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Joel Leffler’s New Single and Video Love Thirsty is a feature track on the current Soundalikecafe Playlist –
Tell us about your new single?
The brand new single “Love Thirsty” is in a style of music like I’ve never written before. It sits in this new world of songwriting for me, where the sensibilities of pop collide with the rhythmic backbone of electric/funk.
What’s your favourite work at this point in time?
The work i have done in collaboration with ARIA nominated producer Pete Holz this year far exceeds anything i have ever written in the past. Even with 2 runner-up awards over the years in APRA National Songwriting Competitions, i still believe that both the single ‘Love Thirsty’ to be succeeded by the release of my EP “Run With The Wolves” in February 2017 are my favourite works to date.
How would you describe your sound in food form and why?
I was recently in Scotland & was offered a certain food i had never had before. So here i was staring down a plate of what looked like over-cooked toast crumbled up and placed methodically under other more well known grub to conceal its identity. With that very first bite, i had very quickly fallen in love with none other than what the Scot’s call ‘Haggis’. I guess in summation, my sound is something some people are well familiar with & others completely ignorant to. However, after that first ‘bite’ I’m sure we can all agree that it isn’t that bad J.
Checkout the Video….
Find More On Joel and Love Thirsty Here
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
Find ‘Call in Whispers’ here:
CD Baby – cdbaby.com/callinwhispers
Spotify – open.spotify.com/callinwhispers
Official Site
joshjohnstone.com
Facebook
facebook.com/joshjohnstonemusic
Soundcloud
soundcloud.com/joshjohnstonemusic
Instagram
@joshjohnstonemusic
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
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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…
This new set of three six-song E.P.’s Un Homme Orchestre (One Man Band) is THE JIMMY C’s most accomplished and accessible effort to date, yet it still maintains the quirkiness and humour that THE JIMMY C is known for.
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New York Label Ultra has two outstanding tracks on the new July Soundslikecafe- check em out
SONDR are a London based electronic music production and songwriting duo, specialising in their own unique take on dance music – OD, otherwise known as ‘organic dance music’. Continue reading
Featured this month in our March Digital Espresso is Anne Trenning’s song “Max’s Birthday” from her album “The Sunflower Waltz”
Anne Trenning is a composer and pianist releasing her fourth recording of original compositions. This time she goes it alone, performing solo. “The Sunflower Waltz” is a stunning collection of solo piano melodies crafted on one of the finest pianos in the world, the Shigeru Kawai. Envisioned and recorded at Piano Haven Studio, this superb compilation highlights the power of a singular instrument to evoke a spectrum of emotions. Lively and upbeat, thoughtful and meditative, the music presents a wealth of melodic character and nuance. The majority of the selections are in the 3:00 minute range, accounting for a lively yet diverse repertoire. Continue reading
