HOT HALF DOZEN 6/29/21
Buena Vaina, EP by Joelii. No matter what language you speak, if you love music you will love the music of Joelii is in his new EP Buena Vaina. The five songs are exciting but deeper and infectious. His voice and arrangements talk to you. A rising star with a great future. Buena Vaina is out now on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and videos of his songs are on YouTube. Follow at Joelii. https://www.joeliimusic.com/
Orofonía del Sentimiento, EP by The Wohl Band. Post-rock on the cutting edge of today’s music. The native Guadalajaran band combines music influences from Mexican folk to shoegaze to alt-rock to classical. Simply nothing like them and they are simply amazing. Download at Bandcamp; stream on all major platforms. Follow at https://www.facebook.com/WohlMX/
Hell To Be Your Baby album by MNDR. singer/songwriter/producer Amanda Warner (aka MNDR) will get you moving with a thumping backbeat alongside the chant-along chorus. Written as she became a mother, it is a hooky trip years in the making. Available on Apple Music, Spotify, Bandcamp, and other major platforms. Follow at mndr.com.
Nu Love, single/video by Kirnbauer. Mexico-based Stefania Kirnbauer (aka Kirnbauer) is dreamy nostalgic pop that floats you along and makes you smile. She puts something unique into the music, a magic substance maybe, that just makes you want to listen again and again. Stream on Spotify, download at Bandcamp. Follow at https://www.facebook.com/kirnbauermx
My Favorite What If single video by Ashley Kutcher. Nostalgic dreaming in Kutcher’s unique voice with a video that will make you ask what if? in your past as it pulls your mind back over the starts and stops over the years. See the video on YouTube. Stream on Spotify, download on all major platforms. Follow on all socials including TikTok.
Outlier, album by Emily Wolfe. Wow. Wolf is incredible. From the first drum beats and claps of “No Man” to the final wind-down of the full orchestration in “Heavenly Hell,” she grabs your gut with powerful guitar licks and a tough, seductive voice combined with take no prisoners lyrics. Blues-rock at its best. Wow!. Stream/download on all platforms. Follow at https://www.emilywolfemusic.com/
Reckless by Eric Zayne. Rocker Eric Zayne can do things with his voice and arrangements that will blow you away. Everything he does is a banger and this is one of the best. You will love it if you like rock. Stream download on all major platforms.
BONUS Cinderblock Bookshelves: a Guide for Children of Fame-Obsessed Bohemian Nomads Podcast and sound file on radio by Rain Perry.