WEEKLY ROUNDUP: HOT HALF DOZEN 10.18.22

Morfo, album by Charlotte dos Santos. Torch songs, R&B, love songs and more  all rolled into one beautiful package and wrapped up with her butter-smooth vocals delivered with truly brilliant production . Each of the 13 songs on this album will simply carry you away. Stream on Spotify, Bandcamp, YouTube, Apple Music, deezer.

Escapándome (de mi), video/single by Ile. Beautiful, dryly emotional,  totally engaging.  With laid back drumming, gentle electric guitar strums  and her voice Auto-tuned in the bridges. It works so well. Stream on Spotify. Video on YouTube.  Spanish.

Free Time, single by Whitney Tai and Harry Vato. In the running  for a Grammy nomination this  year in the Pop Duo / Group Performance category. Inspiring, danceable, sophisticated, hypnotic. This is a hit-repeat song full of joy, urgency and beats that won’t let you go. Stream on Spotify.

Lemon Trees, album by Binx. Unique, catchy and deeper than it sounds. Binx uses her unique accented voice and unusual and simple production to deliver another earworm. Stream on Spotify

What He Didn’t Do, single/video by Carly Pearce. Sweet county from the ACM/CMA Awards Female Artist/Vocalist of The Year with something more. Brutally real, but encased in a  mesmerizing melody and  a heavenly voice. The lyrics reveal  strength in heartbreak and a lesson to men everywhere.  Video on YouTube Stream on Spotify.

Una Vida Y Otra Más, single by Flor de Toloache. Hooks in samba? A Mariachi group doing samba? You bet, and a whole lot more  by the Grammy-winning mariachi group. Released just before their upcoming national tour and drop of their new album. They take it to an exciting new level. Available on Spotify, Apple Music. Spanish.

BONUS: Albert Collins  Cold Snap and Johnny Winter’s Third Degree  on vinyl from Alligator Records

About Patrick O'Heffernan

Patrick O’Heffernan is co-host of the LA-based, nationally syndicated weekly program, Music FridayLive! and is a music reviewer for online magazines Vents, The Hollywood Progressive and MusicJunkie. He has also co-hosted a national political talk show, The Fairness Doctrine, and hosted the “Uplinks” media segment on Saturday All Things Considered on NPR. He holds a PhD in International Relations from MIT, has been awarded an Emmy, four Addy’s, and a Webby-Honors, among other awards. He has published 5 books and ghost-written others. A project he co-launched, the North Asia Nuclear Free Zone, was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. He serves on the Board of Netroots Nation.

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