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COO of UL Sounds.com, a boutique publishing admin firm based in Sacramento, COO of Pac Ave Records (Stockton, CA), writer for Indie Music Discovery.com. Father of 3, all around jedi.

Local Spotlight: Interview with MK Ellison – Nothing But The Rain

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 24, 2018 6:00 am Tagged With: Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, Nashville, singer, songwriter, United States

MK Ellison-Nothing But The Rain

Nothing but the Rain, the first single from indie singer-songwriter MK Ellison’s upcoming Good October EP, is three minutes of quiet intensity and Ellison’s special brand of strangeness. With an energetic solo guitar and evocative vocal, Nothing but the Rain touches upon themes of addiction and isolation. The accompanying music video uses footage from The […]

Interview with Dan Baldwin of Flesh Club Society – Paranoia

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 23, 2018 5:00 am Tagged With: electro rock, industrial, singer, songwriter

Flesh Club Society-Paranoia

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Dan Baldwin of Flesh Club Society about the latest release, challenges, motivations and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Paranoia by Flesh Club Society Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms […]

Local Spotlight: Interview with Jake Fields – The Other Side of Waiting

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 22, 2018 1:08 pm Tagged With: Nashville, Pop, pop rock, singer, songwriter, United States

Jake Fields-The Other Side of Waiting

The Other Side of Waiting is really an ode for leaping into something new, which is personally akin to me releasing music now and establishing myself as an artist. The song was written in a 3 hour span with co-writer, Jim McGorman, and I feel the song has a real immediacy and energy that just […]

Interview with Bellhouse – Like You Loved Us

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 22, 2018 1:01 pm Tagged With: electro-pop, Europe, indie pop, Pop, singer, songwriter, Sweden

Bellhouse

Swedish electro-pop artist Bellhouse returns with shimmering new single Like You Loved Us, out now. Talking about the single, Bellhouse – aka Emma-Lee Andersson – elaborates, “its a song about those pure, desperate emotions, when two people are trying to convince themselves that they are over but their hearts just wants to go back to […]

Interview with The Persian Leaps – Pop That Goes Crunch

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 21, 2018 12:23 pm Tagged With: indie rock, Minnesota, power pop, Rock

The Persian Leaps-Pop That Goes Crunch

Power-pop / indie-rock band The Persian Leaps have released their latest album Pop That Goes Crunch. In a unique forging of their own path, it comes as the band’s debut full-length, but also as an 18-song “best of” anthology release. A selection of seventeen choice tracks were taken from across the band’s five EPs, and […]

Interview with Nashville’s Gracie & The Valley – Serotonin

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 21, 2018 5:00 am Tagged With: folk pop, folk rock, indie rock, Nashville, singer, songwriter, Tennessee, United States

Gracie and The Valley-Serotonin

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Gracie & The Valley about the latest project, challenges, what motivates them and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular genre classifications.) […]

Interview with Tennessee Songwriter Willie Dave Willis – Despair

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 20, 2018 6:00 am Tagged With: Folk, folk pop, singer, songwriter, Tennessee, United States

Willie Dave Willis

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Tennessee’s Willie Dave Willis about his music, challenges, motivations and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular genre classifications.) Born in Nashville […]

Interview with CHILDCARE – Bamboo

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 20, 2018 5:00 am Tagged With: indie rock, Psychedelic, Psychedelic Rock, United Kingdom

Childcare

Acclaimed softcore-psych group CHILDCARE return with the release of their eclectic new single Bamboo, out now via Big Indie Records. Bamboo is the first of its kind for the band, with Emma Topolski (bass) taking the reins as lead vocalist instead of usual frontman Ed Cares. Talking about the decision, Emma elaborates, “Ed already had […]

Interview with Jay Miners – Something Alive

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 19, 2018 6:00 am Tagged With: composer, folk pop, New York City, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

Jay Miners photo by Jefferson Deng

Jay Miners is a singer, songwriter and composer with indie/folk/pop sounds. Born and raised in New York, she grew up playing classical piano and has written wide range of songs, including pop melodies and lyrics, instrumentals, and jazz pieces. She is influenced by her parents’ CD collection of the greats (Simon & Garfunkel, Steely Dan, […]

Interview with The Meanderings – Hops

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 17, 2018 6:00 am Tagged With: Alt-Country, Folk, folk rock, New Mexico, roots rock

The Meanderings-Hops

The Meanderings is a duo featuring the folk guitar sound of Daniel Cravens and the jazz pop style of Connor Morrison. Long time friends, the two decided over a beer to collaborate on some songs each of them had written over the years. With only a guitar, a keyboard, and a microphone, their music has […]

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