Although “Ours”, the latest single from Louise Aubrie and the leadoff track from her forthcoming LP Antonio (slated for an October 15th release) is only three and a half minutes long, it’s characterized by motion or, as is apparent from listening to it, a series of motions.
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It’s been said (many times, more than likely, but the time that stuck for this reviewer was when Slim Kid 3, formerly of The Pharcyde, dropped this little jewel) that you can tell a hit record from the first 10 seconds, if not five.
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If you want to hear a 20-minute cut you might have to dig in the archives and blow the dust off of the first track on Freddie Hubbard’s 1970’s masterpiece Straight Life.
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After one listens to it, it’s somewhat of a shocker to see that “Break Even”, the new single and video from 1st Base Runner (the latter of which just dropped this past Friday) is only about three and a half minutes.
Read moreThere is music, and there are songs.
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HEELE’s latest musical foray, “Still Intact”, is quite a trip around the globe, or the planet, or perhaps just the artist known as Michael Henss’ mind.
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The general perception, as pervasive as is music itself, is that the life of an independent musician is, in a purely pragmatic, capitalistic way, devoid of fulfillment.
Read moreThere’s a little bit of everything on Blue and Broke’s latest LP Night Shadows.
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All of the wonders of live musicianship—of actually playing music, as opposed to programming it—are evidenced in This Place, the sophomore album from producer/composer/drummer Aman Jagwani.
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If you’ve not heard of Wise John before, are completely unfamiliar with his music, and don’t know quite what to expect from someone whose moniker is so prone to sapience, go ahead, throw on his latest Long Player A Wonderful World, and do yourself a huge favor…
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