Singer/Songerwriter Adam Cohen's newest album is Like A Man.
Like A Man contains 10 tracks: 1. Out of Bed 2. Matchbox 3. Like A Man 4. Sweet Dominique 5. What Other Guy 6. Girls These Days 7. Lie Alone 8. Overrated 9. Beautiful 10. Stranger
After listening to the album a few times, I have to call this album Easy Listening. Love songs. Most of the lyrics are very sweet with appreciation to the one you love.
About Adam Cohen:
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Adam Cohen, the son of the legendary Leonard Cohen, released his new album Like A Man on April 3 via Decca.
Like A Man has gotten rapturous reviews in Europe and Canada. The Montreal Gazette raves “Like A Man is a real gem, an inspiring case of a late bloomer rising to what had to be a truly daunting challenge,” while the Daily Telegraph proclaims the album a “little beauty” that boasts “poetic, introspective, funny, philosophical and deeply romantic songs exploring what it means to be a man in love.”
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Disclosure: Prize is being provided by Sneak Attack Media. Information is taken from their website as well as the artists website. I was not compensated for this review and any opinions are my own.
From the moment he steps on stage, it’s clear that Sir Castanon is not the typical young pop artist.
Inspired by the unapologetic avant garde of Lady Gaga and the showmanship of Adam Lambert, Sir Castanon feels strongly about having the element of theater in his music. Originally from Denver, CO, the 14 year-old performer began his professional music career at age 11, writing songs and developing his dramatic image. In addition to his songwriting skills and vocal prowess, he also personally designs his own stage attire stage attire.
As he puts it, “Anybody can be a singer if they wanted to, but I try my best to be a true artist.”
On his debut album Puppeteer, released in December 2010, Sir Castanon showcases his keen dance-pop sensibilities on such standouts as “Chandelier” and title track, which is also the lead single and video. “Puppeteer” was also nominated for Pop Single of the Year at the 2011 LA Music Awards, and Sir Castanon himself is a nominee for Pop Artist of the Year.
Sir Castanon now calls Los Angeles home and divides his time between music and his successful acting career. He starred in the hit comedy Click alongside Adam Sandler, and he has extensive TV credits, including NCIS, ER and Crossing Jordan. His performances in Ghost Whisperer as well as Comanche Moon with Val Kilmer earned him two coveted Young Artist Awards.
In spring 2011, Sir Castanon joined forces with over 40 teen celebrities to record "If the Earth Could Speak,” raising funds to aid the children of Japan. The music video was directed by "We Are the World" Grammy winning director, Tom Trbvovich. The song was written and produced by multi-platinum music producers Drew Lane and Evelyn Vaccaro.
Combining undeniable pop hooks with a flair for the dramatic, Sir Castanon is nothing short of a household name in the making.
Song titles on the Puppeteer album include:
Chandelier
Shadow Dancing
Puppeteer
Cry Baby
You Got It
Graduate
Make My Day
Let Go
Neon and
Ghost
My review:
I was surprised after listening to some of the songs to find out that Sir Castanon is just 14 yrs old. And barely too as he just turned 14 in August. I was also surprised to read about all of his acting roles on various tv shows.
I really enjoyed the pop music on this cd. I can't even pick out a favorite song. They all have good beats to them. I see him as a rising star for sure.
I have a daughter who will be 15 next month. I pulled her in to the room to listen to the songs. She says they are ok, and some of them she really did like like You Got It and Make My Day. She tells me a lot of her friends are in to this type of music.
Check out this video of Shadow Dancing:
Disclaimer: LaFamos PR send me a download of the album for the purpose of my review. I was not compensated in any other way for the review. Any opinions given are my own. LaFamos is providing the winner of the giveaway with a physical copy of the CD.
Darius Lux's official website states that his music is soulful, thoughtful, rockin', urban, and pop. I can see all of this in the 6 songs on his album Time is Now.
The 6 songs include:
No Problem
Way That It Goes
Best Day
What I Feel
Time is Now and
World Keeps on Turnin' Live
If I have to pick a favorite of the six I will choose World Keep on Turnin', but all of them have a good beat and are enjoyable to listen to.
If you live in the Los Angeles area you can RSVP for a free live show on Sept. 30, 2011 at the Good Hurt Club. They will also be performing in Northern California on October 2, 2011 at the Castro Street fair at 2 pm on the Red Rock stage.
Check out their first music video ever--"Best Day" (I love this video!)
Enter below for your chance to win the album!!
Disclaimer: I was sent the digital download of the album from LaFamos for the purpose of my review. I was not compensated in any other way, all opinions are my own. LaFamos is providing the album to be given to the winner.
I want to start out by saying that I am not a fan of country music, however, I love this album! It sure made me re-think. There have always been some country songs that I really liked--heck, even know all the lyrics too.
I have listened to, and enjoyed, this album many times since receiving it for review.
Song list:
1. How and Why
2. When Your Heart Belongs To Another
3. Tattoos and Bruises
4. Leave Tonight
5. Hanging On The Wheel
6. The General
7. Gone
8. Wildflower
9. Morning Lover
10. Hurricane
CD includes insert with lyrics to all 10 songs. I love when they come with the lyrics so that I can follow along and learn the words quicker.
Born in Swainsboro, Georgia, singer-songwriter Mary Bragg lived in a number of Southern musical capitals—Athens, Atlanta, Nashville—before settling in New York in 2004. Her music is consequently a seamless hybrid of her Southern Americana roots and the downtown New York singer-songwriter community of which she has become a key member. Lee Alexander, one of the pioneers of this scene, produced Bragg’s forthcoming album, Tattoos and Bruises, and together they recruited a number of their friends and frequent collaborators to contribute. Having led a highly successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the recording, Bragg will release it June 7.
Writing for Tattoos and Bruises began in late 2008, continued during a residency at New York City’s great singer-songwriter launching pad, The Living Room, and was completed just moments before the final tracks were recorded. Writing or co-writing all ten of the album’s songs, Bragg invited Alexander to co-write four of them, while three more of her favorite songwriters, Adam Levy (another longtime collaborator of Norah Jones and Amos Lee), Colin McGrath, and her bassist/husband, Jimmy Sullivan, made additional co-writing contributions. The ten tracks that comprise the final album were recorded and mixed over 14 days at Jones’ East Village studio, The Coop, with Tom Schick (Wilco, Rufus Wainwright) engineering and co-mixing.
Backing Bragg on the album is the same accomplished band of players who perform in her live shows, including Rich Hinman, Steve Elliot and Adam Levy (guitars), Jordan Perlson and
Brian Wolfe (drums), Jimmy Sullivan (bass), Mike Cassedy (piano, organ) and Marika Hughes (cello).
While she has drawn comparisons to Patty Griffin and Shawn Colvin—and does indeed bear some stylistic resemblances to them—Bragg comfortably inhabits her unique fusion of American musical forms on Tattoos and Bruises: folk, rock, pop, and country. The album’s title track reveals the level of maturity she has reached as a songwriter and performer: the song not only showcases her voice, but is also a study in economy and restraint. The material ranges in mood, from the surrender of “How and Why,” to the upbeat, flirtatious shuffle of “When Your Heart Belongs to Another.”
Tattoos and Bruises is Bragg’s third studio album. It follows Sugar (2007), which was produced by Darius Jones. Sugar has earned Bragg several industry nods including an Honorable Mention in the International Songwriting Competition and feature placements in the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Emerging Artists Showcase) and the Wildflower! Festival, where she was a finalist in the Performing Songwriter Competition.
Bragg is especially beloved for her live performances. In addition to a record release residency at The Living Room in June, she will tour the U.S. in support of the album. An itinerary will be announced soon.
On to the giveaway! Sneak Attack Media has graciously offered to give one of my lucky blog readers a copy of Tattoo and Bruises.
Rules:
Giveaway starts Thursday June 23, 2011 and ends Thursday July 7, 2011 9 pm CST.
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Disclaimer: I rec'd a copy of Mary Bragg's Tattoos and Bruises from Sneak Attack Media for the purpose of my review. I was not otherwise compensated and all opionions are my own. A copy of the CD for the winner is also being provided by Sneak Attack Media.
I was sent Amanda Lamb's album Highwire through LaFamos PR to review. One lucky winner will receive their own copy of the album. See the giveaway at the bottom of my post.
Highwire is Amanda Lamb's debut album. It was released November 5, 2010.
Amanda started singing in choirs at the age of 5 and playing the piano at the age of 56. She began finding her own voice at the age of 12 and began formal vocal training at the age of 14. At the age of 16, the album Highwire was released.
The genre is pop, which she embraces while infusing her songs with genuine emotion and unexpected metaphors.
Song List:
1. Kiss Me Now
2. Lave Hate
3. Infinity
4. Fallen
5. The Life of an Aerialist
6. Hypnosis
7. I'll Be Your Moonlight
8. Banish Love
9. Funny Disaster
10. Don't Get Me Wrong
Don't Get Me Wrong is my personal favorite on the album. Listening to the album, I never would have guessed Amanda to just be 16 years old. Not only by listening to the lyrics of the songs, but also listening to her voice. This is a really nice album!
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Disclaimer: LaFamos PR sent me the album via download for the purpose of my review as well as the album to be used for the prize. I was not compensated for this review.
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French/Israeli pop-folk songstress, Yael Naim's highly anticipated new album SHE WAS A BOY set for release on TÔT OU TARD on May10th.
Yael Naim is the first Israeli solo artist to have a Top 10 hit in the U.S with her 2008 single “New Soul” which garnered nearly 1.5 million downloads in the U.S for its placement in Apple’s campaign for their Macbook Air computer. She appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” CBS’s “The Early Show” and “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” with the success of her last album. She Was a Boy has already surpassed Gold status in France, and Naim has been awarded the “Victoire de la Musique” (France’s Grammy equivalent) for Best Female Singer, which she previously won for World Music Album of the Year in 2008.
My Review:
Admittedly, I wasn't sure about this album at first. However, the more I listened to it the more I loved it!
Tracks include:
1. come home
2. my dreams
3. she was a boy
4. go to the river
5. never change
6. i try hard
7. today
8. mystical love
9. man of another woman
10. puppet
11. stupid goal
12. if i lost the best thing
13. game is over
I don't really have a specific favorite on the album but will tell you about several of the songs. Track 1, Come Home, has a great beat to it, and the words are wonderful. Track 4, Go to the River, also has a good beat and the words mean something to me personally. Track 5, Never Change, to me has a country twang to the sound of the music and it's cool. Track 6, I Try Hard, is full of words that many can relate to. Track 8, Mystical Love, has lots of bass and is a toe tapping tune. Track 13, Game is Over, has some great keyboard going on.
I hope you enjoy this video as a preview of the album:
Click HERE to see a listing of her tour dates and locations.
Giveaway!!
Now for the fun part! One of my lucky blog readers will win a copy of Yael naim's She was a Boy album!
Contest begins Saturday April 30 and ends Satruday, May 14 9pm CST. Winner will be chosen using random.org. Winner will have 48 hours after I contact them to reply or another winner will be chosen.
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Most of all, have fun!
Disclaimer: I was sent a copy of this album from Sneak Attack Media for the purpose of doing the review. All opinions are my own. Sneak Attack Media is providing the prize to one of my readers.
He Is We is an indie pop band from Tacoma, Washington. Rachel Taylor and Trevor Kelly met while working at a music store. They made fast friends, and realizing they both were musically inclined, becoming band mates was the next step.
They started by posting "Pardon Me" online. Once the song was getting thousands of hits per day they wrote more songs. They first took their songs on the road in early 2009 and they have been gaining fans ever since.
Calling themselves He Is We, they spent most of 2010 recording the 10 tracks you find on the My Forever album.
Tracks include:
1. Forever & Ever
2. All About Us
3. Everything You Do
4. And Run
5. Happily Ever After
6. Kiss it Better
7. Prove You Wrong
8. Blame it on the Rain
9. Love Life
10. Fall
Bonus track 11. And Run (acoustic version)
My take on the album: I love it!! The music is upbeat. My daughter and I have listened to this album over and over and when it's not playing, we are still finding ourselves humming or singing the words.
The words are easy to understand (unlike some music you try to listen to). The words are meaningful as well. I can see this album becoming a hit very quickly!
I can't even pick just one song that I like the best as I love them all. I also like that the lyrics are written inside the CD insert.
Enjoy this video I've chosen from youtube (you can watch another on the giveaway page too)
Now---for the giveaway!! This one is a little different as you will not comment on my blog to enter, but visit a website and share the story of your "Happily Ever After" moment. Contest starts today Tuesday April 26, 2011 and ends at midnight Tuesday May 10, 2011. Winner is chosen and will be contacted by Sneak Attack Media. Please clickHEREto enter!!
Disclaimer: I was sent a copy of He Is We My Forever for the purpose of this review. I was not compensated for this review and all opinions of the album are my own. Sneak Attack Media is hosting the giveaway and has offer a copy of the album to one of my blog readers.
