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BREAKING THRU
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Finn (from the album Control available as a self-release) (by Danny McCloskey)
Melbourne, Australia-based band Finn have a new release, Control, that fulfills the band’s sonic promise of finely-crafted Americana and Roots music. Led by brothers Mark and Luke Finn, the stories on Control delve deeply into an examination of the human condition. Separation anxiety unravels in the personal pleas of “Still Believe’ as a dreamscape melody drifts like morning mist in “Missing You”. The stories on Control are told with the subtle power of whispered vocals. Though the deliver is soft, the emotion shouts at the top of its lungs as Finn play a late-night noir rhythm that quiets to accommodate after-dark desperation that utters a request in “Stay with Me Tonight”.
Releasing ten albums since their 2008 self-titled debut, Finn raise their sonic wings wider with each release. Control showcases song-writing craftmanship that is equaled by the musical backing on the album. Finn asks questions on a rhythmic pulse with “Oh Mary” while “Angel Eyes” expresses a kinship for the album’s intimate tones and textures. Hyper tension in the beat of “It Seemed” propels the songs along like a runaway train while a rapid lyrical flow keeps up with the rhythmic groove of “Last Love Song”. The pace maintains its caffeinated nature as Finn cruise the Mississippi River on a strong current of “River Running Through”, slowing the groove to match the quiet currents of “Down by the Riverside. Control uses a heartbeat groove to frame its title track as Finn use persistent footsteps in the beat to walk over the soundscape of “Old Friend” (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Finn on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on the Finn website
Joe Troop (from the E.P. The Truth Machine available Joe Troop Music LLC) (by Danny McCloskey)
The sweet sound of a string band on a mission burst from every note on The Truth Machine, the recent E.P. release from Joe Troop. The rhythm matches the title when the band cranks up the forward motion to propel itself across “Overdrive” on a flurry of strings and harmony. The groove stays strong when Joe Troop tells the tale in “Runnin’ from the Weather”, following a count of ‘1, 2, 3’ into a story that finds true love in “Sweet Pea” as he takes a stand. He calls on The Truth Machine to sing the tongue-in-cheek overview of “Billionaires” before exiting the album with quiet strums when Joe Troop requests for “Mercy for Migrants”. (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Joe Troop on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on the Joe Troop website
Patrick McCormic (from the album Crisis of Confidence available on Cross Apple Records) (by Danny McCloskey)
A hearty beat is the clarion call that opens Crisis of Confidence, the recent release from Patrick McCormic. Heavy breaths tell the tale in the title track as Crisis of Confidence hushes to sink back into memory with “We Were Young”. A dark cloud of judgment rises up like dust from a dirt road when Patrick McCormic cruises through “Bless Your Little Heart”, and quietly plucks out studied notes to begin “3-4 Time”. Born in Louisiana, and raised from California to Alabama, the Franklin, Tennessee-based musician uses all of the cross-country influences he saw, and heard, to scribe the stories in Crisis of Confidence. He introduces “Caroline” with a breath-born rhythms as guitar chords define the mood that surrounds the hopes rising up from “Blue Hydrangea”, wandering the “Fields of Kansas” on a dreamscape melody. Patrick McCormic finds himself with a pen in his hand for “Vacations and Letters” as Crisis of Confidence takes time to tell the tale of “Eli and Ellie”. (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Patrick McCormic on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on the Patrick McCormic website
Stephanie Seymour (from the E.P. Grand Isle available as a self-release) (by Danny McCloskey)
A rattling Folk Rock rhythm carries Stephanie Seymour when she speaks “Words We Never Use”. A touch of twang circles around “One Trick Pony” as determined footfalls become the staccato beat stomping across “Your Brain”. The tracks run across her recent release, Grand Isle E.P. After spending the 1990’s drumming and playing percussion, as well as adding harmony vocals, in NYC Indie bands, Stephanie Seymour fell headfirst into a passion for birdwatching. She returned to music in 2019 as a solo artist, combining her two loves of birdwatching and music with her first release, There Are Birds. A slow march enters the album when she sources her time in Grand Isle with “Harvest Time” as she rolls on a rumble of rhythms to read the words of “The Messenger” before Stephanie Seymour exits the album with the advice of “Scour Your Heart”. (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Stephanie Seymour on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on Stephanie Seymour website
Kyle LaLone (from the album Make My Own Way available on Kyle LaLone Music) (by Danny McCloskey)
Taking a literal approach to his song titles, Kyle LaLone delivers his recent release, Make My Own Way. He signals the end to a relationship in “A Change is Coming”, he describes ‘the meaning of this welling in my throat” with “Gratitude”, watches another calendar page drop and fade for “New Year’s Eve” and makes an attempt to wear “Another’s Man’s Shoes” as his sits safe at home or rides through town with the windows rolled up. Embracing a grittier Rock’n’Roll edge than his earlier releases touch of twang, Kyle LaLone expands on his musical potential with Make My Own Way. A hybrid sound that shows love for Country, Americana, Roots Rock, and a soulful Blues is a brand for Kyle LaLone on the album. He gives advice to a universal humanity with “Stand Back Up”, sinking into a sonic rumble for the warnings of “Won’t Take This Lying Down”, hammering out a sluggish rhythm as his mind wanders in “Slow Down”, and follows acoustic strums into a rainy day filled with self-assessment for “Falling in the Forest”. (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Kyle LaLone on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on the Kyle LaLone website
Russell Jamie Johnson (from the album Russell Jamie Johnson available on Tumblin’ Dice Records) (by Danny McCloskey)
Topics of passion, love, and hope are told over musical beds of Folk, Americana, and Rock’n’Roll are collected in the recent self-titled release from Russell Jamie Johnson. He pens a postcard that has a return address of New York City while the address in the middle reads “L.A.” while a salvational march, complete with angelic horn bursts, wraps around the promise in “Take All the Time That You Need”. Russell Jamie Johnson hears the stories of friends and falls into memories with “Who We Used to Be”.
Listening to the powerful words of songwriters from Bob Dylan to The Smiths, Russell Jamie Johnson found his own musical footing in 2009, and finally sets up his base of operations in New York City after time spent at Boston’s Berklee School of Music. A caffeinated groove carries “Come for a Drive” down the highway as he hushes the guitar notes that sparkle and chime quietly underneath “Bells of Brighton”. Opening Russell Jamie Johnson with sharp-angular chords he introduces “Gabrielle”, scratching out electric guitar chops as the drum beat counts the steps heading to “First and Canal”. (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Russell Jamie Johnson on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on the Russell Jamie Johnson website
Melbourne, Australia-based band Finn have a new release, Control, that fulfills the band’s sonic promise of finely-crafted Americana and Roots music. Led by brothers Mark and Luke Finn, the stories on Control delve deeply into an examination of the human condition. Separation anxiety unravels in the personal pleas of “Still Believe’ as a dreamscape melody drifts like morning mist in “Missing You”. The stories on Control are told with the subtle power of whispered vocals. Though the deliver is soft, the emotion shouts at the top of its lungs as Finn play a late-night noir rhythm that quiets to accommodate after-dark desperation that utters a request in “Stay with Me Tonight”.
Releasing ten albums since their 2008 self-titled debut, Finn raise their sonic wings wider with each release. Control showcases song-writing craftmanship that is equaled by the musical backing on the album. Finn asks questions on a rhythmic pulse with “Oh Mary” while “Angel Eyes” expresses a kinship for the album’s intimate tones and textures. Hyper tension in the beat of “It Seemed” propels the songs along like a runaway train while a rapid lyrical flow keeps up with the rhythmic groove of “Last Love Song”. The pace maintains its caffeinated nature as Finn cruise the Mississippi River on a strong current of “River Running Through”, slowing the groove to match the quiet currents of “Down by the Riverside. Control uses a heartbeat groove to frame its title track as Finn use persistent footsteps in the beat to walk over the soundscape of “Old Friend” (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Finn on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on the Finn website
Joe Troop (from the E.P. The Truth Machine available Joe Troop Music LLC) (by Danny McCloskey)
The sweet sound of a string band on a mission burst from every note on The Truth Machine, the recent E.P. release from Joe Troop. The rhythm matches the title when the band cranks up the forward motion to propel itself across “Overdrive” on a flurry of strings and harmony. The groove stays strong when Joe Troop tells the tale in “Runnin’ from the Weather”, following a count of ‘1, 2, 3’ into a story that finds true love in “Sweet Pea” as he takes a stand. He calls on The Truth Machine to sing the tongue-in-cheek overview of “Billionaires” before exiting the album with quiet strums when Joe Troop requests for “Mercy for Migrants”. (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Joe Troop on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on the Joe Troop website
Patrick McCormic (from the album Crisis of Confidence available on Cross Apple Records) (by Danny McCloskey)
A hearty beat is the clarion call that opens Crisis of Confidence, the recent release from Patrick McCormic. Heavy breaths tell the tale in the title track as Crisis of Confidence hushes to sink back into memory with “We Were Young”. A dark cloud of judgment rises up like dust from a dirt road when Patrick McCormic cruises through “Bless Your Little Heart”, and quietly plucks out studied notes to begin “3-4 Time”. Born in Louisiana, and raised from California to Alabama, the Franklin, Tennessee-based musician uses all of the cross-country influences he saw, and heard, to scribe the stories in Crisis of Confidence. He introduces “Caroline” with a breath-born rhythms as guitar chords define the mood that surrounds the hopes rising up from “Blue Hydrangea”, wandering the “Fields of Kansas” on a dreamscape melody. Patrick McCormic finds himself with a pen in his hand for “Vacations and Letters” as Crisis of Confidence takes time to tell the tale of “Eli and Ellie”. (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Patrick McCormic on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on the Patrick McCormic website
Stephanie Seymour (from the E.P. Grand Isle available as a self-release) (by Danny McCloskey)
A rattling Folk Rock rhythm carries Stephanie Seymour when she speaks “Words We Never Use”. A touch of twang circles around “One Trick Pony” as determined footfalls become the staccato beat stomping across “Your Brain”. The tracks run across her recent release, Grand Isle E.P. After spending the 1990’s drumming and playing percussion, as well as adding harmony vocals, in NYC Indie bands, Stephanie Seymour fell headfirst into a passion for birdwatching. She returned to music in 2019 as a solo artist, combining her two loves of birdwatching and music with her first release, There Are Birds. A slow march enters the album when she sources her time in Grand Isle with “Harvest Time” as she rolls on a rumble of rhythms to read the words of “The Messenger” before Stephanie Seymour exits the album with the advice of “Scour Your Heart”. (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Stephanie Seymour on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on Stephanie Seymour website
Kyle LaLone (from the album Make My Own Way available on Kyle LaLone Music) (by Danny McCloskey)
Taking a literal approach to his song titles, Kyle LaLone delivers his recent release, Make My Own Way. He signals the end to a relationship in “A Change is Coming”, he describes ‘the meaning of this welling in my throat” with “Gratitude”, watches another calendar page drop and fade for “New Year’s Eve” and makes an attempt to wear “Another’s Man’s Shoes” as his sits safe at home or rides through town with the windows rolled up. Embracing a grittier Rock’n’Roll edge than his earlier releases touch of twang, Kyle LaLone expands on his musical potential with Make My Own Way. A hybrid sound that shows love for Country, Americana, Roots Rock, and a soulful Blues is a brand for Kyle LaLone on the album. He gives advice to a universal humanity with “Stand Back Up”, sinking into a sonic rumble for the warnings of “Won’t Take This Lying Down”, hammering out a sluggish rhythm as his mind wanders in “Slow Down”, and follows acoustic strums into a rainy day filled with self-assessment for “Falling in the Forest”. (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Kyle LaLone on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on the Kyle LaLone website
Russell Jamie Johnson (from the album Russell Jamie Johnson available on Tumblin’ Dice Records) (by Danny McCloskey)
Topics of passion, love, and hope are told over musical beds of Folk, Americana, and Rock’n’Roll are collected in the recent self-titled release from Russell Jamie Johnson. He pens a postcard that has a return address of New York City while the address in the middle reads “L.A.” while a salvational march, complete with angelic horn bursts, wraps around the promise in “Take All the Time That You Need”. Russell Jamie Johnson hears the stories of friends and falls into memories with “Who We Used to Be”.
Listening to the powerful words of songwriters from Bob Dylan to The Smiths, Russell Jamie Johnson found his own musical footing in 2009, and finally sets up his base of operations in New York City after time spent at Boston’s Berklee School of Music. A caffeinated groove carries “Come for a Drive” down the highway as he hushes the guitar notes that sparkle and chime quietly underneath “Bells of Brighton”. Opening Russell Jamie Johnson with sharp-angular chords he introduces “Gabrielle”, scratching out electric guitar chops as the drum beat counts the steps heading to “First and Canal”. (by Danny McCloskey)
Listen to Russell Jamie Johnson on the Breaking Thru Spotify playlist
Find more information and purchase options on the Russell Jamie Johnson website
