Spent Saturday driving – took me 13 hours to get from Missoula to North Las Vegas, where I crashed for the night courtesy of Airbnb. Got up early on Sunday morning and drove straight to Irwindale for the Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire and a day of checking out all the wonderful music and reconnecting with old friends. It’s been six years since my last Faire, and a lot had changed. Check out my article later this week for the rundown.
ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO
This weekend, May 2-4, is the annual convention for the amazing folks at ASCAP. We will be representing the Blog at the event, and hope to have lots of great information to pass on. If you are an ASCAP member, or thinking about joining, check out the link for registration information.
NEW SINGLES
First up this week is a song that will remind you of early No Doubt with a country/Americana twist. Here is The OCN with their song, “Baby Blue,” and we simply love it.
Next up is an English alt-pop band called Peakes that we have featured previously on Indie Voice Blog. We think that “Til we get Enough” is one of their best, and are very happy to share it with you.
Our next group combines the best of Sydney with Cologne and gives us a sound very similar to Maroon 5. We are proud to bring you “Lovers” from KEØMA.
We switch things up a bit with our next single, which will compel you to get out on the dance floor. The sound is electro-pop with a healthy dose of 90s new wave and comes to us from Amsterdam’s Sheila and the Kit. Check out their dance track “Ruffhouse.”
We close out this week’s singles with a soulful and enticing R&B song from Annelise. She tells us the story of her “Lonely Lover,” and we want to comfort her during her time of grief. Let us know what you think of this amazing track.
NEW MUSIC VIDEOS
Our first video may have been released in early March, but we just discovered it. It comes from an amazing vocalist who practices entertainment law by day and performs with her band, Riddle the Sphinx, by night, when she’s not being a mother to her three kids (including husband Sean). Her name is Christiane Kinney, and the song is “Lullaby.” This one will haunt you.
Back in 1992, Leonard Cohen released a masterpiece called “Democracy.” Now indie artist Jake Clemons has released a stunning lyric video for his cover of this classic song. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Video number three is an animated one that lovingly recreates the latest from multi-LA Music Critic Award winner Jerad Finck. This one is for his latest single “Home,” and we think it is one of his most powerful songs yet.
Next up is an amazing indie rock tune that is all too timely. The song talks about addition and rehab and is called “Recover // Relapse.” It comes to us from the band Falling Through April. They just might become one of our favorites.
Our final video comes from She Made Me Do It, alt-rockers that we have featured before. We love their latest, “Broken Morning,” and will be rocking out to this one for a while. Enjoy it with our compliments.