Monthly Archives: January 2015

New for 2015: @MissMollyMoore with “Natural Disaster” and “Hallucinating”

https://soundcloud.com/molly_moore/natural-disaster

https://soundcloud.com/molly_moore/hallucinating-demo

MOLLY MOORE, “Natural Disaster” and “Hallucinating”

New for 2015 are songs by talented L.A. based singer/songwriter Molly Moore. She eschews the current trend to sound like Selena Gomez or Demi Lovato for a more alternative pop style that compares to singers like Lana Del Rey, Banks, Ellie Goulding, and Regina Spektor. Molly draws on influences from the likes of Simon & Garfunkel, Coldplay, and Sam Smith for her songs. The two that are showcased on her Soundcloud page are quite different in style. “Natural Disaster” is a big-sounding, pensive pop song that exemplifies the Del Rey comparison. “Hallucinating” is quieter and folk-influenced, recalling for me styles of 90’s female vocalists like Suzanne Vega, Joan Osborne, and Lisa Loeb. This all sounds very promising for more Molly Moore songs to enjoy.

And as a bonus, just to show off her songwriting diversity, her song “Hollow” was picked up for release and transformed last Spring into a stunning, frenetic European electronica dance hit that I’m thoroughly enjoying by Dubvision (video below). Listen to all three songs above and below.

 

Push Play, Then Repeat: The New Album by GrahamAlexander (@Grahamsmusic) “Repeat Deceiver”

GRAHAM ALEXANDER, Repeat Deceiver

2015 kicks off with a big rocking bang with the latest release from New Jersey rocker Graham Alexander. Repeat Deceiver is one of the finest blues and R&B soaked rock records I’ve heard in ages! It basically never lets up, drawing on influences and sounds that recall the best of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Queen, Foreigner, and the Black Crowes. It’s a great record whose songs would sound great in a full nightclub or a bigger venue where the power of Graham’s voice would soar. Despite recalling such major influences, the songs all take on lives of their own thanks to the tight musicianship (including strings!) that supports Graham’s passionate singing. I’ve already written about the bluesy rock rave up that is “She’s A Chameleon”, a great introduction to Graham’s talents. Those Beatles comparisons show up in “Games”; the Queen powerhouse kind of sound in the amusing “An American Au Pair in Paris”; and a driven Lou Gramm-ish vocal in “Romeo Blue”. Catchy does not begin to describe potential other singles like “Total Cartography” and “People Are Only Sorry When They’re Caught”. The songs in Repeat Deceiver draw you in and will send you out to see Graham sing them in concert. Take a gander at the new video for the Motown-flavoured “Third Wheel” above and pick up Repeat Deceiver on iTunes.