an 11 track album called Then And Now. This new album features reworked versions of their most requested songs, a couple done acoustic style, and two brand new songs. Longtime fans of Shana Stack Band get to hear all new versions of their favorite songs while new fans discovering the band through this disc will be treated to a classy country record.
NH’s Brooks Hubbard is onto something with Press Play album
Brooks Hubbard offers a fine selection of his original songs on his eight disc album Press Play. Hailing from New Hampshire’s Upper Valley, this singer-songwriter plays, guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano and drums on this recording. With bass from Justin Kimball and backing vocals from Kaylene Lemme, Hubbard showcases his unusually high level of talent in an easygoing manner that makes it all sound effortless.
Sugar Ray And The Bluetones deliver on Living Tear To Tear album
Sugar Ran And The Bluetones recently dropped their Living Tear To Tear album, and it’s loaded with the kind of harmonica driven, stomping blues we’ve all come to expect from this outfit. Sugar Ray Norcia still has that rich, thick, whiskey soaked voice that always finds a good home in Chicago blues. Guitarist Monster Mike Welch still fires off an array of electrifying, soulful, blues drenched licks like a man on a mission. Piano and Hammond organ player Anthony Geraci still serves up his emotive, right on the money keyboard magic. Bass player Michael “Mudcat” Ward still makes his bass speak to you with his dexterous ability to conjure color and tones. Drummer Neil Gouvin still adds to the meditative complexity and emotional depth of each song with just the right touch.
Amy Fairchild offers much vocal talent and songwriting finesse on self-titled fourth album
Amy Fairchild’s self-titled fourth CD is loaded with the hooky folk-pop she’s been known for since her 1994 debut in the Boston music scene. Fairchild’s brisk approach, vocalizing like a rock singer over folksy, poppy acoustic guitar, works well for her on this new album.
Lenny Solomon shines musically and lyrically on Under My Hat album
Lenny Solomon’s fourth CD Under My Hat reflects the ability of a seasoned singer-songwriter. Solomon has been at this business of words, emotions, stories, and music for a good four decades. His experience shows in how he delivers each song with no more and no less than what each needs. And in the case of Lenny Solomon, each song still has a lot going on inside of it.
ThrowDown offered fine document of their live shows and songwriting with Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
ThrowDown Band have recently been selling copies of their three year old CD Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, and it’s loaded with the fire and brimstone personality that has made the band so popular and so successful. Aside from tackling two of their favorite covers songs from their live shows, ThrowDown also reveal a flair for original songwriting as well, having composed seven of the numbers on this debut album. Some of the picky poo blue purists may say this is more hard rock than blues, but that would be an over simplification. ThrowDown play hard blues, making blue come out of their amps the way a lot of blues musicians do nowadays, as so many have grown up post-Led Zeppelin.
My Silent Bravery scores another winner with Diamond From Coal album; takes sound to a higher level
My Silent Bravery’s fourth album Diamond From Coal finds the Matthew Wade project using less of the tight, snappy rhythmic twists of the previous album Can’t Quit. The new album’s rhythms are looser, wider, allowing for a rangier sweep of sounds. While this album might not be as danceable, it offers colorful, vibrant landscapes of sound while becoming hooky on a deeper, larger level. Produced by local studio uberman Anthony J. Resta, this album jumps out of the speakers with an unbeatable clarity of sound.
NH country and western singer-songwriter Nicole Knox Murphy flies high on Full Circle album
Nicole Knox Murphy has come Full Circle in her life and music career. Interrupted by family life and work, Knox Murphy was out of the music business for several years. Once her kids were grown and out on their own, she went back into the music life. Winning state, regional, and national awards for her music shows that this New Hampshire country and western singer-songwriter made the right choices. She has a lifetime of experience from which to draw her material from. Her debut album Full Circle is a fine document of her abilities and perspective.
Kala Farnham off to promising start with debut CD Anahata: Wake Up Your Heart
Kala Farnham’s first full length CD Anahata: Wake Up Your Heart marks the debut of an artist we will be hearing from for sometime to come. Farnham’s affective vocal lines delivers emotional punch within their sturdy chirp. Her songwriting is crisp, clear, direct, and immediate, forcing the listener to feel something each time he hears her songs. This Connecticut singer-songwriter is also a master of complex keyboard techniques, adding extra depth, texture, and emotional drama with a variety of touches in each tinkling.
