- Chasing Twilight
- Hand In Hand
- Painted Butterfly
- Awake In A Dream
- Rendezvous
- Serenade Of The Night Sky
- Looking Back
- Promise
- Lonely Road
- Hope
Straalen is an 18-year-old singer songwriter from Queensland’s Gold Coast. Straalen’s life is centred around his music, balanced with his daily life of surfing, with a strong passion for being healthy and fit. Over the past two years Straalen has travelled to Sydney to write with a number of established writers, the result of some of the demo recordings that came out of those writing session was a contract being offered, however Straalen continued to follow an independent path.
In February 2016 he released his first single Be Mine Tonight. The video has been viewed over 250,000 times on Facebook & YouTube and the song has achieved 700,000 streams on Spotify alone.
His second single Help is set to be released on 25th November and will be accompanied by a stunning video shot on the Central Coast of NSW. Help is the second track that features on the SoundsLikeCafé November digital.
“I want to develop as acredible singer songwriter. I love creating music that I believe in”.
Straalen will begin touring and performing live after the release of the single. He has his sights set on developing as an artist and eventually taking his music internationally. Straalen is all about his music and surfing. Check out his new single Help.
Find ‘HELP’ here:
iTunes
itunes.apple.com/au/album/help-single
Spotify
open.spotify.com
Official Site
straalenmusic.com
Facebook
www.facebook.com/straalenmusic
Soundcloud
oundcloud.com/straalen
Instagram
@straalen
Norah Jones has come full circle with Day Breaks, a remarkable new album that finds her returning to her jazz roots while also proving her to be this era’s quintessential American artist, the purveyor of an unmistakably unique sound that weaves together the threads of several bedrock styles of American music: country, folk, rock, soul, jazz. Day Breaks is a kindred spirit to Come Away With Me, though it is unquestionably the work of a mature artist who has lived life and grown immensely in her craft. The album features jazz luminaries including saxophonist Wayne Shorter, organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, and drummer Brian Blade who played on Norah’s debut album and became the backbone (and backbeat) of the new album. Day Breaks is a set of 9 originals written or co-written by Jones whose themes range from love in all its guises to the socio-political, as well as 3 covers of songs by Horace Silver (“Peace”), Duke Ellington (“Fleurette Africaine”) and Neil Young (“Don’t Be Denied”).
Get the album here: itunes.apple.com/au/album/day-breaks
Track List
Links
On its new release,“Way Back Home,” the Backtrack Blues Band has delivered an exciting harp and guitar-infused album that really hits the mark! The solid grooves, stellar guitar, electrifying harmonica, and vocals make this album one of the best blues releases of 2016. Reminiscent of the sounds of Paul Butterfield and the early Fabulous Thunderbirds, the songs on this record are true electric blues with lots of soul and energy. The band has won three consecutive Tampa Bay Music Awards for “Best Blues Band” and has performed at festivals and concerts around the world with blues music legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B.King, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Gregg Allman, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, and others. “Way Back Home” marks the band’s fifth album, and the critics have proclaimed it the band’s best work!
Buy “Way Back Home” here: itunes.apple.com/WayBackHome
Track List:
Website
backtrackbluesband.com
Facebook
facebook.com/BacktrackBluesBand
YouTube
youtube.com/BacktrackBluesBand
Sydney is a long way south of Mexico, but we still know a thing or two about sultry nights and dangerous days – not to mention sultry men and dangerous women. Blend Tarantino vibes with a mix of sizzling Mexican nights, add some Mezcal tequila (the spirit of Mexico) and you have the Mezcaltones! Their latest single, ‘Uno Cerveza,’ has found much success on community radio and keep an eye out for the upcoming “Los Dios De Los Muertes” (Day of the dead) themed video shot at “Olde Sydney Town” to be released soon!
Album available NOW here: itunes.apple.com/TheMezcaltones
Tracklist
Links
At this point in his ever evolving career, pianist and composer, Steve has taken it to the next level with the release of his stunning new album, “Dividing The Darkness,” To fulfill his creative vision for this project, Steve chose to work with one of the premier new age and contemporary instrumental producers in the world; the Grammy winning founder of the legendary Windham Hill Records, Mr. Will Ackerman. Along with Will’s roster of world-class studio musicians at Imaginary Road Studios, Steve has created an album that has garnered critical acclaim from highly regarded reviewers in the genre, who have described it as having “an astonishing level of sophistication, intensity, and heartfelt emotional expressivity,” In fact, the maestro Ackerman himself refers to the emotional range heard in Steve’s recording as: “a testament to the resilience of the human soul and the power of hope,” And in Steve’s own words: “When one’s talent is realized and pursued in a positive way, its limits may be nonexistent,”
Get the new album available NOW: itunes.apple.com/dividingthedarkness
Tracklist
Links
Website: steverivera.com
FB: facebook.com/Steve-Rivera-Music
Currently touring Europe, Tailor Birds release their second album with an Aussie tour to follow soon! This new album is both a stripped down, minimal acoustic feel, through to a bigger more intense electronic sound, reflecting both light and dark, the full range of the Tailor Birds experience. Recorded in both Holland and Australia, in various studios, Sophie Kinston finds each song have a specific place and purpose on the new record. The album features some incredible musicians from Europe and Australia, and of course Sophie’s electric violin – the glue that ties it all together.
Available NOW on iTunes! itunes.apple.com/WideAwake
Tracklist
Links
Website
tailorbirdsmusic.com
Facebook
facebook.com/tailorbirdsmusic
Slow Club’s Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor now release their fourth studio album “One Day All Of This Won’t Matter Anymore,” With help from producer Matthew E. White, the master of Southern-gothic folk, and his in-house band at Richmond’s Spacebomb Studios, they’ve created the consistency and tone the album required. Almost every track was played live in the studio, allowing the long-established session band’s natural chemistry to augment Charles’ and Rebecca’s. “One Day…” contains some of the best melodies they’ve yet created. The duo’s knack for writing hooks and melody has, if anything, become stronger over the last ten years of their career.
Get the album OUT NOW: itunes.apple.com/OneDay
Tracklist
1. Where The Light Gets Lost
2. Ancient Rolling Sea
3. In Waves
4. Silver Morning
5. Come On Poet
6. Sweetest Grape On The Vine
7. Give Me Some Peace
8. Rebecca Casanova
9. Tattoo
10. The Jinx
11. Champion
12. Let The Blade Do The Work
Links
Website: slowclubband.com
FB: facebook.com/slowclub
Youtube: youtube.com/user/SlowClubVEVO
The Soundslikecafe August playlist has received a warm welcome in cafes featuring these terrific artists
Cafes have mentioned they love the variety of genres on this one but still creating a consistent new music experience for their customers…
Slow Club UK – Female Vocal Chill meets Indie
Josh Johnstone – Perth – Indie Folk Rock
Tailor Birds – Melbourne – Avant Garde feat Electric Violin
Knox – Fiji – Blues with his signature silky smooth voice
Steve Rivera USA- Ambient Piano
The Mezcaltones Sydney- think the Pulp Fiction Soundtrack – a La Dick Dale…
NEW ALBUM FROM BOB EVANS ‘CAR BOOT SALE‘ AVAILABLE NOW
AUSTRALIAN TOUR STARTS THIS AUGUST 2016
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/CarBootSale
Find a show near you and get your tour tickets HERE: bobevans.com.au/tour
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