The band Soraia came to our ears by way of Wicked Cool Music. The band features high-intensity Rock and Roll that glams you between the eyes like Suzi Quatro used to slay your dragon back in the day. Here lead singer Soraia Mansour takes you to the dark world of Jolene. We dare you to take her man.
From their 2014 Live at the Beacon Theatre concert Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, along with Jerry Douglas and the rest of the band warm-up backstage with a vintage blues song. Taj Mahal in all his glory. All we want to know is where does he get his shirts.
The first incarnation of Steve Gorman’s post-Black Crowes band included Joan Osborne on vocals instead of Amber Woodhouse who is on their latest L.P., Full Circle & Then Some. Both albums are great and worth your ear-time.
Laetitia Tamko, better known as Vagabon, in 2019 released one of the best under the radar Indie Pop marvels of the year. Cameroon born and N.Y. Based, the record is a lush blend of pastoral beauty and lush stings accompanied be other-worldly vocals.
Early James is the latest entry in the stable of Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound studio. His laid back style blends Blues, Folk, and a smooth Pop sensibility. His upcoming release, Singing For My Supper draws inspiration from Tom Waits, Fiona Apple, and Southern Gothic poets.
Cold Chisel is pretty much the Aussie version of Canada’s Tragically Hip. They are arguably the most famous band in their own country and largely unknown everywhere else. All you need to know about these guys is that singer Jimmy Barnes was in consideration for the AC/DC gig when Brian Johnson went down. If there ever was a band worthy of a Youtube deep dive, these guys would be it.
This one is the first single from their 2020 record that is already in the hopper.
If you listen really closely to Trigger Hippy’s excellent new release Full Circle & Then Some you can catch a scent of The Black Crowes, which makes perfect sense as the Crowes stick man Steve Gorman is one of the co-founders of Trigger Hippy. Here, the ’70s Laurel Canyon vibing band led by Amber Woodhouse on vocals sound like they could have been sitting on Joni Mitchell’s couch.
The Textones, a group consisting of music lifers, has been around since the late ’70s. Led by Carla Olson, the group was influenced by Classic Rock and Country Rock of the ’60s as well as Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, giving them that perfect mixture of Heartland Rock and West coast Laurel Canyon. Formed in Austin by Olson and Karen Valentine who went on to join the Go Go’s, this is one of those groups that were very much critically acclaimed and criminally ignored. The debut album after Valentine left the band and the addition of a saxophone player, 1984’s Midnight Mission, is a Roots Rock, Stonesy lost masterpiece.
A warm synthy slow morning Neo-Soul slow jam courtesy of Moonchild from their 2019 release, Little Ghost.
Just as we were starting to enter into whatever happened to ZZ Ward territory she hits us between the ears with a really cool new single and even hipper video. Here’s to a new record from this Rock is the New Roll favorite in 2020.
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