Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Fear Of Falling, Boogie Down Apocalypse, Sean Kiely, Ferocious Designs, and Surfing For Daisy. Plus a look back at "Stupid American Song" by Rick Barry.
Fear Of Falling - "When I Danced With Mary". Fear Of Falling's latest single, "When I Danced With Mary", is one heck of an earworm! The song sounds current, while deftly mining a 60's pop sound. Genius!
Boogie Down Apocalypse - "POST MORTEM". Post-Punk Hip-Hop artist Boogie Down Apocalypse's "POST MORTEM" album is a fascinating collection of alternative songs, including a unique take on DEVO's "Girl U Want".
Sean Kiely - "All Of Them Singing". Sean Kiely's first new song of 2024, "All Of Them Singing", is a lovely, jangly, indie-folk-pop tune, with upright bass, mandolin, and a chorus that I've been singing in my head all week.
Ferocious Designs - "How Dare You Call Yourself Justice". Ferocious Designs has never been more Ferocious than on his new single, "How Dare You Call Yourself Justice", a song he says, "is a quick thing I wrote in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's horrific and completely meritless ruling on presidential immunity." The song has a angry, aggressive, new wave rock sound. He paired it with new versions of 2 other anti-MAGA songs he wrote.
Surfing For Daisy - "Hell of a Time". Having released an EP just last month, I did not expect new music from Surfing For Daisy so soon, but "Hell of A Time", is a beautiful, soulful piece of Americana.
Not New, But Memorable Corner
Rick Barry - "Stupid American Song". Rick Barry is an immensely talented singer-songwriter whose music has been on BlowUpRadio.com since his debut album, "Declaration Of Codependence", came out in 2006. A fan favorite from that album is, "Stupid American Song", a song that is a classic (though a couple of crude words in the song still feel jarringly out of place).
That's all for this week.
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