Klef Notes

It is no secret that the music industry has been hit with a big boom of reality.  Musicians, singers, managers, label, journalists, and all within this huge industry had to adapt with the changing of times.  With this change, music had to stop, evolve, and re-emerge.  Artists who topped the Top 40 charts are suddenly neck to neck with Indie artists, and touring is the main source of BIG GIGS for all.  Honestly, it is as if there has been a balance in realms.  And while this is somewhat…

I was introduced to New York singer/songwriter Pamela Sue Mann by a friend.  And I can honestly say that she is a force to be reckoned with in the Modern Pop-Avant Garde environment.  Her latest release “Ouch” is evidence of this statement. 

It took a few listens for me to grasp the storyline, but once I delved deep into the lyrics, and closed my eyes and sonically inhaled, the picture unfolded.  “Ouch” plays from the protagonist’s point of view, where the vocalist is relating the story of a person who is…

Listen to this track’s introduction, and then continue reading on!! 

What did you hear?  What did those lyrics and those surreal lyrical executions bring to your mind?  

No matter the answer – I know you were transported or trapped to standing still – you paused! 

This is “Blueprints” by Dust in the Sunlight – an Indie Pop duo from the UK.  “Blueprints” is the first single off their second EP Same World, Different Eyes.  The lyrics imply how things could be in another time and place, or better yet, how…

Something happens to the heart and soul when you put on a clip and the arrangement just makes sense.  Honestly, not since the music of Bob Seger has that realistic, soulful, approach been given to music.  Yet, I had the honor to play a song like this over and over again when Soul/Folk singer/songwriter, Jack Francis, was introduced to me.  His latest track “Wild Eyes” just gives off that spark that is so missed in the world of music today – that spark that just ignites memories, dreams, and…

I want to introduce my readers to a songwriter with something to say – she’s Fuzzy Jones – hear her roar, or shall I say, see her slam things into being.  This awesome Indie singer, songwriter, musician, producer is leveling out the playing field by standing in her truth and giving society a wakeup call.  With her latest Alternative Pop track, “She Is Matador,” a creative call to action is easily becoming a summer anthem.  With strong, unapologetic, lyrics and a willful vocal execution…

After being stuck in the house from COVID-19 all last year, void of live music arenas, being one on one with music and artists, one longs to get back out to explore new music.  But there are only some types of music that makes you pull out the credit card and swipe to breathe air back into your lungs.  Norphlet’s The Garden is that type of music.     

The Garden features eleven tracks:  

1. The Garden Gate 
2. The Ox Months 
3. Stillbloom 
4. Fingers Crossed 
5. Meadow of My Mind 
6. Overgrown 
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Life, in general, is full of surprises – highs, lows, delays, and early arrivals – much like an airport.  A song that illustrates this statement spot-on is the latest release from singer/songwriter/musician Lena Anderssen called “Airport.” 

“Airport” lyrically tells the story of departing but not saying “bye” which alludes to reigniting short-love to create full-love.  The lyrics sing: 

Gone is that summer 

That one July 

There wasn’t a cloud in the sky 

And you walked beside me 

The moon and…

Forget a message in a bottle, try a message written on a note and taped to a mirror.  “Party” is a song that delivers in just that way.  Written by Boston USA native Cassie Pearl, this track is very reflective.  Pearl was inspired to write this track to embrace the reality of social anxiety – a disorder that many within society must contend with daily.  The honest lyrics are heightened by Pearl’s vocal attitude and conviction which she delivers with flair through an unapologetic lens.  The fusion of…

Wally Hite Rankin & Snake River Canyon is the latest release from Wally Hite Rankin, an Indie singer/songwriter based in New Zealand.  Produced and released March of this year by Prototype Musique, Wally Hite Rankin & Snake River Canyon contains nine Indie Rock songs that grounds its listeners onto the bank of reality: 

1. Snake River Canyon 
2. Ordinary Life 
3. Hazy Days 
4. Oh Virginia 
5. Picking Up the Change 
6. New Regret 
7. Chasing Satellites 
8. Waterlines 
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Andrea Clute’s “Red Light” is proof to NEVER underestimate a slow jam.  Her latest release offers a sort of Dark Wave meets R&B bottom which creates a great musical spine.  Clute’s vocals bring the audience a mix of high tones spliced with what I call floetry (a dramatic rap featuring wonderful melodies).  Being appealing, approachable, and full of modern tones, “Red Light” musically resembles a love letter kissed by lips laced with sugar and salt.  The way that Clute wrote and executed this…