Category: Listen Up
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LISTEN UP: Leon Bridges
Leon Bridges When I first heard “Coming Home” by Leon Bridges, I assumed he was a 50’s singer. His smooth, Sam Cooke-esque vocals mixed with some killer guitar riffs, doo-wopping backup singers and sprinkled-in saxophone solos make his debut album sound like something straight out of a 1950’s diner jukebox. (Photo on the left by:…
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LISTEN UP: Amber Run
Amber Run I was stalking people on Instagram a few weeks ago (oh, please–you do it too, haha) when I stumbled across a few videos of a new-ish band called Amber Run, who formed in Nottingham, UK, back in 2012. After getting lost in their EPs on Spotify, I soon discovered that this is the…
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LISTEN UP: Hozier
Hozier Hozier’s voice is like hot tea on a rainy day in November. Warm, comforting, and just a little bit addictive. Lately, I’ve been listening to Hozier on repeat–I just can’t get enough. (Photo by Brendan Lynch) Andrew (Hozier)-Byrne has had a crazy successful year so far. His self-titled album Hozier (released September of this…
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LISTEN UP: James Bay
James Bay (My “Listen Up” posts cover my favorite artists, as well as new bands and singers.) My photo of James from summer 2013 He wears awesome hats, and has an incredible singing voice. What else do you need in life? This 23-year-old singer-songwriter from Hitchin, UK is James Bay, a musician whose voice is…
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LISTEN UP: Nina Nesbitt
Nina Nesbitt (My “Listen Up” posts cover my favorite artists, as well as new bands and singers to check out.) You may recognize this bleached-blonde, Scottish beauty from Ed Sheeran’s music video, Drunk. And although Nina does a great job playing Ed’s ex-girlfriend in the video (fun fact: Ed and Nina did date for a bit), she is actually…
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LISTEN UP: Lawson
My “Listen Up” posts will cover my favorite artists, as well as new bands and singers to check out! Lawson Lawson (Photo from Lawson’s Instagram) When a band sounds even more incredible live than they do on their albums, you know they are something special. And that’s exactly what this four-piece, British, pop-rock band based in London, are. Let…
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