by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Dirty ’80s funk revisited from an outfit much loved by Prince. Hometown: Boston, MA. The lineup: Fredua “Dua” Boakye (vocals), Sheel Davé (drums), Salim Akram (guitar), Graham Masser (bass), Santiago Araujo (guitar). The background: Like that other...
by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
He’s the psych-soul brother stoned on ethereal jazzy grooves. Hometown: Forest Hill, London. The lineup: Andrew Ashong (vocals, music). The background: Sam Smith is this year’s winner of the BRIT’s Critics’ Choice award, which puts him at the...
by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Modern-day purveyor of power ballads. Fully expect a semi, if not total, eclipse of the heart. Hometown: London. The lineup: Molly Beanland (voice, music). The background: Last Friday night we stood for several hours in the Electric Ballroom in London as 1,500 people...
by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Australian falsetto crooner discovers commercial value in aching sadness and wintry desolation. Hometown: Los Angeles. The lineup: Ry Cuming (vocals, music). The background: If you were wondering who the desolate-sounding singer with the Bon Iver-ish falsetto was on...
by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
They’re signed to Julian Casablancas’ label, they’re on tour with Albert Hammond Jr, and they sound like an ’80s synth-rock Strokes. Hometown: Mexico City. The lineup: Diego Solorzano, Rodrigo Blanco and Andres Velasco. The background: Rey Pila...
by Thieme | Mar 31, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Ex-Kid British boy wonder turned solo hybrid of the Streets and Blur. Hometown: Manchester. The lineup: Adio Marchant (vocals, music). The background: You could call it a case of every dog having his day, or simply just reward for (dogged) persistence, but anyway,...
