Malyssa Bellarosa thoroughly documents her musical vision with Affinity
Rhode Island rocker chick Malyssa Bellarosa just dropped this eight song album Affinity. It’s an excellent showcase of her ability to fuse all sorts of good rock music into her own personal sound. Angst, served up with garage rock, psychedelic leanings, and 1980s pop is the order of the day here. Opening track “Great Escape” […]
Paul DeChambeau’s new album is a Wonder
Paul DeChambeau’s latest CD Wonder is loaded with all the subtle interplay of instruments he’s known for. A multi-instrumentalist, DeChambeau, of Salem, Massachusetts, plays all the instruments on this recording, and he has meshed their sounds into perfect song structures with wonderful motions. His voice on these tracks has a handsome sprawl that rides well […]
Jim Robitaille Trio impress greatly with imaginative Space Cycles
The Jim Robitaille Trio’s latest offering Space Cycles provides a soundtrack for anybody engaged in deep meditation. It is a thinking person’s album, a jazz recording for those who enjoy following a good melody, tight arrangement, and skillful interplay among musicians while having one’s thoughts stimulated by a great deal of activity within a composition. […]
Dan and Faith conjure fond memories with warm, folksy music on Then and Now
Dan and Faith released their new Then and Now CD several weeks ago, and it evokes fine folk idioms. With much acoustic grist under their wings, the two send their voices out natural and pretty as songbirds. By conjuring the perfect vibe for each of their numbers, they impress with the feelings they bring forth […]
The Wildcat O’Halloran Band’s Deck Of Cards their coolest CD yet
Wildcat O’Halloran is probably the most prolific recording artist on the greater-Boston/New England blues scene. He seems to have a new blues CD every year, and, this new Deck Of Cards album is his coolest yet. The Wildcat O’Halloran Band create a f un, funky party vibe here, combining their talents with an ability to […]
Tim Ray constructs colorful jazz album with Excursions And Adventures
On his new Excursions And Adventures album, Boston-based jazz artist Tim Ray performs interesting, catchy arrangements of popular modern music. He also features a handful of his own original compositions. Through it all, Ray, along with bassist John Patitucci and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, constructs a colorful album that brims with good musical ideas that […]
Scott Waters’ music abounds with sounds on Peace Signs & Dragonflies
Scott Waters’ new CD Peace Signs & Dragonflies combines lively melodies with puffs of 1960s pop music sensibilities. Abounding with Beatlesque harmonies, bright pop melodies, sweeping horns, and a large vocal presence, this music will transport its listeners to a better place and time in pop music. This Connecticut boy’s opening cut “Only What I […]
Kathleen Healy’s personal style shines on Embracing The Journey
On her second full length CD, Embrace The Journey, Cape Cod singer-songwriter Kathleen Healy provides a landscape of beautiful life stories sound tracked by her unique voice and her gift for valuable musical details. On each song she seems to having a conversation with both her listener and to whomever she is singing of. Her […]
Sinclair And The Soul Mates funk things up with class on Soul Never Dies
Sinclair And The Soul Mates offer the full length disc Soul Never Dies. While this album was recorded several months ago, it is again seeing the light of day as Sinclair(stage name for Rhode Island soul crooner Gary Lait Cummings) works his way back into the Lil’ Rhodie’s music scene. Sinclair wrote much of the […]
Blonde Furniture rock out with quirky late 70s style with Music For Early Century Modern
Blond Furniture’s quirky new CD Music For Early Century Modern brings back the purer form of rock found during the rival in late 1970s Great Britain and The United States. Within a simple framework and with less pretension than the post-synth world, this New London, Connecticut band rocks with a spirited sense of fun. A […]
