Single Review: Robbie Cavanagh - Love Comes Quickly ... and strikes hard and heartily

Love comes quickly ... and once it holds you in its firm embrace, once it lured you with its tender ways, you will gladly surrender to the overwhelming and sweeping surge of emotions that takes control, to the high of being loved and loving someone just the same. 

Album Review: Puppet Rebellion - Chemical Friends. Familiar melodic flair, powerful anthems and strong tonal attraction

Chemical Friends. A title that should bring back memories of Puppet Rebellion's fine and forceful, musically riveting debut in 2013: it was back then that the band of five sent out their gloom-laden yet anthemic signature tunes to an eager audience – and, as it turned out, with aplomb; the confident and rousing sound of the tracks featured struck a chord with their listeners, still does today. Followed by two EPs ('No Means Yes' and 'Life Is In Your Hands', both dark and audacious, fervent and full of verve), the Manchester-based quintet finally dared the big leap by releasing a full-length record, going by the same name as their remarkable recording kick-off four years ago. 

Charity Single: Liam McClair - We Should Talk. Adressing an important topic in a spirited and optimisic musical fashion

'We should talk ...' - words many of you might associate with a bad awakening, the foreshadowing of something deliberately devastating to happen, of news you rather not want to receive, of words you rather not want to be spoken.

Single Spotlight & Interview: Jack Woodward - Higher. Be taken higher with this heavenly harmonious and melodiously soaring song

Andy K Leland - Happy Daze ... for charmingly lo-fi, charismatically distinct and delightfully dark musicianship

Italian roots. Ex-bassist of an alt-rock band whose music is anything but mellow and vulnerable in style. So, what is it that you expect when hearing the very same guy is about to release his first solo EP via Matonella Records? 

Interview: Burnz. When an soul-pop artist honors the musical 'Grace' & greatness of Jeff Buckley and when both he and his band can cross playing Glastonbury off their bucket list ...

What do Jeff Buckley and Joseph William Bernie of  Burnz have in common? The love and desire for making music that moves their audiences, easily, and while one has influenced the other's writing and approach towards the same, chances are quite high that both will share common ground once more in terms of entertaining a crowd with the sweet sound of 'So Real'; Jeff has back in the day, Joseph might do so tonight. 

EP review: Katie Ellen - These Little Words. Let fine songwriting and strong, soulful tones leave a deep and lasting impression on you

Video Highlight: Pattern Pusher - Sweet Thursday. Oh, and what a sweet thursday it is with stunning music like this!

Single Spotlight: Acadian Driftwood - Rain Falling In ... so let's embrace its passionately blue, blissful and atmospheric sound!

carpe carmina celebrates Part XI: birthday wishes

carpe carmina celebrates X (feat. Aaron Shanley)

carpe carmina celebrates IX (feat. Jason Hughes (Dead Replicas))

carpe carmina celebrates VIII (feat. Yarbo)

 

carpe carmina celebrates VII (feat. James Holt)

carpe carmina celebrates VI (feat. Kiera Osment)

carpe carmina celebrates V (feat. Ali Ingle)

carpe carmina celebrates IV (feat. Katie Ellen)

carpe carmina celebrates III (feat. brand new friend)

carpe carmina celebrates II (feat. Magana)

carpe carmina celebrates (feat. Courteous Thief)

carmina charm #30

Do you know that our soul is composed of harmony? 

- Leonardo DaVinci

It's harmony that your soul and mind embraces again when listening to music. As sound surrounds you, only some melodies firmly resonate with you, get an immediate emotional response - whilst their approach is a smooth and soft one, whilst they slowly, carefully but steadily cling to you, these melodies eventually grab you with an intensity and force that overwhelms, that fully absorbs and stirs. It's these very melodies that are in chime with your mind and soul, it's music that leaves an imprint on your being and mesmerizes ... music that charms. 

single spotlight: Brothers Of Mine - The Answer ... to all your prayers for a catchy first-rate folk-rock-hybrid

photo courtesy of Georgia Flynn // model: Rosie Gore

carmina charm #29

Do you know that our soul is composed of harmony? 

- Leonardo DaVinci

It's harmony that your soul and mind embraces again when listening to music. As sound surrounds you, only some melodies firmly resonate with you, get an immediate emotional response - whilst their approach is a smooth and soft one, whilst they slowly, carefully but steadily cling to you, these melodies eventually grab you with an intensity and force that overwhelms, that fully absorbs and stirs. It's these very melodies that are in chime with your mind and soul, it's music that leaves an imprint on your being and mesmerizes ... music that charms. 

carmina charm #28

Do you know that our soul is composed of harmony? 

- Leonardo DaVinci

It's harmony that your soul and mind embraces again when listening to music. As sound surrounds you, only some melodies firmly resonate with you, get an immediate emotional response - whilst their approach is a smooth and soft one, whilst they slowly, carefully but steadily cling to you, these melodies eventually grab you with an intensity and force that overwhelms, that fully absorbs and stirs. It's these very melodies that are in chime with your mind and soul, it's music that leaves an imprint on your being and mesmerizes ... music that charms. 

Interview: Lorne talks about the artistic and narrational concept of debut single 'Bread Alone'

Sometimes music just finds an echo on all levels necessary for the listener to relentlessly fall for it, strikes a chord in such an engagingly effortless manner that you can't help but be completely captivated by its charmingly genuine, emotionally gripping essence - and what a marvellous experience that is! 

In its early stage already, 'Bread Alone' had this hauntingly yearning, sincerely stirring sentiment about it, hard to shake, one you all too willingly indulge in as it radiates soothing warmth and wistful gravity so beautifully intertwined that you feel the pensive longing, the heartfelt desire for something meaningful to aspire, immediately. (this is at least how Lorne's poignant debut single has been perceived here)

carpe carmina cupid: Lewis Bootle steals hearts aplenty with this charming exclusive of 'The Seed'

'Can't force the seed, just let it grow' - and there is no force nor time needed to make you fall for Lewis Bootle's invitingly intimate performance of this sonic stunner. With mellow melodies, soulful vocal flow and stirringly disarming storytelling 'The Seed' pierces to the heart, and carpe carmina is quite certain that the enthusiastic singer/songwriter knows about his music's very own charm and charisma - sprouting due to heartfelt and smart lyricism, due to its brisk, softly endearing timbre - just as much as we do (well, 'The Seed' has been song of the month on here in august 2016 for good reason(s) and it is surely melting hearts all over again now, especially on a romance-fraught day like feb. 14). 

Song review: Moutainjam - Heavenly Blue. Open an atmospherically staggering, feisty and ethereal musical lucky bag

Single Spotlight: Mosley Bar - Two Apart & Ayawaska - The Ride