March 6th, 2009 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: 2009, Acoustic, Blindfold
I’m betting you’re either a supporter of Blindfold, or you’ve never heard of them. I fall into the latter category, so here’s a quick background: Blindfold are an Icelandic four-piece who create some very interesting atmospheric music.
Sad Face, their single which is released at the end of the month, is the first time I’ve ever heard their music. Things do not start well: the song begins according to the dreary singer/songwriter textbook. A minor-key acoustic guitar and some maudlin lyrics over the top.
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September 18th, 2007 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: 2003, Acoustic, The Waifs
I want to share this song with you, because I’m a massive fan of the Australian band The Waifs.
London Still was a single from their 2003 album Up All Night, which remains to this day an unsung classic acoustic folk/blues/country album.
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September 8th, 2007 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: 2007, Acoustic, Jose Gonzales, Single Reviews
Swedish songwriter Jose Gonzales returns with another shimmering acoustic masterpiece, Down The Line.
There are two schools of though on Gonzales’ music – one that it’s monotonous and dull, the other that he produces sublime, dreamy acoustic songs supplemented with his very unique singing style.
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August 6th, 2007 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: 2007, Acoustic, Paul McCartney
I don’t know what it is about Fossil McCartney, but I can’t stand the man. National treasure my arse. Didn’t like The Beatles, didn’t like Wings, didn’t like his solo stuff, didn’t like The Plastic Ono Band. OK, The Plastic Ono Band wasn’t his, but I thought I’d even things out for the outraged purists among you.
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August 6th, 2007 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: 2007, Acoustic, Natalie Imbruglia, Reviews
[tags]Natalie Imbruglia, 2007, Acoustic, Reviews[/tags]
Natalie’s always excelled at a certain brand of polished acoustic pop music, but she’s never managed to achieve quite the same heights of success as another Antipodean ex-soap actress I could mention.
Glorious follows in that tradition, with a major marketing push to remind us that 2007 marks Natalie’s 10th year as a minor league pop star. I read this quotable quote from Imbruglia over on Pop Music Kingdom:
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August 3rd, 2007 by Gerard McGarry. Tags: Acoustic, Reviews, Singer/Songwriter, Unsigned, Vince Freeman
Allow me to introduce Mr Vince Freeman. Vince is one of those aspiring singer/songwriters I came across on MySpace a while back and have been meaning to tell you all about.
Vince is my kind of singer – he’s got a raw, throaty vocal style, but as you’ll hear, there’s a real warmth in his tone as well.
He also gigs extensively, and at the moment he’s in the middle of doing an ‘In Your Lounge’ tour, where he turns up at intimate venues like people’s houses and performs for them.
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