Richard Ryan
Simple Man Having established himself in a big way in his home-town of Louisiana USA with his previous single, Creative and Dreams artist Richard Ryan is ready with another blaster. The local radio where he lives has been enjoying his music a lot, and that led on to much more international radio-play. This time, Richard Ryan demonstrates his rock n roll skills by producing a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover. It begins with an organ sound that quickly joins guitar and drum. Richard Ryan begins to sing, his easy to listen to voice sweeps over the lines with absolute clarity. A blues edge forms swirling melodies over the main progression of chords while slide guitar warms the core with wailing emotion. You can visit Richard Ryan online and follow Richard Ryan on Facebook Brand A Look Good Wet Five veterans of the stage including lifelong friends Alan Carvell and John Carr make Brand A. This country band from the UK are working with Creative And Dreams to produce and distribute their best possible sound. During a long history of making top league music, members have worked with stage icons such as Take That, Rod Stewart, Mike and the Mechanics, Elton John, Demis Roussos, and many more. The music begins with a funky guitar riff that bounces along a country beat. Wailing melodic frills decorate the verse lines as a smooth and smiley delivery warms us up. Harmonising voice sections and uplifting chord progressions rock n roll over the stereo. A bluesy edge in the guitar work sits comfortably on the Americana style conveyance. You can visit Brand A on their website Buy Look Good Wet by Brand A on Bandcamp Penelope Darling All In We're super-pleased to welcome Penelope Darling back to Sound Read today to showcase her latest single, All In. Taken from her forthcoming Blossom EP, the track radiates with her genuine love for all kinds of music. With a definitive sound, Penelope Darling is reaching ever taller heights with her much-loved music. She's enjoying radio play all over the world including the Deuce Radio Show, which reaches multiple audiences across several stations, this latest offering lets us know exactly how good Blossom is about to be. The music begins with synthesiser that reminds me of Pink Floyd. A seductive rhythm rattles from the speakers before Penelope begins to sing. The deep and melancholy intro offers us a unique edge before the music begins to rise with rhythms. The drums return as the melody reaches new highs and a fluid kinesis draws the lyrics forward. Poetic and repeatable lines form walls of emotion as RnB mixing slow-burns with bass and harmony. You can visit Penelope Darling online And follow Penelope Darling on Facebook and Instagram
Nicky Rubin
Invisible We welcome Nicky Rubin back to Alternative Fruit for today's single in review. Having travelled the world and spend a lot of time in third-word countries, Nicky Rubin has turned a battered old guitar into a music career. His messages convey the many voices he has met along the way and with his privileged situation in the UK is putting to the best use he can with his set of skills. That's the ethic behind Alternative Fruit as well, so we really like what Nicky Rubin is doing here. The music begins with a pulsing bass. Poetic lyrics almost rap the first verse as a synthesiser begins to swell with melodic intent. 80S inspired synth-pop fills lift the music into its airspace as the progression builds up and washes down in neat and easy to remember sections. It's about the feeling of being unseen in the world, where people turn their gaze because what you are hurts them to much, the loneliness of being just one in a crowd of many. Keep your powder dry, a repeated line that to me says don't get wet. Be strong. You can follow Nicky Rubin on Facebook and Instagram
Aimee Broom
Summer With You It's another great song from Aimee Broom in review today. This Safo Music Group artist has brought together quality composition and a sensational voice to propel her into a musical future. Now with Summer With You, we're given an anchor for the memories that will form from our recent season. We all have memories of summer and the people we spent it with. She's had 80,000 hits already for her song Love Me Hate Me and looks to gain many more over the next few months. The music opens with a sampled melody that frames a tone and time. Aimee Broom starts singing, her friendly and easy-going voice hits perfect melody as she begins the story. Rhythm and percussion add a spray of brightly defined music as the chorus rises and blossoms. Synthesiser bass gives a pulse that provides lift as Aimee delivers her reminiscent memories to a beautiful tune. You can follow Aimee Broom on Instagram
Mario Anastasiades
No Place Like Home Welcome to the world of Mario Anastasiades. With a show-stopping career already, having toured the nation and appeared on TV shows such as Ugly Betty, Mario Anastasiades is back on the radio with No Place Like Home. A definitive musician with a reputation for passion and class, Anastasiades connects to his listeners with lyrics about freedom and injustice. A melodic introduction begins with tuneful twin guitars that twiddle and flex on chord pattern melodies. Mario Anastasiades begins his singing, soulful and close words slide from the stereo in creamy meanders. Heartfelt and meaningful lyrics build in emotive potential as the music evolves, strings join in with the guitar to add a flush of timbre. Twills and harmonics tingle along steel string guitars gently plucked while intimate singing draws us in. You can visit Mario Anastasiades online And follow on Facebook and Twitter
Harriet Comfort
Time Is Now Making big waves on the UK rock scene and beyond are this group of five Australians and one Brit. They just happened to meet up one day and decided to play music together. Anything could have happened, thankfully it turned out they were all super-hot musicians. The end result of much practice and group bonding is Harriet Comfort, a name of an unknown previous tenant at their East London flat. This sextet of rising-stars have already had attention from Classic Rock Magazine and several popular radio stations. Time Is Now begins like a Black Sabbath song. It gallops into our ears on a quick guitar rhythm. Powerful female vocals holler the words along the running commentary of drums, bass, and guitar. Great palm muted chord riffs work to prop the rhythmic motion while open chords add a layer of energy to the solid chorus. It's a call to rebellion, a lift from the floor, and a message to the world. Find out more on the Harriet Comfort website Follow Harriet Comfort on Facebook and Instagram Read about the dynamics of alternative culture in our Subway Scene journal. Dan Silver
Don't You Worry About A Thing We're back in the professional hands of SAFO Music Group today, where Dan Silver went to record and produce his latest single. As you may remember, this is where Sam Smith and Pixie Lott have composed some of their classic material. Dan Silver has a passion for life, people, and music, much like Alternative Fruit, and this shows with his song-writing. Perhaps the best thing we could say right now, as August 2020 falls to a close is Don't You Worry About A Thing. It echoes the words of Bob Marley yet I have a feeling the music is an echo of something else entirely. It begins with a lush synthesiser that shines with droplets of harmony. Dan Silver begins to sing straight away. As his verse builds, a rhythm is added at just the right moment then piano chords beat down a melodic tempo. A dance groove is unfurled like a jolly-roger as the boat soars out of the harbour. We just keep bopping our heads as affirmative and uplifting vocal lines mash with the irresistible tempo. Don't You Worry About A Thing by Dan Silver will make you happy when it turns up on the playlist. Add it to yours right now on Spotify Also follow Dan Silver on Facebook All that work from home means a lot of printer ink. Get the best prices with Internet Ink. Mia-Le Sometimes At just twelve years old, Mia-Le features in Alternative Fruit today. Since writing her first proper song at the age of seven and winning a songwriting competition two years later, Mia-Le has been propelled into music. Her clear and obvious talent involves intelligent lyrics, emotional compositions, with a beautiful and complex voice. Her new video, Sometimes, is receiving acclaim and air-time the world over. The video begins with Mia-Le walking through a wooded area and into an abandoned building. Piano and vocal then spring from the silence. Mia-Le sings in beautiful and resonant melodies that span entire ranges. Synthesiser adds a sprinkling of modernity before rhythm and vocal effect push the mix right into the now. Delicate percussion builds energy beneath evolutionary composition and story-telling. The song floats like ice-cream on a glass of ice-cold coke. You can follow Mia-Le on Facebook and Instagram
Marble Mammoth
Have The Sun Lick Your Mind Stockholm psychedelia band Marble Mammoth are in review today. Since their formation not so long ago, this group of established musicians have begun their mind-bending sonic journey. With experience most only dream of, including playing with the Libertines, Mike Davis, and Dollhouse, these guys are sure to have something incredibly special indeed. With a slurry of mashed-up drums, the song begins. A guitar and normalised rhythm then hits us with a wavery sonic mirage. Vocals enter and the fuzzy distortion that frames the phonics brings on a truly psychedelic atmosphere. A chorus rises with piano tones and quick lines with extra melodic flurry. Adjustments in the angle of ascent give each section a unique character. Guitar rages in a sleek solo which bounces and warbles on the digging drive. The music ends with a vocal section that's bound to be great at live sections, repeating words asking us to free our mind make this song emotional and epic. Catch up with Marble Mammoth on Facebook and Instagram |
AuthorRowan Blair Colver for Alternative Fruit. Part of the Homunculus Media Group. Alternative Fruit is reader supported independent media.
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