Tag Archives: pop

MIDNIGHT MOODSWINGS – The Surrogate Piano

April 13, 2015

Midnight Moodswings 2014 Pittsburgh minimalists delve deep into the slumber to find some pleasures in the gloom. Alternatively known as RADIO FOR THE DAYDREAMERS, this ensemble operate on the fringe of ambient, if traditionally styled, pop music, and never let … Continue reading →

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KEVIN JOHNSON – Rock & Roll I Gave You Songs

March 27, 2015

Angel Air 2015 Song wizard of Oz lays his Trans-Pacific wonders out for observation. Starting out as a writer, not performer, in the mid-’60s, it took Kevin Johnson some time before he found a voice of his own and for … Continue reading →

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SPENCER DAY – Daybreak

January 23, 2015

Spencer Day 2014 Pop-jazz purveyor tightens his grip on the classic songbook and glues a few pages of his own into it. Having started as a standards performer, this artist has never shied away from bringing these into the studio, … Continue reading →

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EVERPRESENT – Introspekt

January 19, 2015

Artistik Soul Productions Looking inwards, Boston collective go on a mental warp and emerge lucidly unscathed. Back in 2003, DME’s of this band’s opening brace of records stated: their “presence may last long” – and it does. “Introspekt” is their … Continue reading →

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THE KORGIS – By Appointment

January 12, 2015

Angel Air 2015 Back in action, British pop-rockers bare the many bright facets of their vibrant oeuvre. “Out of the strong, something sweet”: this Biblical riddle perfectly illustrates Andy Davis and James Warren’ transition from melodious quirks of to the … Continue reading →

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