Holly Conlan’s songs are graceful and lyrical – her lack of pretension, blessed also with fierce confidence at the piano, makes her music easy to admire and difficult to forget. When not performing with her own band at L.A. venues such as Tangier, The Roxy and the venerable Hotel Cafe, Holly can be heard singing back up with Hollywood stalwarts Buddy, Meiko and Gary Jules. She also cut her teeth at 2007’s CMJ and 2008′s SXSW festivals. The Bird EP was produced by Al Sgro (Meiko, Buddy, Gary Jules), mixed by Bryan Cook (Inara George) and mastered by Roger Siebel (Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse). Released in February of 2008, it has already been featured twice on the CW’s hit show, One Tree Hill.
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Steve Reynolds is a name we’ve been hearing a bit lately. The talented guitar player/songwriter hails from Southern California (Canada, originally) and has unearthed a heavy amount of mellow gold on his new album
The Carnival Papers. “Save Your Best” shows off his stellar, finger-picking style and layers that with one of his most emotional, whispering melodies.
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Like many of the big club-fillers on M.J.’s Mi Sentimiento, “Lento (Ella Se Mueve)” makes a perfect combination out of M.J.’s sugar-sweet melodies and slick, booming beats. This tune is showered with intergalactic synth patterns that make the thick, chunky rhythm feel like it’s being beamed straight back from the future.
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