PICK OF THE WEEK

Lauria “Losing Me” (single) SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/458CJTG8yYOW0KReIr5ivr Lauria doesn’t think in terms of genre’s, and that comes from having sung a fusion of Pop to Reggae in the band NewDayz. Her current single makes you wonder where she’s been and that is where her crossover appeal is found. But it is …

The Merrymaker’s Orchestrina – Act 3 BANDCAMP: https://themerrymakersorchestrina.bandcamp.com/releases There’s a subtle, strung out set of notes quivering in the foreground. A kick drum joins in like a dying heartbeat. There’s a burst of fuzz, and before you know it, we’re off and running on alongside The Merrymaker’s Orchestrina in their …

Fitzsimon and Brogan release Big Blue World SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/0mNkbqGb6iy28kzpZbcCg0 With an electrified glow, Fitzsimon and Brogan come swinging into a blues rock dirge reimagined as a dream pop ballad in “Very Last Day in Clown Town,” a bittersweet, cathartic micro blast from their hot new record Big Blue World, out everywhere …

Edenn drops new Single URL: https://edennmusic.com/ A melody rises from the silence like a mysterious fog over a lake. It starts to warm things up, and I wonder if this isn’t fog after all. Maybe it’s steam? Maybe the warmth of the air around us, represented in Edenn’s gentle vocal, …

Lusitanian Ghosts release self titled LP URL: http://lusitanianghosts.com/2018/01/02/hello-world/ Portuguese-Canadian singer/songwriter Neil Leyton hasn’t been active much in the last ten years, and certainly for good reason. He’s been cultivating a new sound for all of us to enjoy as a follow up to his last record, The Betrayal of Self, …

Mikey See (Don’t Wait) URL: https://www.mikeysee.com From left coast to right, pop fans are getting pumped about California’s hottest  breakout singer/songwriter, Mikey See, his new debut single “Don’t Wait,” which looks as inward at interpersonal relationships and the emotions that come with them, as it does outward to the exciting future …

Cathy Hutch Free Wheelin’ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/CathyHutchMusic/ The very first song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 was Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool” in August of 1958. Since then, over a thousand different songs have held the same chart position as Nelson’s Sharon Sheeley-penned classic from his self-titled …

ShaQ:Muzik – Get Down SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/7IM36IpzjP5KrPPZwI5ECp Electronic dance music has made a lot of really strong forward strides in the last three decades that, frankly, have shocked critics and detractors who largely expected its forerunners to burn out long before we reached this point. It’s really stunning when you think …

Rob Alexander – Long Road Coming Home ALLMUSIC: https://www.allmusic.com/album/long-road-coming-home-mw0003173208 Singer/songwriter Rob Alexander creates a stylishly atmospheric easy listening experience in his new album Long Road Coming Home, led by its latest single “Better Than That,” a transcendent, thoughtful love song that is as reflective on the past as it is optimistic …

Jiggley Jones – Not Your Typical Day Out SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/1puPKmILq6wdnS2NJU065o Whether trotting through the darkness, the light, or the strange places that lie in between, Not Your Typical Day Out, the new album from critically acclaimed alternative singer/songwriter Jiggley Jones, is a brilliantly experimental interpretation of modern folk music. As its …