Anderson East - Girlfriend

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Girlfriend’ - Anderson East

We love this powerhouse live version of Anderson East’s ‘Girlfriend’ taken from his ‘Encore’ album.

Anderson will be on tour in the US with Foy Vance in February and March.

Michael Cameron Anderson known professionally as Anderson East is an American R&B musician from Athens, Alabama, who currently is based in Nashville, Tennessee. His song "Satisfy Me" was released in March 2015 and received consistent radio airplay. His major-label record debut, Delilah, was released on the Low Country Sound, an imprint Elektra in July 2015. It was produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton).

On August 15, 2017, East released the first single from his latest album ‘Encore’.

Photo credit: Josh Weichmann

https://www.andersoneast.com/

Lawrence - It's Not All About You

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘It’s Not All About You’ - Lawrence

Our LCM featured track today is the fun new single by New York based Lawrence. The heart of the band are brother and sister Clyde and Gracie Lawrence, who have been writing songs and listening to countless Stevie Wonder, Randy Newman, and Aretha Franklin records since they were little kids. After years of playing together, they officially created Lawrence, an eight-piece soul-pop band comprised of musician friends from childhood and college.

The band has since gained a devoted following for its high-energy, keyboard-driven sound, which features tight, energetic horns, explosive lead vocals, and fully-live arrangements.

In June 2019, Lawrence became the first band to sign with ‘Beautiful Mind Records’, the label of Grammy-winning producer/songwriter/artist Jon Bellion. In the weeks following the signing, they released the Bellion-produced single “Casualty,” and embarked as support on Bellion’s Summer 2019 Glory Sound Prep Tour.

The signing followed the release of Lawrence’s sophomore album, ‘Living Room’. Upon its release in September of 2018, Living Room promptly reached #2 on the iTunes R&B/Soul chart, earned a featured placement on Spotify’s “New Music Friday” playlist, and led the band to its late-night television debut on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly. The album ranges from R&B/funk feel-good pop songs to soulful and cinematic ballads. ‘Living Room’ chronicles the trials and tribulations of growing up, including break-ups, make-ups, a family loss, and the attempt to find harmony between excitement, anxiety, melancholy, and empowerment. Sonically, the album combines elements of Lawrence’s old and new influences by mixing live with electronic, analog with digital, and meticulousness with spontaneity.

In addition to the band, Clyde and Gracie have also amassed considerable resumes with other artistic pursuits. Clyde has written songs and score for film and television, including Miss Congeniality (2000), Music and Lyrics (2007), The Rewrite (2015), Landline (2017), and the forthcoming Disney film Noelle (2019). Gracie is an accomplished actress, appearing as a series regular alongside John Caroll Lynch, Leslie Odom Jr., and Sturgill Simpson in the CBS All-Access murder mystery One Dollar. Gracie has also appeared on Broadway in Brighton Beach Memoirs (2009), in films such as The Sitter (2011) and Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), and in tv shows including The Good Wife (2012), The Americans (2014), and Younger (2015).

Photo credit: Sam Burriss

http://lawrencetheband.com/

Jenn Bostic - Wrestling

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Wrestling’ - Jenn Bostic

‘Wrestling’ is the anthemic and reflective new single from Nashville based indie singer-songwriter Jenn Bostic. The song is taken from her brand new six-track EP ‘Take My Hand - Part 1’ .The song was written Jenn Bostic, Lauren Christy & Benj Heard

Jenn Bostic is a soulful singer/songwriter with a hint of blues, soul, country, pop and gospel. Her emotive songwriting and powerful vocals have been touching hearts around the world. “Jealous of the Angels,” written for her late father, was championed by both Smooth Radio and BBC Radio 2. She has performed the song on BBC Breakfast, Weekend Wogan, Good Morning Sunday and Songs of Praise, and the music video has over 3 million views on YouTube. She has had 4 singles playlisted at BBC Radio 2, the most listened to radio station in Europe.

In 2012 she won five Independent Country Music Association Awards including "Best Songwriter," "Best Musician," and "Overall Winner." Bostic was also named “International Touring Artist of the Year” in both the 2017 and 2018 British Country Music Awards. In 2018, she co-hosted the event with UK Male Vocalist of the Year, Gary Quinn, and was also nominated for "International Album of the Year" and "International Song of the Year" for Revival.

She has performed sold-out tours across the United States and Europe, and has opened for the likes of Richard Marx, Christian Kane and The Band Perry. Venues have included The Grand Ole Opry, The Ryman Auditorium and Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee, where she has just released her new album "Revival" with six-time Grammy Award winner Paul Salveson.

Photo credit: Sara Kauss Photography

http://jennbostic.com/

Black Pumas - Colors

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Colors’ - Black Pumas

Recently nominated for a Grammy for ‘Best New Artist’ our next featured artists are the Austin based psychedelic soul and rock band the Black Pumas. This excellent live version of ‘Colors’ was recorded at the Arlyn studios in Austin. The Black Pumas released their self-titled debut album on June 21st via ATO records. We love their retro late 60’s early 70’s sound and think that this song has touches of Michael Kiwanuka and The Heavy.

They are also coming to the UK in the new year with their London date at The Islington Assembly Hall on February 7th.

The band are a creative partnership between Grammy Award-winning guitarist/producer Adrian Quesada and 27-year-old songwriter Eric Burton. They were also voted ‘Best New Band’ at the 2019 Austin Music Awards.

https://www.theblackpumas.com/

Georgia van Etten - Take My Hand

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Take My Hand’ - Georgia van Etten

We love this live version of ‘Take My Hand’ by London based Australian singer-songwriter Georgia van Etten. It’s taken from her debut EP 'Live at the Pool Studio', which was directed by Mark Fewell at 2ft4 Productions. A big thank you to Mark Ede for the recommendation.

Georgia van Etten is a soulful, blues-driven songstress based in London with a unique voice and a badass mouth trumpet. She has wowed audiences globally from major festivals in her homeland Australia, to Ronnie Scotts to famous European stages like Montreux Jazz (Switzerland), Porretta Soul (Italy), and Jazz à Vienne (France).

Together with a killer 10-piece band, Georgia recently released her debut EP: Live at the Pool Studio. Lead single ‘Take My Hand’ gained airplay on BBC Radio 2 with Jamie Cullum remarking "Love her voice, this really blew me away when I first heard it," and its video premiered in prestigious UK publication The Telegraph. UNILAD SOUND featured a short clip from second track 'Sugar' that reached viral views and shows off van Etten's impressive mouth trumpet coining her the 'Human Trumpet.' Major Australian blog The AU Review premiered the video for 'Sugar' with excellent response proving her honest songwriting is just as fierce as her voice. The success of her debut EP also led to a run of sell-out London dates, and a highly successful Australian tour.

Georgia has written and recorded extensively with soul-electro artist and producer Alice Ivy who has quickly risen to fame in Australia after success with tracks 'Touch' and 'Almost Here' that feature van Etten. Together they have toured the UK and Germany and recently played the famous 'Falls Festival' in Lorne, Australia as well as supported Foster The People at The Forum, Melbourne. In 2017 she also featured on London Topaz track 'Midnight' which was heavily celebrated in the electronic scene.

Photo credit: Julian Gibbs

http://georgia-van-etten.com/

Elles Bailey - When I Go Away

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘When I Go Away’ - Elles Bailey

We have loved this excellent Levon Helm cover from Elles since the first time we heard it performed live. It’s a real earworm and it’s the song that was the inspiration for Elle’s wonderful new companion album ‘Blacktop Companion’ released on November 8th. Elles is currently on tour, please catch her and the band if you can.

‘Blacktop Companion’ is a special 9-track companion disc for Elles’s successful second album ‘Road I Call Home’. It’s available for pre-order on her website and features 3 fully-produced, previously-unheard tracks from Elles’’ Road I Call Home’ recording sessions in Nashville; 3 live-in-the-studio alt band versions of songs from ‘Road I Call Home’; acoustic versions of ‘Miss Me When I’m Gone’ and ‘Medicine Man’ and today’s featured track a cover of Levon Helm’s ‘When I Go Away’.

“For me,” Elles reflects, “Blacktop Companion marks the continuation of this epic Road I Call Home adventure that I have travelled for the last year or so and it tells a lot more of the story! It also highlights my incredible live band who have toured this record with me, and I am so grateful for their talents, humour and for just being wonderful human beings!’

If you would like a signed copy of ‘Blacktop Companion’ for £10 + P&P, you can order it from the link below >>>

https://www.ellesbailey.com/product-page/blacktop-companion

Katey Brooks - Trouble So Hard

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Trouble So Hard’ - Katey Brooks

One of our favourite debut albums this year is excellent ‘Revolute’ by LCM favourite and friend Katey Brooks. This powerful, spiritual gospel and blues-infused track has a real classic feel. We love the striped arrangement, the reverb rich electric guitar and Katey’s wonderful vocals.

Katey will be headlining at the Green Note in London on December 17th.

Katey Brooks is a rebellious artist that resists formula. A devastating songwriting talent this ‘rising singer-songwriter had the crowd eating out of her hands’ (The Independent) and is simply ‘not to be missed’ (Time Out). The ‘powerful’ (Evening Standard) songstress defies easy classification, with a sound blending folk, soul, blues and country. Her finger-picked, harmony-inflected sound on the 2016 ’I Fought Lovers’ EP received an enthusiastic reception from radio stations around the UK and internationally, including BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and CBC Canada and her new album ‘Revolute’ was released in May 2019 to huge critical acclaim across the world. ‘Revolute’ blends soul and folk with Americana to “create something hopefully pretty different…My realm is connection and emotion, something quite raw, I think” – says Katey.

To watch her sing live is to witness emotional exorcism, but when you know her backstory, it’s hardly a mystery why. Growing up inside a cult, as a child Katey found refuge in song. Later, she travelled the world with her guitar on her back, writing everywhere from the Occupied West Bank to an abandoned Finnish island. Over a career spanning four continents, Katey has journeyed from intimate living rooms to opulent concert halls, from dive bars to decorated studios with some of music’s biggest names, boasting famous admirers like Joss Stone. She has recorded with Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones and Paloma Faith at Abbey Road for BBC Radio 2’s Children in Need single. She has shared bills with a host of big names including Newton Faulkner, Ghostpoet, Martin Simpson, Deaf Havana, Lou Rhodes (Lamb), Mike and the Mechanics, and Mystery Jets. She has played some of the world’s biggest festivals including Glastonbury, WOMAD, the 2012 Paralympics, the Cambridge Folk Festival and Australia’s National Folk Festival.

Photo credit: Nina Gilhooley

https://www.kateybrooks.com/

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Foy Vance - The Strong Hand

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘The Strong Hand’ - Foy Vance

We love the smooth and reflective latest single from Foy’s ‘To Memphis’ album released on September 5th. Foy is currently on tour with his London date at the world-famous Palladium on November 21st.

Foy Vance is a singer and songwriter hailing from the land of Bangor, Northern Ireland. Deeply rooted in the rich musical history and aesthetic of the Southern United States, Foy independently released his debut album Hope in 2007, quickly garnering acclaim from fans and fellow musicians alike. Foy released his second full-length album, Joy of Nothing, in 2013 on Glassnote Records which led to further critical praise and star-studded invites on tours worldwide from the likes of Ed Sheeran, Bonnie Raitt, Marcus Foster, Snow Patrol and Sir Elton John.

Foy was only the second artist signing to Gingerbread Man Records, Ed Sheeran’s label division within Atlantic Records. Foy’s debut recording on Gingerbread Man Records, The Wild Swan, was Executive Produced by Sir Elton John and released in 2016. His music video for the lead single “She Burns” featured “Pretty Little Liars” and People’s Choice Award winner Lucy Hale. His music video for “Coco” featured the inspiration for the song title, Coco Arquette, the daughter of Courteney Cox and David Arquette, and was directed by Cox as well.

Foy’s recent collaborations include “Moonshine” with Kacey Musgraves, the end credits track from Ben Affleck’s film “Live By Night,” four tracks including “Galway Girl” on Ed Sheeran’s album ÷, as well as cuts on recent releases by Miranda Lambert, Plan B and Rudimental.

In 2019, Foy released his two-part project ‘From Muscle Shoals To Memphis’. The two albums pay homage to the deeply rooted Americana and Soul traditions that have influenced Vance’s approach to songwriting. The catalyst for the project was Vance's discovery of old demos he had labeled "Soul" and "Americana" whilst he was searching for inspiration for the follow-up to "The Wild Swan."

Foy has headlined globally to sell-out crowds and resides in the hills of Aberfeldy, Scotland with his family.

http://www.foyvance.com

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Dustbowl Revival - Busted

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Busted’ - Dustbowl Revival

Based in Venice, California and with a perfect blend of Soul, Funk, Roots-Rock, Dustbowl Revival have recently been voted ‘Best Live Band in LA’ by LA Weekly. As a great introduction to their music our track today is the powerful ‘Busted’ taken from their 2017 self-titled album. If you would like to see them live in London, they are playing at Nells tonight.

Dustbowl Revival has always been about pushing the boundaries of what American roots music can be. In many ways, they could have continued creating joyful, booty-shaking songs and cut-to-heart folk-rock ballads that lift up their transcendent live shows and mining new energetic material from the place where folk music, funk and soul meet.

But the band’s newest album,’ Is It You, Is It Me’, set for release on January 31st via their own Medium Expectations label and Nashville’s Thirty Tigers, is something different entirely. Produced by Sam Kassirer [Lake Street Dive, Josh Ritter, David Ramirez] and engineered by Brian Joseph [Bon Iver, Local Natives, Sufjan Stevens], it represents the latest stage in a band that never stops evolving and refuses to stand still.

After celebrating over a decade of sonic adventuring, playing thousands of shows together in ten countries and counting, and collecting a devoted and growing fanbase coast-to-coast, the six core members -- founder Z. Lupetin, Liz Beebe, Josh Heffernan, Matt Rubin, Ulf Bjorlin and Connor Vance knew they had to create something bigger.

The 13 new songs were not road-tested and tired out by the time they made it to the recording studio: in fact Kassirer inspired the band to create the album in a two-week flash of intense creativity, with many of the songs layered and composed day-by-day in the studio. Acting like a nimble rock orchestra, each member played multiple instruments, and the group brought in new musicians on symphonic brass, and local friends to sing as a spur-of-the-moment choir.

Photo credit: Shervin Lainez

http://www.dustbowlrevival.com/

Grace Potter - Back To Me

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Back To Me’ - Grace Potter

We love this live powerhouse version of ‘Back To Me’ by Vermont singer-songwriter Grace. Grace’s excellent forthcoming album ‘Daylight’ is set for release on Oct 25th.

In the years that followed the release of her widely acclaimed 2015 album ‘Midnight’, Grace Potter considered never putting out a record again. Having endured the tumult of the breakup of her band and consequent divorce— as well as far more joyful events like a new marriage and the birth of her first child— Potter continued writing on her own, but had no intention of sharing those songs with the world. “Too many things had happened, and I needed to take a step back,” says the Vermont-born artist.

But by the end of 2017, Potter began to feel the call of the studio and soon started laying down tracks in the Topanga Canyon home she’d recently settled into with her husband, Midnight producer Eric Valentine. Unsigned and entirely free of any pressure to appease, Potter slowly carved out the songs that now make up ‘Daylight’: an album that emerges as her most emotionally revealing, musically daring, and exactingly realized body of work to date. “When I finally started writing songs again - I did it for me.”

Grace’s seventh full-length and first release for Fantasy Records,’ Daylight’ mostly came to life through a series of live-to-tape sessions at Valentine’s Hollywood studio, Barefoot Recording. Along with capturing the undeniable vocal power Potter’s previously shown in sharing the stage with The Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, and Neil Young, the album unfolds with an irresistibly vital sound birthed with the help of guests like Benmont Tench and Lucius. “Having all these incredible musicians playing live in the room with me gave the recording an urgency—like, this matters right now,” Grace recalls.

Throughout ‘Daylight’, Grace imbues her songs with equal parts aching vulnerability and unapologetic self-possession. For Grace, the making of ‘Daylight’ marks a return to the unfettered creativity she felt upon first discovering songwriting. “I really dug back into the roots of my creativity. When I was 12 or 13, I would sneak away to write songs because I didn’t want anyone to hear me bearing all,” she says. “It was all so honest, because I had no awareness of how people might perceive me.” At the same time, she made use of the masterful chops she’s developed over the course of her career, a 15-year run that’s included playing nearly every major music festival (in addition to launching her own festival, Burlington’s Grand Point North. “Throughout my career, I’ve always been a bit of a tinkerer; experimenting & exploring all these different facets of who I am through music,” says Grace. “But this album isn’t an experiment: it’s a statement.”

As she shares that statement with the world, Gracer hopes that ‘Daylight’s’ fearless honesty might inspire each listener to embrace their own truth, in all its messy complexity. “This album is about being able to take complete ownership of your feelings, without any anger or hate or shame. And that can be absolutely terrifying— but once you get to the other side, it’s exhilarating. It’s the feeling of knowing that you’re finally home.”

https://www.gracepotter.com

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Elles Bailey - Deeper

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Deeper’ - Elles Bailey

Our featured track today is a great single from LCM favourite Elles Bailey. The wonderful ‘Deeper’ is taken from her excellent latest album ‘Road I Call Home’. The track was written by Elles, Dan Demay and Daryl Burgess. Enjoy!

Catch Elles and the band live if you can. All UK and mainland Europe tour dates are on her website.

https://www.ellesbailey.com

The Kondoors - Fallen Angel

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Fallen Angel’ - The Kondoors

Our LCM featured track today is the latest single and title track from powerhouse singer-songwriters Jessica Greenfield and Gavin Conder, better known as The Kondoors. We love their perfect blend of Soul, RnB and Pop. They will be launching their latest EP ‘Fallen Angel’ at St.Pancas Old Church on the 25th September and there are a few tickets left if you would like to come along. Their special guests are the excellent Joe Slater and Ross Harris.

Jess Greenfield and Gavin Conder, The Kondoors, became a couple well before they became a duo. Indeed it wasn’t until they joined forces with producer Steve Brown (Rumer- Seasons of my Soul/Laura Mvula- Sing to the Moon) that their unique sound began to take shape.

The pair had long been writing and recording their own material drawing on a host of influences from Sam Cooke, Paolo Nutini and Marvin Gaye to Dusty Springfield and Tina Turner, but it was only when they decided to record Jess’ song, 'Forgiveness', that they discovered the spine-tingling effect of their voices combined. Inspired by the ups and downs of their own relationship, it takes their raw, organic feel to the next level.

Both Jess and Gavin have already established themselves as must-see live performers, with Jess being a member of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, they have supported and worked with a roll call of big names including Paul Weller, Bryan Adams, E Street band’s Steve Van Zandt, Dire Straits’ John Illsley, Sam Smith, Rod Stewart, Rudimental, Imelda May and Take That. They have been heard on Radio 2, Radio 6 Music and across local radio and in 2015 aced it at Andy Murray's wedding. Their social media profile has seen them rack up over 100,000 views in only three days of their UK garage/acoustic video while similarly impressive figures have accompanied their Sky TV appearance and other songs.

Although a crowdfunding campaign is about to be launched for the vinyl release, the costs of the EP were supplied from their own wedding gifts. Having recently married they decided to use the money given to them to invest in both the EP and the forthcoming recording of their debut album at Monnow Valley studios in Monmouthshire.

Photo credit: Sharon Latham

https://www.thekondoors.com

Lily Moore ft Maverick Sabre - In-Between

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘In-Between’ - Lily Moore ft Maverick Sabre

Our featured track today is the latest single from 21 year old Brighton based singer-songwriter Lily Moore. Her vocal reminds us of a cross between Amy Winehouse, Adele and Duffy. She is joined on the track by the excellent Maverick Sabre.

Lily will be headlining at XOYO, London on November 29th.

Lily has come a long way from her beginnings busking on the streets of Brighton to playing across Europe and The UK. Taking inspiration at an early age from legends such as Etta James, Lauryn Hill, Sam Cooke and all points in between, Lily’s song writing has developed into a, disarmingly honest, stripped back style. Initially playing the open-mic circuit in Brighton (Lily is London born but moved there at an early age) her wonderful talent was recognised when she won a competition to be the first act on at The Great Escape 2015.

Since then she’s been writing and recording, started her own club night/residency called More Moore at Mau Mau (the first night included Tom Grennan as special guest on the bill), played festivals including Barn on the Farm, The Great Escape, 110 Above. she’s more recently completed sold out tours supporting Vance Joy, George Ezra and James Bay, as well as selling out headline shows of her own at the Slaughtered Lamb, The Lexington and 100 Club.

https://www.lilymoore.co.uk

Amanda St John - Muscle Shoals

LCM Song of The Day: ‘Muscle Shoals’ - Amanda St. John

'Muscle Shoals' is the powerful lead single from Amanda St John's upcoming album 'The Muscle Shoals Sessions' which was recorded in the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Ever since she first set foot on stage at the tender age of 14 it was obvious to anyone in attendance that blues and folk-informed, soul-infused, Belfast-based songstress Amanda St John had a voice that could charm the stars from the sky. After learning her trade performing in cover bands for a number of years, the chanteuse, who has collaborated with some of Northern Ireland's best and brightest talents (such as Duke Special, Gareth Dunlop, Ben Glover, ex-INXS frontman Ciaran Gribbin and Simon McBride), reinvented herself in 2012 as a singer/songwriter and, a year later, released her debut EP of original material 'Where Is The Man' to much critical acclaim.

Born out of a near death experience which prompted her to re-evaluate her life, the collection of torch songs saw St John put her apprenticeship to good use and it captured the hearts of many music lovers. Buoyed by extensive radio play and a sold-out show at the Black Box in Belfast, the singer, who was born and raised in the rural village of Glenariffe, then released the rockabilly and jazz-tinged 'Big Strong Man' on March 2014 and the infectious number firmly established her as a versatile artist with a keen ear for a hook.

Now a much-loved and sought after regular on the festival circuit, Amanda St John has performed at Sunflower Festival, the Maiden City Festival, Hilden Beer Festival, the East Belfast Arts Festival, the Lammas Fair, the Atlantic Sessions Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival and Belfast Music Week. Other gig highlights for St John have included sharing a stage with US Grammy Nominee Tift Merritt, being invited to sing backing vocals for Duke Special, performing a two night support slot for Brian Kennedy and playing support for Eddi Reader (of Fairground Attraction) and Mary Coughlan.

Photo credit: Glen Norwood

Ferris and Sylvester - Flying Visit

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Flying Visit’ - Ferris & Sylvester

Our featured track today is the wonderful ‘Flying Visit’ by fast rising London based duo Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester. Issy and Archie are currently on a UK and Ireland tour and have a two night residency at Omeara, London this Thursday and Friday. The Thursday date is now sold out but there a some last few tickets for Friday. If you are going, I’ll see you there. LCM ‘One’s to watch in 2019’.

Ferris & Sylvester are songwriters - with clear references in their catchy setup to the mid-60s sounds of Greenwich Village combined with their meatier blues tones, the pair sit somewhere between Jack White and First Aid Kit.

The pair met three years ago and have since won over the nation with their ever-growing live presence and songwriting, selling out their debut headline UK tour. In 2018, the duo released their highly anticipated EP 'Made In Streatham' which they self-produced in their South London flat. Released through their own label 'Archtop Records', the EP has clocked up millions of streams and received widespread praise across the board.

With their eyes fixed on their debut album, the duo have expanded their sound into deeper and darker places. Ferris & Sylvester uncover the depths of human relationships in their writing and continue forward as proudly independent songwriters and performers.

https://www.ferrisandsylvester.com

Conner Reeves - My Father's Son

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘My Father’s Son’ - Conner Reeves

One of my favourite debut album’s from 1997 was ‘Earthbound’ by the excellent singer-songwriter Conner Reeves. It was full of great songwriting and Conner’s rich and super smooth soulful voice. The fantastic news is Conner is currently working on his own new music.

Singer, songwriter and soulman Conner Reeves first came to our attention in the late 90’s with the soul classic ‘My Father’s Son’ from his gold selling debut album ‘Earthbound’. Back then he had a run of commercial success that saw him score 5 top 30 singles in the UK, culminating in a Brit nomination and international touring, including support slots with amongst others, Whitney Houston.

This was followed in 2006 with his critically acclaimed EP ‘Welcome To The Future’, which received rave reviews from the soul community, with a sound harking back to the socially aware soul artists of the 70’s such as Marvin and Stevie.

Putting his artist career on the backburner, it is as a writer that Conner has been more active over the last few years. Consciously taking himself out of play, he has been almost reclusive, living in France and spending time in Portugal, but now he is back and working on tracks for his own artist project. Word of his return is proving to be welcome news for his loyal supporters and new followers alike and coincidentally coincides with the reissue of his debut album which Sony have just made available for the first time on streaming platforms.

Xander and The Peace Pirates - Soul Shine

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘‘Soul Shine’ - Xander & The Peace Pirates

Our LCM featured track today is a great cover of the Allman Brothers ‘Soul Shine’ by the excellent Liverpool based Xander & The Peace Pirates. The band are one of our LCM ‘Ones to watch’ in 2019. Catch them live if you can.

Xander and the Peace Pirates are a testament to musical integrity and personal strength. Combining soul, blues and rock, their pervasive blend of inspired song writing and memorable performances has already seen them enrapture audiences from around the world.

Brothers Keith and Stu were discovered on YouTube by Gibson Brands CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, and during their subsequent performances for the company at numerous international events, the band caught the attention of not just an ever-growing collective of fans but also industry legends such as Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, the Stones), who was so smitten by their music he offered to produce the band’s first album.

2015 has seen the band’s revered and exalted status as a live-performance juggernaut evolve even further after concluding their 5-year tenure as the resident band at Liverpool’s iconic Cavern Club; supporting guitar royalty Joe Bonamassa and Joe Satriani at ‘Classic Rocknacht’ in Loreley, playing sold out shows supporting 60's legend Manfred Mann and guitar blues legend Robben Ford across Germany; and finally culminating in being personally invited to support ex-Whitesnake and Blues-guitar Hero Bernie Marsden on his UK tour.

With haunting riffs, genius melodies, and an irrepressibly infectious charisma, Xander and the Peace Pirates continue to share their musical passion to standing ovations, while spreading a universal message of peace, love and harmony.

The Teskey Brothers - So Caught Up

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘So Caught Up’ - The Teskey Brothers

With an excellent album ‘Run Home Slow’ just released earlier this month, Australian band The Teskey Brothers are flying high. The funky and soulful ‘So Caught Up’ is their catchy latest single. Catch them live on tour if you can.

Photo credit: Nick McKK

Joe Slater - Slow It Down

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Slow It Down’ - Joe Slater

Our featured track today is the latest atmospheric single from very fast rising Liverpool singer-songwriter Joe Slater. Currently working with our friends at Talentbanq, Joe is rapidly gaining recognition as an excellent live performer.

If you would like to see Joe live in London he is playing at the Hard Rock Cafe on Oxford Street tomorrow (Jul 27th) and at the Green Note in Camden on July 31st.

Hailing from Croxteth, Liverpool and at just 22, Joe Slater delivers a smooth saturating blend of rock, blues and soul that is beyond his years. Joe’s songwriting and unique vocals take listeners on a journey comprised of energetic sing-alongs and anthemic ballads, full of interior and reflective moments that only the greats could inspire.

Joe recorded with Rock N Roll royalty. His new ‘State of the Ark’ EP was produced by " Kipper" (Sting and many more), engineered by Cameron Craig (Adele and many more) and Mastered at Abbey Road Studios.

Since the release of new single ‘Lady’ last year, things have certainly taking off for the kid from Croxteth. Wiithin 24 hours ‘Lady’ was picked up by BBC Radio Merseyside and subsequently given national BBC Introducing radio-play after being hand-picked by Tom Robinson on Radio 6.

Next came the call from British Airways confirming that Joe's forthcoming EP, ‘State of the Ark’, will be available on all long-haul flights from February 1st 2019, reaching up to 1 million listeners a month.

To add more froth to the story, Joe was Caffe Nero's artist of the month during December, with ‘Lady’ and other ‘State of the Ark’ tracks playing in over 700 stores every day across the UK.

Kicking off 2019, January saw Joe sell out the award winning Green Note in Camden and pack out Liverpool’s own Parr Street Studios on February 15th which secured him on the line up for this year’s Isle of Wight Festival, Cornbury, LIMF and The Alternative Escape.

https://www.joeslatermusic.com

The Teskey Brothers - Man Of The Universe

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Man Of The Universe’ - The Teskey Brothers

Our featured track today is the great second single release from their forthcoming new album ‘Run Home Slow’ set for release on Friday August 2nd. We are big fans of the band here at LCM HQ, so we are really looking forward to listening to the album in full.

The band are Josh Teskey, Sam Teskey, Brendon Love and Liam Gough

The band will be headlining the Jazz Cafe in London on September 3rd but unfortunately it’s sold out, but you can catch them at the Love Supreme Festival in Lewes on July 6th.

The Teskey Brothers are a rare musical gem. Honouring that old school Motown sound and working it into something of their very own, the band have received widespread acclaim for their gorgeous debut album ‘Half Mile Harvest’.

A raw combination of soul and blues, the record has warmed the hearts of listeners everywhere with it’s melancholic, analogue tones. Written by all four band members, the album was recorded in their own home studio, self-produced and released independently.

Listening to the record you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the work of Stax Records alumni in Memphis circa ‘67 rather than a group of twenty-somethings from the Yarra Valley just outside Melbourne. The feeling is as old as the tape machine it was recorded on and it’s a true expression of love.

Onstage singer Josh Teskey’s smoked whiskey voice defies expectation as the band around him hold an irresistible groove. Their undeniable live show has wowed audiences around the world, leaving them infected with soul and blues.

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