Music of the World

OFFICIAL: http://joshbirdsong.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/joshbirdsongguitar/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JoshBirdsong INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/joshbirdsongmusic/ Written by Pamela Bellmore, posted by blog admin The second EP release from Josh Birdsong Where the Light Bends is a six song EP continuing the work of his first EP release Simple Geometry began in positioning Birdsong as one of the music world’s most promising talents. Where the Light Bends’ six tracks are anchored by a defined point of view frequently verging on the poetic and demonstrating the same stellar production values courtesy of Stephen Leiweke that embodied the latter’s work on Birdsong’s debut. Birdsong doesn’t just have an unique flair with music and lyrics alike; there’s a genuine likability and charisma coming across through these songs that helps make them an even more pleasing listening experience than they would be otherwise. Birdsong is set to be one of the ...

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ezlaofficial/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ezlaofficial / TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ezlaofficial Written by Daniel Boyer, posted by blog admin Nashville based act EZLA brings an unique sensibility to bear on her first studio release Outcasts. Rarely are young writers and performers so fully formed in their artistic vision as theirs an obvious unity in her musical and lyrical presentation alike missing from other performers in her stylistic range. EZLA definitely embraces a recognizable electronic sound, but there are a variety of instruments making their presence felt throughout the course of this five song EP and she consistently manipulates seemingly conventional structures into vehicles for her own highly individual use. In this age where traditional gatekeepers of music have fallen, EZLA has managed to amass tens of thousands Spotify streams of her music, so she’s established a connection with an ever increasing audience ...

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/therealyyy/ Written by Raymond Burris, posted by blog admin YYY’s A Tribute to The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds sets a new standard for releases of this stripe. Tribute albums aren’t nearly as common as they once were and it is difficult to recall a single instance of a musical performer who debuted with one. Austin Carson, otherwise known as YYY, isn’t your typical performer however. Minneapolis based Carson has an all-encompassing musical vision that irrepressibly imposes itself on the iconic album’s fourteen songs and he further augments the effort by putting a cadre of local indie musicians and singers to work in guest star roles throughout the release. The production is very good and, despite the predominance of electronic textures in these reinterpretations, Carson calls upon a wide variety of instruments to help realize this album. One cannot accuse Carson of aiming low with his object of veneration. YYY tackles, with this release, one...