Welcome to our first Get it or Forget it of 2019. What a weekend for football, as the team that scored first won all five games. It was also painful to see the record breaking performance of Chicago’s kicker as he became the first one to miss field goals by hitting all three uprights in a single season. Good thing we have some great music to share today to take that bitter taste out of our mouths. Let’s get going.
Artist Name: Derek Sallmann
Album Name: Love, Future You
Label: Self-released
Genre: Pop
Track Listing: 1. Love, Future You; 2. Sunup to Sundown; 3. Breakdown, Breakthrough; 4. T-Shirt Weather; 5. Feels Like Home
Publicist: Magic Tree Productions
Review: Wisconsin power pop artist Derek Sallmann did his homework before recording his latest EP Love, Future You. He chose two previous LA Music Critic Award winning songwriters, Kyler England and Garrison Starr, to write with as well as producer Bill Lefler, who has worked with the likes of Ingrid Michaelson, Cary Brothers and Joshua Radin. The resulting EP is chock-full of positive and powerful pop songs that will lift you up and give you hope and inspiration. All five songs are binge-worthy, and we can’t think of a better way to start the new year than with this five incredible tracks. Enjoy “T-Shirt Weather” from “Sunup to Sundown” as this “Breakdown Breakthrough” just “Feels Like Home.” signed with “Love, Future You.”
Recommendation: Drop everything and run out to Get this one!
Artist Name: Jet Plane
Album Name: Falls Feather
Label: Ricco Label
Genre: Alt Rock Instrumental
Track Listing: 1. All Through the Day; 2. Ocean; 3. Wildflowers; 4. Morendo; 5. Less; 6. Tea
Publicist: Self-promoted
Review: From the barren cold of Bryansk, Russia comes some of the hottest alternative/post-rock tunes to ever warm up a winter’s day. Featuring the amazing musicianship of Sergey Sapunov and Maxim Berezko on guitar, Dmitriy Bulavincev on drums and glockenspiel, Igor Zyuzko on violin, bagpipes, piano and voice, Konstantin Kiselev on bass, and the booming vocals of Vladimir Zyuzko on “Morendo,” Jet Plane takes off into the stratosphere, providing music that would be perfect for placements in television, film and commercial use. If you love the music of Lindsey Stirling, then this is a perfect segue for you to experience that sound on a much grander scale. This one is going on repeat.
Recommendation: Don’t think twice – just go out and Get this one!
Artist Name: Melissa Phillips
Album Name: Both Ways
Label: Self-released
Genre: Indie Folk/Pop
Track Listing: 1. Little Pieces; 2. Both Ways; 3. The Flame; 4. Better Now; 5. The Hardest Season; 6. Family Heirlooms
Publicist: Self-promoted
Review: Melissa Phillips is a Bay Area singer-songwriter with a sweet voice, reminiscent of Sara Evans. Her music has just a touch of country that flavors the folky pop sound, and makes her a perfect cross-over candidate. Her music is extremely radio friendly, and we really love the bonus lift that the strings give it, especially on “Little Pieces.” Truth be told, all six songs are worthy of your attention, and this artist deserves a place in your music collection.
Recommendation: This lady is going far – grab her EP now while you still can. This one is a definite keeper.
Artist Name: Victory Chimes
Album Name: Spinning Wheel
Label: Self-released
Genre: Indie Pop/Rock
Track Listing: 1. Paradise; 2. The Pelican; 3. Halos; 4. Blood in the Tracks; 5. Disappearing; 6. Bubbles; 7. Emilia; 8. 40 Days on the Bridge
Publicist: Auteur Research
Review: We introduced you to this band back in October when we featured their single, “Halos.” This is the band’s first full-length album, and we continue to be amazed at just how good they have become. The music is grand and glorious, with majestic instrumentation and soaring vocals, This music would go perfectly as the soundtrack for your photo collection, especially landscape and wildlife photos, and could easily be placed in film, television or commercials. You won’t find a weak track on this album. Tour Managers need to check them out – them would be the perfect opening act for major players like The Decemberists and Blue October.
Recommendation: Definitely Get this one!
Artist Name: Dambro
Album Name: Time
Label: A&R Records
Genre: Electronic Pop/Rock
Track Listing: 1. Change; 2. Same Feeling; 3. What I’ve Become; 4. Fire & Water; 5. Goodbye; 6. Don’t Tell me it’s Over; 7. Sleepless Nights; 8. Time; 9. Fuck This; 10. Where do we go Now; 11. Take me Away; 12. It’s You; 13. I Won’t Cry; 14. What Life Could Be
Publicist: The A&R Department
Review: Melbourne electronica artist Michael D’Ambrosio aka Dambro has finally released his debut full length album, mixing elements of pop/rock, hip-hop and electronica to create an interesting mix of sounds and beats with a little retro throwback to the early sound of bands of Depeche Mode and Red Hot Chili Peppers. There is plenty here to appeal to most music lovers. Best tracks include “Change,” “What I’ve Become,” “Don’t Tell me it’s Over,” “Time,” “Where do we go Now,” “Take me Away,” and “What Life Could Be.”
Recommendation: Definitely worth checking out. We think you’ll find something to like here.