The capturing of emotions: "Feel" by Norman Lake

Norman Lake … is a project by singer songwriter Joey MacMahan from Los Angeles. The songs often focus on processing difficult emotions, and overcoming mental health and addiction. A majority of the songwriting is drawn from personal experience with unflinching honesty and a desire to connect with others who feel lost.  Early recordings such as…

Extraordinary sounds & a "typical Swedish summer" by Strulgattu & Meierkord

Strulgattu & Meierkord … is a trio that explores and translates observations, feelings, and fragrances associated with nature and the countryside into musical experiences. The song „Typisk svensk sommar“ is a musical interpretation of summer as simultaneously being looked upon as scientific observation and subjective experience.  Weather and the shift of nature is a recurring…

Weekly Top 40 – The Music Blog Charts – 18.06.22

Weekly Top 40 1 Twin Moons/Bearwolf, Pt. 1 – My Friend The Chimpanzee 2 All We Have Is Now – Vassilis 3 Gloomy Sunday – Las Bibas From Vizcaya, Julie Hicklin 4 Jasmine – Mojo X 5 Tongue Tied – Gemma Cullingford 6 It’s Alright – Certain, Amara Latchford 7 La Grande Dame – Poltergeist…

Difficult to pigeonhole: "I want you to want me" by Wednesday's Child

Wednesday’s Child Wednesday’s Child are a London-based band for whom convention means very little. Melting together punk and psychedelic rock with a jazz twist, the group are difficult to pigeonhole and impossible to ignore. The songwriters, Emily Roberts and Georgia Williams, began collaborating during the UKs various lockdowns, and out of isolation grew connection. From…