Music of the World

OFFICIAL: http://www.joshuaketchmark.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/josh.ketchmark Written by Jay Snyder, posted by blog admin From the opening, gentle strum the heart-warming, tumbleweed kicking love song, “We Were Everything” and culminating in the rhythmically pulsating, winding electric guitar leads and spitfire soul vocals of closer “The Great Unknown,” it’s clear that Joshua Ketchmark has arrived.   Hailing from his humble beginnings in Peoria, Illinois and eventually carving a path to every big-time music city in the USA (LA just to name one of many places), Ketchmark is now twelve releases strong in a music career that spans too many genres to count.   Though he primarily operates in old school folk, country, pop and r & b, he also branches out into rock, blues and delicate balladry whenever the mood strikes him.    After the fiery lead-in of “We Were Everything,” Joshua switches into ballad mode with quiet acoustic guitar, d...

OFFICIAL: http://www.jbriozo.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jbriozo/ Written by Larry Robertson, posted by blog admin Vocalist Jeff Crandall of Swallows debuts as his solo alter-ego J. Briozo and drops a varied, exciting debut with Deep in the Waves .   Featuring an eclectic mixture of upbeat, rocking tunes heavy on the guitar to more ambient, contemplative compositions, there’s something for everybody here.   Though featuring some of his Swallows’ band mates; Jeff still takes his music into several new directions throughout and comes up with a winner of a record that gets in your head and stays there.   Opener “Blind” is a layered dream-pop piece with mellow guitar work, a heavy emphasis on keyboards textures and rhythmic restraint while Crandall croons in a breathy, vibrato-rich voice that works up some superb hooks.   The end result reminds of Radiohead’s trippiest work and gently flows into the acoustic strum of the title track. ...

OFFICIAL : https://www.sarahdonner.com FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/sarahdonner/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/sarahdonner MUSIC VIDEO: (PHOENIX) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j13Jwyb-AnA Written by Daniel Boyer, posted by blog admin Sarah Donner’s twelve song collection Black Hole Heart stands as the latest peak in this New Jersey based songwriter’s continuing musical journey. Donner’s unique mix of beautifully melodic vocals, folk, pop, and singer/songwriter tendencies comes together in an acoustic package with songs never threatening to tax listener’s patience with over-indulgence. She keeps everything focused and emphasizes a melody first approach, but these are songs are distinguished by top shelf lyrical content intelligently straddling a line between performed poetry and well-worded yet conversational lines. She works with a relatively small cast of supporting musicians and some key guest stars make their presence felt on a couple of the album’s ...