Hot Half Dozen 3.23.21

%7 submissions this week. Here are my top 6.

57 submissions this week

Chemtrails over the Country Cub, album by Lana del Rey. With 516 million streams for its lead-off songs, Lana del Rey’s new album hardly needs a recommendation but there is a reason for all those listeners:  the music is subtle, breathtaking, layered, brilliant.  The message  in the lyrics – well, they will be analyzed for decades.  Available everywhere. https://www.lanadelrey.com/

Sail  Away, single  by Maggie Szabo. A new song written, performed and produced by the Billboard hit-making Maggie Szabo that  not only shows off her genius for sophisticated, addictive songwriting, but  alerts us to  what a highly skilled producer she is.  Grammys, take note – girls produce and damn well.  Available on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Soundcloud. https://allaboutmaggie.com/

Over the Hump, single by  Paul Boddy and the Slidewinder Blues Band. I just love this song.  Solid blues, but manages to look forward as back – not easy in the blues genre,  A gets-beneath-your-skin beat and humor in the lyrics.  An excellent  debut album and so much fun  Stream on Spotify. Follow at https://slidewinderbluesband.com/. Check out the video on YouTube.

Outer Space & DNA by Decker. The new single from this Arizona-based psych-rocker is a mesmerizing and energizing call to rise above these calamitous times.  Driving but easy, pressing but gentle, Brandon Decker’s genius shows through every note. Available wherever you stream or buy music. https://www.deckermusic.org/

This is You, This is Me by Elsten Torres . Two-time Grammy nominated  and BMI-Award-winning Torres displays his knack for love songs that are romantic, authentic and just plain enjoyable. Soft guitar, urgent yet gentle voice, heart rending lyrics.  I can’t get enough of this song. Available wherever you buy or stream music.  https://www.facebook.com/elstentorres/

I Like You, single by Boris Larramendi.   Movin’, fun, bi-lingual Latin rock by the super creative Cuban-born guitar master, singer/songwriter whose music is different than anything you have heard and always an earworm  Will make you grin and dance. From his new album Yo Vine Querere. Stream on Spotify Bandcamp. http://www.borislarramendi.com/

Bonus.  Still Woman Enough, album by Loretta Lynn . Her 50th album.  She still rocks at 90. Stream on Spotify.

Patrick O’Heffernan, Host, Music Sin Fronteras radio.