Tag: Pop Rock
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Emerald Park – [2020] Basement Sessions (CC Version)
Routinely produced indie pop rock by staples of the genre in Creative Commons land.
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{tantrum} – [2011] {tantrum} EP
Brass indie pop from Indonesia. Refreshingly conventional piano arrangements and vocals.
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Various Artists – [2011] Nine
Essential indie pop/rock compilation. Only 7 tracks, each covering a different style, makes this an essential part of CC music legacy.
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Emerald Park – [2011] Reality Bites EP
Radio-compatible guitar pop rock. Three relaxed songs from Sweden.
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Nicolas Falcon – [2011] Nicolas Falcon
Folky post indie rock. This acoustic guitar vocal gem is the debut album by Italian artist Nicolas Falcon. Voice, guitar, piano (in that order) are all it takes him to write thoughtful, entertaining songs. The (apparent) love ballad I Promise features the following lines: But I promise you baby I’ll never let your heart break…
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Fall Walk Run – [2011] Throwing It All Away
Exceptional acoustic pop from UK. This is Fall Walk Run in a nutshell. Voice, acoustic guitar and some percussion are all this talented artist needs to capture my attention.
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The Nuri – [2011] Music Box
Nightwish without fairy dust. Hard, epic rock with strong yet soft female vocals. Slower and faster songs have their place in this 16 track album. Both rhythm and melody excel in all of the songs. It was harder than usual to select only two songs to present here.
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Jonathan Dimmel – [2009] Closer at the start
Adorable piano pop rock, featuring a great lead singer. I can’t claim much credit for finding this artist: Jamendo already featured him on their homepage, where I also stumbled upon him. This seven track release is a great soundtrack for everyday. During the morning commute, writing a music review, or simply chilling.
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Leslie Hunt – [2009] Your Hair is on Fire
Pop rock with intense female vocals. Upbeat songs, piano ballads. Rock band and orchestral background fillings. All that and great lyrics. Simply wow. Thank you, Leslis Hunt. If you like this album that she released on Jamendo in 2009, you can buy her latest release directly on her homepage (or in iTunes).
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MoOt (Matthew Moore) – [2010] Life Is Talkin’ Misery
It’s review Wednesday again? This week’s release made me hum several times on my way back home. Catchy radio pop rock songs, thirteen of them, Matthew Moore has created for this delighting snack of an album. From beginning to end no track disappoints. Nevertheless, I only present my two favourite ones before giving you the…
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Tequila Mockingbird – [2011] Luck and Trouble
Tequila Mockingbird are an alternative rock band from Denver. With their third album, they deliver a grooving example of a studio album with “live sound”, i.e. not sounding overproduced, but fun and natural. The guitar sports juicy riffs, the singer has a strong voice and percussion is well levelled in. Read on for a short…