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First off, the artist on this isn't precisely right.

There is a certain type of female vocal paired with piano sound that has become almost a cliché in recent years. The field of such performers is definitely crowded.

Sometimes less is more. I think that would probably be true on this album.

Corky Laing was an original member of Mountain. As is so common these days, there have been several versions of the band carrying on their music and traditions.

This thing is almost modern progressive rock.

A man and an acoustic guitar. That's about the most basic musical configuration you can get (short of instrumental or acapella).

This is one of two singles I have reviewed from this artist for this issue of Music Street Journal.

This is quite a strong album.

This short collection of songs is perhaps more effective than it is consistent in terms of style.

There is a modern school of music that features dreamy textures, subdued female vocals and moody vibes.

This is quite a cool set. It doesn’t fit neatly into any one category, though.

What a cool song this is.

This EP is very good. There isn’t a weak song here.

This album really feels a lot like something that would have been at home in the 1970s. The band has the blues rock vein down in style.

There is quite a bit of roots music built into this.

Hip hop can be a tough genre to review.

I love this set. My only complaint is that I wish there were more here.

I suppose the simplest description here would be folk rock.

I've heard of this band for a long time, but this is my first time hearing them. I had heard that they were thrash metal.

I should hate this song. I don't like the whole producer instead of musician concept at all.

This is a new album of cover songs by an act whose music lands between electronic and techno sounds. I like some of this quite a bit.

I reviewed another set from this artist, but if you look under "Luke Leblanc" you will only find it as a "related" review. That's because that one was released under the moniker "Little Diamonds."

This EP features five songs that showcase a real passion for traditional country music. Yet there are more modern elements here, too.

While Cody Lee might be a new name for me (and perhaps you), he's a veteran musician whose pedigree goes all the way back to playing bass in Peter Green's band.

This is quite an intriguing set. More than anything else, it falls in the neighborhood of modern pop rock, but it actually leans toward modern progressive rock a lot of the time.

The opening song here is a single from Jackie Lee from the 1960s. The rest of the music includes the original album along with some other tracks that she did for different projects.

Palmer T. Lee is one half of the duo The Lowest Pair. I've reviewed a couple sets of theirs and really like them a lot.

There is a lot of roots music built into this. Alternative rock is at its heart, too.

This album from Korean born, UK based artist LeeSun, shows off a good variety.

I like the variety here.

If you like good pop rock with both retro and modern elements, this is for you. I

There is a type of modern pop music that is electronic based. This fits well within that genre.

I like this set quite a bit. It probably lands under folk music more than anything else, but it touches on country, psychelia and things like shoegaze and dream pop, too.

There is a lot of old school country in the mix here.

This is the debut EP from Samantha Leon. It's an intriguing set of music. .

This is a bit of a mixed bag.

This album from Paul Lesinski brings together a lot of angles and influences into a release that feels cohesive. This nearly landed under progressive rock.

This is quite cool album.

This pop based set is quite effective. That said, it's not without some issues.

This is a brand new single from Sam Levin. It fits pretty neatly into the alternative rock school of pop rock.

Like his last set, this new album from Sam Levin is built on alternative pop sound, and tends to be a bit samey.

There is a very wide range of music on this album.

Linda Gail Lewis is known as a pioneering female rocker.

Bear Family Records really delivers quality. This new collection of Jerry Lee Lewis tunes is no exception.

This is quite a cool set. Lillian Axe threw a party for family, friends and some lucky fans.

This new single is pretty intriguing stuff. The first instinct might be to think of it is a retro, jazz affair. There is a lot of that here.

If you have a yearning for the jazzy arrangements of the past, this album will probably fill your needs. On the other hand, if you like the modern elements of artists like Meghan Trainor, there is something here for you.

There is something to be said for pacing and laying out a set with the best material opening and closing.

This classic Little Feat concert has gotten great treatment on this release.

Fans of old school R&B and soul will love this. It’s really quite retro in texture. There’s nothing here that doesn’t work quite well.

This act was made up of a number of music veterans. If you listen to the sound of these three albums, that should be clear.

There is some exceptional music here. The sound of this really channels a lot of old school classic rock textures, but at times brings some modern elements to it.

The latest from The Livesays, this pretty much what I expect from them, well-done mainstream rock. It's catchy and yet meaty.

I've reviewed a couple other sets from this act in the past. They consistently produce catchy music with a lot of old-school sound in the mix.

It would be very easy, given the front cover and the sound, to think this was an album released in the 1950s or 1960s.

You just can’t go wrong with this band.

This might not be a familiar name for you, but Locate Your Lips were apparently well-known in their hometown of Milwaukee in the 1980s.

This album is quite strong from start to finish. It's set in a singer-songwriter zone, but there is quite a bit of variation here. At times it feels very jazzy. At other points it moves towards Dire Straits like rock. It's always solid and entertaining.

I will leave it to wiser heads than mine when it comes to categorizing Locrian. They do not fit any particular genre box neatly.

There is some great music on here. There is also some stuff that I don’t find as compelling.

Nils Lofgren is probably best known for his guitar work with Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band.

This band was sort of equal parts old time rock and roll, country and rockabilly and punk edge.

I've been a fan of these guys since their early days in the 1980s. Their blend of country rock with psychedelia and even some punk elements has always worked well.

The elephant in the room here is about the bonus tracks at the end of this CD. I'm not so sure they should have been included.

The easiest comparison here is to Stevie Ray Vaughn. Lance Lopez’ music definitely occupies a similar territory most of the time.

It wouldn't be a stretch of the imagination to believe that this had been released in the 1970s. It really is set in the same type of territory as a lot of the glam rock of that period.

This is a brand new single from Lord Sonny the Unifier. I previously reviewed the whole album, so the song review will be drawn from that for the sake of consistency.

I have reviewed several things from this artist in the past. I would consider those to be stronger than this, but that's not really an indictment of this piece.

I like this artist quite a bit. His sound is always modern, but rooted in older musical styles.

I've reviewed quite a few releases from Lord Sonny the Unifier. He is typically an artist who seems to have his eye both on the past and the future.

This is another in a string of singles from Lord Sonny the Unifier that I'm reviewing in this issue of MSJ.

In terms of a question of balance, if the bulk of this album were more like the first couple songs, I’d land this in progressive rock.

I really like the blending of sounds on this. number. The tune is very much a catchy and effective number.

I remember when the resurgence of swing music was a big deal.

This is an intriguing album. While there is nothing really Earth-shattering about the sound of this act, they do what they do pretty well.

There is nothing Earth shattering in terms of creativity here. Instead, what we get is a smoking hot collection of straight ahead hard rock.

If you like the bright sunshiny pop sounds of the 1960s, you will probably enjoy this.

I really love this EP. I’d like to hear more.

Love Ghost is an alternative rock act out of Los Angeles. One look at the lineup shows that this is no "run of the mill" rock band.

Punk or emo is probably the best description of this, but there are a lot of other elements at play.

With a name like “Lovesucker,” one might expect raunch and roll or heavy metal. This is neither.

This is the second CD I’ve reviewed by this act for this issue of Music Street Journal.

I suppose you could label this EP as "pop music." That would be doing it a grave injustice, though.

This disc features a sound that is a combination of folk music, rock, jazz, blues and more.

I suppose the easiest comparisons here would be to Amy Winehouse and Adele. Clearly those comparisons are appropriate, but they only go so far.

If you dig singer-songwriter styled music that reaches into things like country, folk and alternative rock for its concepts, you will enjoy this album.

This album features a sound that is most frequently folk based. The vocals have a tendency to have a DIY kind of vibe, not that far removed from people like Lou Reed.

This EP has a fairly wide sonic palette. We get country music, rock, pop folk and more as reference points.

This is an intriguing set. It is almost mainstream pop music, but twisted a bit to the side. There are definitely comparisons to be made to acts like The B-52s and The Tubes.

This is an album of covers.

Serinity Lynn is just 18-years old. Her new single shows that she has promise.

This new box set of Lynyrd Skynryd music post-plane-crash has some great music on it. There are five discs here, one of which is an EP.

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