October 2020 – Indie Voice Blog

We hope you enjoyed our review of The Imaginaries‘ live concert and are ready for some more great new singles and videos. Here are this week’s selections.

NEW SINGLES

First up is the latest from one of our absolute favorite indie musicians, Nina Storey. She’s been busy during the pandemic and recently released her third single. Once again, her heavenly voice and brilliant songwriting have delivered an instant masterpiece. Check out “The Bones.”

Continuing the theme of arising out of the ashes of this pandemic is the latest from Michael McFarland, an upbeat inspirational pop tune called “The New Contagion.” We love the energy and the hopeful lyrics. Let us know what you think.

As we recently celebrated World Mental Health Day, our next song is truly relevant. Toronto artist X. Ari presents her latest single, “Lifting Up,” from her new EP which is all about mental health issues. Listen to the words as the energizing beat gets your spirit up.

Our fourth single comes from the smooth blues/jazz/rock sound of Goldflēce, who is planning to “Tie One On.” This one is perfect for chilling down after a long day of work. David Goldflies is one half of The Allman Goldflies Band, and we cannot get enough of this solo effort.

We close out our singles this week with the latest sweet treat from LA’s iconic BINX. This time around, she tells us “I’m in Love With a Rapper,” and is joined by Mata Atoms. We are in love with her and her amazing body of work.

NEW MUSIC VIDEOS

First up this week is the latest from the reigning queen of the LGBTQ musical movement in Los Angeles, the incomparable Abby Posner. Check out the debut of Frupert, the amazing bass-playing character in Posner’s video “Where I Wanna Be.”

This next video was released a couple of months ago, but we felt it was perfect for today. We love the sweet harmonies of sister act Southern Halo, and we stand by the sentiments expressed in this lyric video for their masterpiece, “Don’t Let Another Day Go By.”

Our third video is a rocking lyric video from LA’s infamous rocksters Rocket. They’re “Losing Breath” over the state of our nation, and encourage you to vote.

Next up is an Americana tune that is sure to propel LA’s sweet Kris Angelis into the national limelight. It is a timely song called “Ghost (I’m Alive and Breathing),” and makes us giddy with the possibilities. Angelis has paid her dues and her music is ripe for worldwide acceptance. We truly dig this tune.

We close out this week with a sweet song about that annual event in the life of each person, their “Birthday.” We can never get enough of the music of Kensington Moore, and we can relate to the sentiments of this song. Until the next one, “raise a glass.”

Last Saturday we had the distinct pleasure of attending our first live music performance of 2020. We drove out to Chickasha, Oklahoma for the Third Annual Oklahoma Food Truck Championship to support the first full band show of 2020 by the amazing husband and wife Americana band The Imaginaries. Not only was the music inspirational and incredible, but the food was pretty good too.

The band is composed of Shane Henry on guitar, lead and backing vocals and his lovely wife, Maggie McClure on keyboard, tambourine, lead and backing vocals. They were joined by Ryan Miller on bass, Jordan Olivet on drums, Jim Robinson on keyboard and Isaac Stalling on guitar.

They kicked off their first set with “Enough of You,” which showed the rocking side of their sound. Although individually they have released several solo albums, the band’s debut album will not be released until the spring of 2021. That didn’t stop them from showcasing their talents and giving the enthralled audience a sneak peak of what to expect when that album is dropped.

They are also gathering a huge following with their music videos, directed by Reagan Elkins. The above video has been accepted by five film festivals, while their latest, “Walking on a Wire,” was featured in our recent Monday Mashup article.

Their second song, “Gone,” was a rockabilly masterpiece, which was followed by the country pop sound of “Things are Gonna be Alright,” which should be the theme song for 2020. They followed those up with “Thinking About You” and “You Remind Me,” the latter showcasing McClure’s vocal style, which is a combination of Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton.

“Blue Sky” was a treasure of vocal harmonies, which was followed by the aforementioned “Walking on a Wire,” which is even better live than in the video. McClure then performed one of her solo songs, “Coming Home,” before performing “There Will Come a Day.” They wrapped up the set with a brilliant interpretation of the classic Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty duet, “Stop Dragging my Heart Around.”

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