Brandon James knocks it out of the park with hit single Everytime

Brandon James is a musician from Chicago whom has his eyes on the prize of reaching greatness. His style blends Opera,sacred,gospel,blues, pop and R&B. He's influenced by Luther Vandross, Lyfe Jennings, & Donnie Hathaway. He works on creating a versatile sound, and has a desire for music. You can catch his single out on itunes titled "Everytime".

Everytime begins with a majestic intro that captivates the listeners ears. His voice is soothing and is sung with fullness. James can really hit the high notes and stay in key which is huge! The track has this old school jazz feel to it, but then gets' a computer high tech feel to it at about two minutes in. The synths are a great mix with the track and makes it very new age. There's a lot going on in the song that makes it unique and different. His voice is excellent. He doesn't miss a note and never goes out of pitch. The song structure and time measures are done very well and I'm actually impressed that he was able to fit so, many instruments into one song especially the synth and the drums. A lot of drums now a days are computerized and here, you can feel the energy of the kit without seeing it. The 5 minute and eleven second song packs a serious punch! Brandon James has some serious talent and i think he can make some big noise in his future if he decides to release a full album. His song writing is both unique and well rounded.  He is working on the completion of his debut solo album Soulfully Divine. Brandon James current singles “Inspiration”, “All I Want Is You”, & “Everytime” can be heard on his website and Itunes. Brandon James will be performing at a

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Aaron Lopez- Barrantes Soothes the soul with his voice

Aaron Lopez-Barrantes, Is a 25 year old singer songwriter based in New Orleans, where he composes and writes all of his music. Lopez currently plays as the resident singer songwriter/guitarist at the historic Maison Dupuy Hotel in the French Quarter. He released his debut album “ALB” in June of 2013. In the past year, He’s played acoustic sets on New Orleans, WWOZ radio, Loyola Radio, and toured the Midwest and East Coast with Chicago based Great Divide Band.

The song “Stay The Same” has a blue grass sound with a hint of country. His voice is excellent reminds me of Dave Matthews. His voice is very calm, soothing, and relaxing. You can simply drift off into the sunset listening to this track. His lyrics are catchy and flow off his tongue well. I like the acoustic aspects of this song; He plays up tempo notes with portions of country from synths. This track is good for a long summer ride or just open up a cold beer by the bonfire outback.

“Scared of Heights” is one of my favorites off the album!  The guitar work here is unique and is played with an interesting style that you don’t hear much making it unique. I also like how he mixes in the brass instruments for the bridge of the song. The vocals are placed very well and give it great rhythm. His vocals are basically amazing to put it simply and how instruments build up midway through then slow back down to the original pace is absolutely fantastic!  He tells a story through this song, and it’s relatable which I like a lot. It reminds me of the band Chicago in some ways, but Aaron Lopez manages to put his own touches to it developing his own style and sound.

“Parachute”  Is another standout song, His voice is mind blowing and sounds even better with the classical instruments backing his acoustic guitar. I like how he mixed several instruments throughout this track, piano, acoustic guitar, and the violins it makes the song standout with a bit darker emotion. His voice is soothing and lyrics are great and have his own touch that gives life to the song.  His chorus is awesome and unique. “I think I’ll use a parachute and just float on down.” It’s interesting and intriguing to the subject matter of the song.

Aaron Lopez is an excellent artist and did an awesome job with his album “ALB” if you haven’t listened to it check it out! He’s relatable to Dave Matthews Band and Chicago. He has his own touch that gives him a great sound that shouldn't go unheard. He’s on the right track of getting himself known by touring, hopefully he catches on because talent like this is one in a million. A lot of great artists go unnoticed, but in the age of internet it makes it a little easier to find awesome music that’s not played on the mainstream radio. ALB is an excellent album and I would recommend it to anyone even people who aren't into the genre. I look forward to see what this guy releases in the future because I think it will be great! 

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Jiggley Jones Brings a new sound to the Dirty South

Jiggley Jones is an award-winning Americana singer/songwriter from Eastern Pa. He is the 2013 International ndMusic and Entertainment Association Songwriter of the Year, a 2-time 2014 New Music Award nominee, and a 2014 Independent Country Music Association Award nominee for Best Americana artist. His debut EP, No Spring Chicken, spent more than 6 months on the roots music charts, receiving international airplay on more than 300 stations. The follow up, ...A Mountain, A Struggle, A Tunnel, A Light... was just released earlier this month. It's his first with Lamon Records Nashville. 

Jiggley Jones has a very seductive voice with relaxing piano and guitars. A Mountain, A Struggle, A Tunnel, A light is an excellent addition to the Indie scene.  The genre is relatable to soft rock with blue grass elements.  The song Early Morning Light begins with a catchy guitar rhythm later adding the addition of the piano which gives the song great melody. His voice is calming and has a sedative sound on this track; it’s almost like a lullaby to pass out in the summer time.

Hope in a Bottle begins with a country style, but the vocals are more classic rock, he reminds me a little bit of how Axle Rose used to sound. The vocals are very profound and stand out through the song. The instruments are nice and fit the song at an easing tempo. The lyrics are nice and mellow calming like a cool breeze passing through your hair. I really like the melodies and the drums don’t override the vocals, their calming and at a lower volume so the guitars, piano, and vocals stand out a bit more. I think this is my favorite track off the album. It seems to have this very calming tone and great production quality. I think this is radio worthy and the repetition in lyrics doesn't get redundant at all, because it sounds excellent!

Walk On Me begins with a dark over tone which catches my ear very quickly. I can tell this one really means something deep down. The piano is soothing in the darkness and his lyrics seem to be questioning the present and future about his significant other.  I also really like the layering of the vocals it makes them stand out that much more. He sings from experience and expresses his feelings well. The song is relatable for anyone who has been shunned by someone else.  The guitar solo in this track is spectacular. I wasn't expecting it at all, but it fits the melody of the song very well with the down tempo beat. This song speaks volumes with the song stricture and great rheumatic patterns.

Jiggley Jones is an excellent artist and it shows in his musician ship and lyrics. I can see the mainstream appeal here his music is catchy and melodic respectively and the song structures fit that mold. I think Jiggley Jones will gain a lot of fans after this release and become more popular as they progresses as a musician. 

Nicholas Wolex brings back soul with the release of the EP If You Had

Nicholas Wolex is a artist hailing from the United Kingdom. The release of his 7” inch “If You Had”/”No Regrets” will be supported by several performances around London entitled “An evening with N Wolex” during which the audience will be treated to personally scored music sheets that accompany the delicate performances, harking back to the time of live classical music.

As the world moves forward further into the digital age, N Wolex hopes to preserve the legacy of a human voice speaking for the unspoken and unseen. The tonality, the journey and drama that can be conveyed by the cosmic coupling of music and lyrics.

With the release of his two song EP that contains stellar production quality and unique vocal patterns. N Wolex' first song No Regrets has a great relaxing piano backing beat. Her voice is very powerful and she's able to get her point across. Her melodies are very catchy and her ability to diversify her range is spectacular on this track. Her harmonies are entirely synced with the beat and are very well done especially when she layers her vocals. The layering gives the voice and song a lot more power and makes the chorus "I don't want no life of regrets" that much more profound. Her voice also comes much more natural. She doesn't have to mask her stellar voice behind vocal effects like auto tune.

The second track on the EP is titled "If You Had" This track has a lot of soul influence in it. The track begins with a great backing beat, and followed by her powerful voice. The one thing I notice in this track that stands out most is the drums, and the involvement of more instruments. The instruments make the song a lot more complex which I like. Her voice also goes very well with the males voice both of them sound great together and make an outstanding duo. "If you had showed me the love I wont be so lonely" Sounds phenomenal especially with how the verse is repeated, followed by the wicked piano backing track. When he sings in tenor vocal range it sounds absolutely fantastic! This is by far my favorite track on the EP.

Though the EP is only two tracks totaling 8 minutes and 20 seconds E Wolex really executes their talent on each of the songs. He's a great composure and has an ear for what works for him. I think his EP will be a huge success that will hopefully inspire him to release a full album to fully showcase his talents.

http://www.faith-records.co.uk
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