Sometimes, an artist deserves a few points just for having a clever name alone. That’s kind of how I feel about rapper “Montey Kaloh.” His new single “My Wings” is pretty catchy though in it’s own right. “You can have anything, but you cannot have my wings” is repeated enough times, that it’s sure to stick with you after the song. My favorite portion though was the synthy intro, which had a late 70’s early 80’s electronic, sci-fi vibe. It was a good choice to start the jam. Take a gamble and give Montey Kaloh a listen.
Monday Justice
Gearing up for the release of his aptly titled new album, “Monday,” Los Angeles singer-songwriter Monday Justice had put out a teaser single, “Dance and Fall in Love.” It’s a carefree club-style jam that reminds me of the music you’d hear while shopping at H&M or something. He seems to draw from a wide variety of interests and manages to create a song that doesn’t come off as cocky or aggressive(rare for this genre.) Really just a passionate nice guy who makes decent music. My favorite part of the song is around 2 minutes in where there’s a catchy little interlude.
http://mondayjusticemusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MondayJustice/
Getting Up With J. Evan
Was immediately impressed by some tracks I received from Florida artist, J. Evan. His EP, “Get Up” is energetic, and backed by some pretty groovy melodies. It kind of has an early 90’s “jam” sort of vibe but with slightly more modern production quality. It’s great to see so much musical talent going in a positive direction. J. Evan’s music is sure to put you in the mood to party. He’s got his start as a vocalist in the church choir, and it shows. He has a good vocal range, and it’s refreshing to hear poppy songs that aren’t autotuned.
Follow J. Evan on Twitter @J_Evan_Music
Popsicle Stand
Cool your jets and bask in the nostalgia of this mod styled summertime pop song.
“This deserted island of a jam is about to sink like a hand reaching out of quicksand. Let’s blow this popsicle stand!”
Joining the Club
So out of nowhere today I had something great to review. As I get older, I frequently get depressed because it seems like the indie pop and indie rock scene has kind of disappeared. The pretentious artsy and cultish zines of the past that I used to love seem to be nowhere to be found. Most indie music blogs today focus more on stuff like EDM and hip hop. With that in mind, it’s great to know that creative and incredible avant garde acts still exist. I’m just apparently too out of touch to know where their parties are.
Anyhow one of those groups that are making great new jams is “Kasket Club,” which consists of two guys that began working on music together in 2012. The duo is from Norway, so maybe I just need to finally bite the bullet and migrate back to Europe. Kasket Club combines acoustic instruments with electronic beats to create a flawless and positively energizing sound. They kind of remind me of some of the indie bubblegum pop bands of the 90s like Majestic, only with more electronic and synthy influences…somewhat resembling contemporary groups such as Magic Wands.
Kasket Club has a new EP called “The King of Cool and the Acrobat.” The first song, “Straight West” was a great choice to open with at it sets the mood with peppy and the kind of ultra catchy melodies you normally only get from television commercial jingles My other favorite song on the EP is “They Don’t Mind,” which has some radical grooves. The whole thing has a definite chillwave vibe, but slightly more fast paced than any actual chilling would involve. I’d recommend you support these guys, because their music is awesome, and I enjoyed it enough to write a longer review than I normally would.
Love Ain’t a Prize
Donica Knight is a country singer/songwriter from Montgomery, Alabama. She has an awesome voice. Unlike most contemporary recordings, her songs aren’t loaded up with autotune and other effects. Donica’s genuinely a talented singer. Her music has a classic southern feel to it combined with modern production quality and energy level.
Here’s Donica Knight’s new video for her single release ” Love Ain’t A Prize” set for release Nov 1st, 2015. The video was produced and directed by Noel Maitland and composed by Donica Knight, Jim Huff and Chris Vos.
Otonana Trio – The Lost Ramen Generation
Here’s an extremely creative and unique Japanese funk jam from a band called “Otonana Trio.” The song is called “All They Wanted and All They Need.” The video contains some psychedelic elements, combined with some entertainment and humor. It must be seen to fully appreciate the aesthetic. Words can’t really describe it. Their album is called, “The Lost Ramen Generation.” The Otonana Trio is set to tour the US. Their first appearance in the states will be Oct 21st in Victoria, TX.
STV/VCR
I can usually tell within the first 10 seconds of listening to something whether I’m going to like it or not, and in the case with STV (Steve Counts) I already made up my mind it was great in even less time than that. “Suburban Function,” the opening song on his cleverly titled album “VCR,” is a terrific indie pop song. It doesn’t really do it justice to call it indie pop though, since the production quality is as a higher level than what you’d expect from this style of music. The chimey, xylophone like intro hooks you right into the song. The vocals are excellent, and this is just an all around well crafted song by an obviously talented individual.
As The Moon Rises
Gothic driven melodic dark rock band “Luna Rise,” currently signed to NRT-Records, has a solid video out for their song, “Valentine.” The song can be found on their album “Dark Days and Bright Nights.” It’s extremely high quality and well produced. Both the band’s sound and the video ambiance have a late 80’s horror movie vibe(Think “Night of the Demons” era.) They employ a keytar, which adds a bit of a synth dimension. Luna Rise is an impressive band that clearly went the extra mile to put out an impressive release.
Luna Rise – Official Website : http://www.lunarisemusic.com
Listen To Luna Rise @ Spotify : https://play.spotify.com/artist/2gOyUqu0HAnxk3neoxqXud
Listen To Luna Rise @ Deezer : http://www.deezer.com/artist/4649884
Luna Rise @ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/lunarise
Luna Rise @ Bandcamp : http://luna-rise.bandcamp.com
Luna Rise @ ITunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/luna-rise/id482267037
Luna Rise @ Google Play : https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Luna_Rise?id=Autah5gh7tbygcweyu7xfawim4u
Luna Rise @ NRT-Records : http://www.nrt-records.com/luna_rise_eng.html
Force Field Deflections
“Force Field Deflections” by Brandon Adamson
Artistic dance music for your next futuristic cocktail party. Inspired by music from the dystopian films of the 1970’s(such as Andre Previn’s “Executive Party,” which was featured in the original Rollerball) “Force Field Deflections” is a theme song for futurists.
https://soundcloud.com/brandonadamson/force-field-deflections