Congratulations on the release of your EP Asya Satti, how does it feel? Great! I’m really happy to have these particular songs out as I feel they captured a sound I was trying to create for a little while. What’s the story behind it? I wanted to create a sound that drew from my influences, …
Interview: Lisa Ramey
Hello Lisa how are you? I am feelin’ good!! Thanks for having me 🙂 Congratulations on the release of “Vagabond” how does it feel? Thank you and it feels absolutely AMAZING! I was real excited about releasin this track. It’s so much fun! What’s the story behind the song? Sexy zombies lol I’ve dated a few …
Song Review: “She Moves” – Carrie Grant
Carrie Grant released her album today, and this is the third track in the running order. I have not been able to progress past this one. It’s a piano based ballad, with strings and a strong backdrop of harmonies that are hinted at but it only appears once just leaving space for Carrie to do …
Interview: Judith Owen. Words: Sammy Stein
Judith Owen is a British vocalist, pianist, and songwriter. She has had a lengthy career and received praise from fellow musicians including Annie Lennox and Jamie Cullum. ‘Come On & Get It’ is Owen’s thirteenth album and features tracks by strong, hugely talented female jazz musicians from the 40s and 50s including Nellie Lutcher …
Music News: Jacob Collier Announces Final Instalment of Groundbreaking Album Series
Jacob Collier Announces Final Instalment Of Groundbreaking Album Series That Has Earned Three Grammy Awards & Six Grammy Nominations Including Album Of The Year Djesse Vol. 4 will be released on February 29th 2024 via Hajanga / Decca / Interscope *The album’s first official single Little Blue (feat. Brandi Carlile) is released today* Listen …
Album Review: “Rags And Ragas” – Charu Suri. Words: Sammy Stein.
Composer and pianist Charu Suri has released ‘Rags and Ragas’ and she has achieved a beautiful and well-crafted merger of two cultures. A raga is a modal scale, usually performed at a specific time of day. There are hundreds of such ragas found in India and here Suri introduces us to just a few of …
Single Review: “Mindfulness” – River Nelson.
This track starts off with a jazzy gospel part that’s just two chords over some lush strings. When Andy Kettle sent me this, he had me from the chord progression. But this is not where I was invested. Oh no. No no no. The hard hitting drums? Nope. The lack of bassline? Oh yeah I …
Album Review: “Greek Street Friday” – Ian Shaw. Words: Sammy Stein.
I first heard Ian Shaw in 2021 when I reviewed Hannah Horton’s album ‘Inside Out’ on which Shaw was the guest vocalist on tracks ‘Frozen Light’ and ‘Breathing Out’. Horton told me, “I mentioned I was recording a new album and he (Shaw) offered to take a listen and then wrote the lyrics for ‘Frozen …
Blog interview: B. Dolan
Congratulations on the release of “The Rock Cried Out” how does it feel? Everything around returning to releasing music and touring feels very strange and surreal right now. Also, this collection of songs is highly personal to me, and was made during a very private isolated time. Dealing with the onslaught of emotions attached …
Single Review: “Old Folks” – Chris Botti
This track is just… beautiful. Muted trumpet, piano, double bass, and drums played with brushes no less! This is a slow tempo track that calls to mind a slow dance in a black and white film, in an empty club. Or the first dance at a wedding. I don’t know which, but this is stunning, …