Artist Feature: Jen Miller

Photo courtesy of MySpace

Hey guys. I have to apologize again for completely running out of time this week. I am supposed to be doing homework, even as I type this, but I needed a quick fix of this girl, so I figured I might as well introduce her to all of you.

Jen is from my home town, and yet I am sad to say that I have never met her (Jen, if you read this--play shows!!!!). I have been following her on YouTube pretty much since she started her channel. Why you may ask: well, it's the voice. Even on Jen's old webcam videos, her voice sounds like pure jazz--sometimes I dream of her singing old Billie Holiday songs.

Another reason to love this music is that Jen writes songs about life. She writes down those small little feelings that others take for granted, and sings them to notes often picked out on the ukulele. All those little emotions show also show up in the corners of her mouth when she sings, and crack through her voice--all the more enhancing the experience of her beautiful music.

Artist Feature: Hannah Hickok & Maggie Kraus

So, this is the second Artist Feature. I don't know much about these ladies, except for the fact that I really enjoy their music. Their music is very mellow and has a simple sound.

I find that I listen to a lot of music in a sleep deprived state, usually early morning, after staying up all night, when I have to do something--I usually experience a fake sensation of being energized, yet everything I do seems to be affected. I don't know if this makes sense to any of you, but this is a very particular mood that I am often in--if you have felt it, you know what I am talking about. Anyway, this mood calls for a very specific sound, which these girls deliver on.

Artist Feature: Orla Gartland

Hi guys and gals. I've been super busy this week with work, and have been exhausted most days, so I didn't have time to prepare anything. I'm sorry about that.

But, as it turns out, I also like listening to artists that don't exactly put out albums. However, these are some of the people I love the most, and I feel that they need to be a part of my blog. Luckily, as you may have guesses, this is my blog, so I get to do whatever I want; and so comes the first Artist Feature.

Hopefully, in the future, I will include these in addition to the weekly albums, but for this week, I hope this will make due.

So without any further pointless talk, this is Orla Gartland.