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Hypnotized From Bill Godfrey Takes Listeners On An Intimate Listen

29 Sep

Bill Godfrey’s EP Hypnotized carries the listener on a musical trip. From the start of the EP to the end, Godfrey’s instrumentals are a unique mixture of Indie pop and electronica. For Hypnotized to be the debut album from Godfrey, it sounds sophisticated and well developed. A standout track on the EP titled Perfect Place encompasses rhythm, soul, and flow. With lyrics such as “you’re what makes home a perfect place” and cozy instrumentals, a feel good combination emerges. The other songs on the album transcend from one mood shift to another. Godfrey is very intentional with creating a musical environment and invites the listener in, almost on a level of one to one intimacy. Sounds of the guitar and drums sprinkled in on other songs shapeshift into different feelings and musical textures as well. For a debut album, Hypnotized pulls in listeners like an ocean tide and an embrace of a hug all at once.

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Stevie From Stevie Cornell Channels A Sense of Remembrance & Tradition In Latest Album

22 Apr

Upon listening to Stevie, you will be teleported to a moody ethereal sort of place. The album starts off with you feeling like you are onlooking Stevie Cornell perform in your head in a neighborhood bar and nodding along to his sultry voice and the smooth slow drum sounds. The track I Couldn’t Reach You stands out on the album with the lyrics “the clock was ticking and the telephone was sitting there so silently, I couldn’t reach you”. Its musical arrangement is mixed with strumming of the guitar but also the full sounds that are reminiscent of Americana and old school Country music. As the album progresses it still carries the listener through stories and a journey. Another track titled Hope Came By Today merges the past and present in one with lyrics like “she chased my blues away, she sure shows know how to brighten up this dreary town”. The musical arrangement of the song is slow but steady with the acoustic guitar creating a folk and soulful atmosphere. Overall the album feels like a heartfelt long visit with an old friend and you are there just for the ride to re-experience it all.

Artist Website: https://steviecornell.com

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Backyard Astronomy From Chris Forte Invites You To A Magical Music World

22 Apr

When listening to Backyard Astronomy by Chris Forte, listeners will hear a musician flat out within the first strums of the guitar. Everything is seamless when you take a listen and are taken by the musical arrangement from the beginning. A fun,standout track on the album would definitely be In A Funk. Although it’s instrumental you can hear the waves and dips the song takes the listener instrumentally. With the packed sound and the keys of the keyboard, the track will get listeners hyped. As the album goes on, its a mix of not only more instrumental tracks, but those of different genres as well. The track Tranquillo mixes Spanish influences and rhythmic beats that sound worldly. It takes you to a musical world of romance and a feeling of passion. The whole album from start to finish literally feels like Forte holds your hand into a trip of music time travel mixed with his musical world he has created.

Artist Website: https://chrisforteguitar.com

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Welcome To The River From Westrock Channels All The Country Feels Loud & Proud

22 Apr

When listening to Welcome To The River by Westrock, you can listen and feel all the crafted storytelling instantly. Of course, country music is notorious for this and Westrock does not disappoint. A standout track off the album includes Life From A Lift Chair with the musical arrangement that consists of an eclectic mix of guitar, killer vocals, and the fiddle. Some of the lyrics from the song include “Colorado, in the middle of March makes the world a little brighter, “worries fade into the sky” and it sets the environment for listeners. You can close your eyes and feel the cold air of Colorado through the lead vocals of August Huckabee. A beautiful mix of Americana and Country music, Westrock does an amazing job of setting the tone for this strong collection of songs that not only capture lighthearted emotion, but also that of an adventurer as well.

Artist Website: https://www.westrockband.com

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Get On By From Doc Straw & The Scarecrows Channels Folk Reflecting

18 Oct

Get On By from Doc Straw & The Scarecrows channels the tone of folk music and appreciation. With lyrics such as “I got to get back on my feet and walk it out ” show the main character of the song having to push through life’s hardships no matter what. Musically, the song is filled with traits of folk music and has dashes of the harmonica, guitar, and the yearning vocal tone that folk music is known for. Continuing in on the reflecting throughout the song, the tone of being strong is spun within the lyrics as well.

In the world we are living in right now, this song hits close. No matter what people are going through insurmountable hardships, but must keep on. When listeners hear this song, I hope they find themselves in nature or in a reflective state, where they mix a tone of lamented sadness based on the world’s pandemic, but also appreciative that they are still here and they can get through this.

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Get On By – Doc Straw & The Scarecrows

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