by Charles Norman | Mar 15, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today we are treated to a jangly spoonful of pure twee pop. For those of you who just said “What’s twee?”, don’t worry. Just listen to the song… “Summer’s Failing” has everything that has been going into great pop songs...
by Charles Norman | Mar 14, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today’s feature comes to us from Omaha, Nebraska, the city that gave us the bobby pin, the Reuben sandwich, and the Top 40 radio format. Our song of the day won’t make the Top 40 unless they start letting me make the list. But that’s why you’re...
by Charles Norman | Mar 13, 2018 | Song of the Day
You’re going to have to trust me on this one. Here at Reverb Raccoon, we have a Special Ability to listen to a fuzzy, lo-fi, one-take demo and hear the notes of talent that the mainstream music bloggers either miss or disregard. I was the lone voice who, back in...
by Charles Norman | Mar 12, 2018 | Song of the Day
Phil Spector said that he could spot a hit song by listening to the first sixteen beats. Or was it the first sixteen seconds? Either way, I have Phil beat: I can spot a great song by listening to the first sixteen notes. I heard the first sixteen notes of “Sweet...
by Charles Norman | Mar 11, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today Reverb Raccoon steps away from our usual folky-rocky comfort zone to feature an artist who has taken a road less traveled: Iwalani Venerable, aka Lani Grooves, creates songs for children. When my daughter was a wee lass, we started off each day by listening to a...
