We made it to Friday and the weekend. It’s gonna be a busy one for us with opening night of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival tonight. The opening night movie is Dark Money, the story of how Montana stopped the influx of corporate money in state and local political campaigns. Governor Bullock will be among the dignitaries attending tonight’s screening, so it should be an interesting evening. In the meantime, we have five more artists to review, including a couple of our favorites. Let’s get started.
Artist Name: Jeremy Romeo
Album Name: All You’re Meant to Be
Label: A&R Records
Genre: Pop/Rock/Country
Track Listing: 1. This is Home; 2. Lights of Boston; 3. Here With You; 4. Said and Done; 5. All You’re Meant to Be; 6. See you Soon
Publicist: The A&R Department
Review: Aussie Jeremy Romeo is a rising star in his own country and ready to expand his musical reach to America. He has a sound similar to Keith Urban meets the Plain White T’s, a mixture of pop, rock and country. His songs are well crafted and his unique soaring voice is perfectly suited to this type of music. All six songs are great and deserve attention for American radio station managers. Don’t be surprised to see Romeo become the latest Aussie musician to make it in America.
Recommendation: We highly recommend you check out this rising star before he becomes too big and Get his EP.
Artist Name: Marty O’Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra
Album Name: Stereoscope
Label: Self-released
Genre: Roots
Track Listing: 1. Firmament; 2. Southern Road; 3. Ghost; 4. Fish in a Rut; 5. Come and go Heartbeat; 6. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues; 7. Stereoscope; 8. Off and on Again; 9. Let the Wind In; 10. Battlefields; 11. Spacehorse
Publicist: Big Picture Media
Review: Just when you think you’ve heard everything possible within the roots/Americana genre, a group like Marty O’Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra reinvent the genre. Mixing elements of blues, swing, country and traditional Americana into their own unique style is what makes this group a driving force in the Americana community, and this album a preview of what is yet to come to one of the most interesting and diverse genres in American music. With raspy vocals, often discordant strings, a driving rhythm section, songs that tell a story and the accompanying soundtrack to vividly paint the picture, we are impressed with the quality and foresight of this album. We love this album, but our favorites are “Southern Road,” “Ghost,” “Fish in a Rut,” “Off and on Again,” “Battlefields,” and “Spacehorse.”
Recommendation: This album is great for those music lovers that like to be on the cutting edge. We recommend you Get this one.
Artist Name: The Crowleys
Album Name: Colours Change Their Tones
Label: Self-released
Genre: Pop
Track Listing: 1. Pink Rainbows; 2. Midnight Blue; 3. Stargazer; 4. Girl What; 5. L.A. Sunset; 6. Pansy Party Extravaganza
Publicist: Self-promoted
Review: The Crowleys bring us cosmic electronic pop, with airy sounds that soar above the music, creating an audio and visual picture that is all too vivid. We only wish there were more than six songs to enjoy. These songs would be excellent placement material for television and movies, and music supervisors would be wise to check out their entire catalog of musical treasures. For music lovers, the uniqueness of their sound will make a welcome addition to your personal music library.
Recommendation: Definitely Get this one. It will grow on you.
Artist Name: Earwig
Album Name: Gibson Under Mountain
Label: Lizard Family Music
Genre: Indie Rock
Track Listing: 1. Trees; 2. Star Cross’d; 3. Not About You; 4. Her Heart; 5. Lovesong Cockroach; 6. Sleepyhead; 7. Next Christmas; 8. Glorious & Gloom; 9. Wicked; 10. Shiny Morning; 11. Rumplestiltskin
Publicist: Self-promoted
Review: This album was originally released back in 2011, but the band has decided to remix it and release it again this month, in anticipation of a brand new album to be released later this year. It was originally mixed and produced by Mike Landolt, who has also done great work with Maroon 5 and the Spin Doctors, and contains several tracks that are radio-ready, reminiscent of the Gin Blossoms and the Spin Doctors. Earwig has always been an underground favorite, and maybe the attention that is sure to come will help elevate them to a more recognizable and household band. The band’s high intensity rock is evident from the beginning of the first track, “Trees,” and continues throughout this album. Our favorites include “Star Cross’d,” “Not About You,” “Sleepyhead,” “Next Christmas,” “Wicked,” and “Shiny Morning.”
Recommendation: This is the indie rock band of the future, available now. Don’t miss this opportunity to Get one of their best offerings.
Artist Name: Kyler England
Album Name: The Wilderness
Label: Gypsy Rock Records
Genre: Pop
Track Listing: 1. Best is yet to Come; 2. Little Light; 3. Holding up the Sky; 4. Never Gonna get Over You; 5. Give up the Ghost
Publicist: Self-promoted
Review: Kyler England has been a successful singer-songwriter in Los Angeles long before she joined up with two of her friends, Gabriel Mann and Adrienne Gonzales to form The Rescues. The release of this new EP about heartbreak and healing comes on the one year anniversary of finding out she was going to have a baby. She transparently discusses her infertility and pregnancy loss on the way to having her son. All five songs are incredible, as we have come to expect from England. The songs would also easily translate into the three-part harmonies of The Rescues. As England so aptly says in the first track, “The Best is Yet to Come.” We can hardly wait for her next inspired tracks.
Recommendation: Don’t think twice. Get this one now!
