Here's one to watch in the year ahead. Tatiana Kochkareva has a very unique sound, combining elements of Rock and Jazz and, on this holiday single, tossing in a bit of Ska just because. Usually, when there's an artist working a Jazz/Rock cross platform, they tend to do the whisper thing, but not Tatiana. Tatiana's a Brooklyn girl, so she's got that Brooklyn brash thing going for her, which I love. Tatiana's new album is due out on April 19 and, now that I think she's fully realizing her potential, I'll definitely be looking for it. Not that there was anything wrong with her first two releases--the EPs "Dreamers" and "Roses"--but I think she's hitting on all cylinders now, if "Christmas At Home" and the lead single from the upcoming "Infinity" set, "Winter" (also a free Bandcamp download), are any indication. Get you some Tatiana "Christmas At Home" free at Bandcamp. Do it now, before she runs out of free download credits. And if you want to hear a kick-ass mostly Jazz version of "Jingle Bells", check out an early track from Tatiana on the 2006 album "Universidad Navidena".
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I never really understood "Walking In The Air" as a Christmas thing. I know, I know, it's a British thing and it's from some beloved cartoon. But let's face it, this is no "Christmas Time Is Here" and The Snowman is no Charlie Brown. "Walking In The Air" just doesn't have the proper festive spirit in my eyes. But Smerins Anti-Social Club has perked the song right the eff up with this horn driven Ska version and now I can dig it. This free download (via Bandcamp) from Smerins Anti-Social Club was the Christmas song of choice of BBC listeners who voted "Walking In The Air" as the holiday tune they most wanted Smerins Anti-Social Club to funk up. And clearly the listeners were right on. Now it's befitting of one of those there Heineken commercials. You know the ones. This is from 2010, so grab it before its gone. |
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