Connecticut band Waking Elliot is releasing their new EP, “Weak
Minded Like Me” on May 7. The six-song album has a great alternative, hard rock
sound fronted by not one, but two powerful female vocalists. The album begins
with the big, grand rock of “Lost Me At Hello,” but the band’s edginess and
aggressiveness comes through on the title-song as they plead their case to the
listener. They head to a more mainstream rock sound on “Breakdown,” before
finishing the album with “Heavy Hearts Don’t Float” as they show a frailty to
their voice on this ballad.
To find out more about Waking Elliot, please visit
wakingelliot.com.
From Chicago comes Jackpot Donnie with a five-song EP
entitled “Mayday!” The album was released back in March and has a great modern
rock sound as displayed on the opening song “Juju.” They get a little
aggressive with their delivery on the hard rocking “Hindsight,” before closing
the album with the acoustic ballad “The Art of Mixing Colors.”
To find out more about Jackpot Donnie, please visit
jackpotdonnie.com.
Singer/songwriter Bell Stray recently released her new “digital
only” single “Roses Shade.” The piano driven ballad allows Bell’s voice to
become the main focus of the song. Her voice has a very different quality that
is not heard on mainstream radio. The dark, repetitive lyrics make their point
amongst a piano/chorus backdrop.
To find out more about Bell Stray, please visit
bellstray.com.
New Zealand alternative rock band Tablefox recently released
their debut EP “Passenger.” The band’s sound draws strong similarities to
Coldplay, band of Horses and The Cure. The new 5-song album begins with “Friendly
Fire” as the song walks the fine line between grunge and U2-style pop/rock. The
album’s current single, “Passenger” is built for mainstream radio with its
mellow, humming keyboard backdrop highlighted by strikes of the guitar to give
the song enough of a pulse. The band gets the blood flowing with the album
closer “Call To Arms” as they bring their guitars to life.
To find out more
about Tablefox, please visit the band’s facebook page at facebook.com/Tablefox.
From San Antonio, TX comes The Krayolas with their brand new
album “Canicas-Marbles.” The new 8-song album mixes a classic 60’s jukebox
sound (“Canicas”) with Mariachi rock band (“La Inundacion De Piedras Negras”)
to create a truly unique, but very appealing sound. They also cover the Ramones’
classic “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” and pump a little Spanish flair into it.
The album closes with the mellow folk sounding “Epitaph Street.”
The Krayolas have a couple live dates in their hometown of
San Antonio, but will be heading north for a mini-tour in August. For more
information on The Krayolas, please visit thekrayolas.com.
2 comments:
I am loving Bell Stray's "Roses Shade!
Bell Stray is so amazing! One of a kind! What a lovely song writer! So unique! Such powerful lyrics!
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