Larry McClain

Nashville

Content Writer and Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Darcy Nelson calls to the goddess Gaia on “River Wash Me”

2 days ago | beatsperminute.com | Larry McClain

Darcy Nelson is a Colorado artist with a voice that sounds like morning sunshine. Her new single “River Wash Me” is one of this year’s best – and its release coincides with Earth Day. The song’s lush, cascading harmonies wash over you like a healing river. It’s a love song to Mother Nature – one that deserves to ring out worldwide this spring.
Samantha Margret faces a disturbing dilemma on “hot enough”

3 days ago | beatsperminute.com | Larry McClain

LA artist Samantha Margret’s new single “hot enough” burns with a white-hot intensity that’s reminiscent of Canadian poet Rupi Kaur and early Patti Smith. It’s actually a primal poem augmented with some minimalist production like finger snaps, drum beats and bass. The result is chilling yet astonishing – a heart-cry for women who are tired of constantly calibrating their “hotness”. “hot enough” conveys the lived experience of a woman trapped in a no-win situation.
Miss Machina shares playful pop gem “Babygirl”

1 week ago | beatsperminute.com | Larry McClain

LA artist Miss Machina is back with a zesty new single “Babygirl”. This time, Miss Machina has surrounded herself with a production Dream Team: TUCKER (a Saturday Night Live music alum) and This NVR Happened (the production tandem of Rachel Blum and Elliot Polokoff). She also enlisted the help of hit songwriter Lauren Dyson (BTS, TWICE). Miss Machina stands out from the pack because of her sly sense of humor and musical theater background.
Nika shares the haunting “Dancing With The Ghost Of You”

3 weeks ago | beatsperminute.com | Larry McClain

It’s rare to find a young talent with the vocal skills of Ariana Grande and the compositional brilliance of Elton John, but that’s a great description of 23-year-old Czech artist NIKA (Veronika Boráková). Her new album Elsewhere abounds with soaring vocals and captivating melodies, including “Dancing With The Ghost Of You”. NIKA’s music is a deft blend of classical, jazz and pop influences. She’s been a featured act at the prestigious Paris-Prague jazz club in the City of Light.
Meg Washington finds island bliss on “Shangri-La”

4 weeks ago | beatsperminute.com | Larry McClain

Even though the fictional Shangri-La is technically in the Himalayas somewhere, Meg Washington takes us to a subtropical island off Australia’s east coast for her version of “Shangri-La”. It’s the first single from her upcoming fifth studio album – and the song indeed has a tropical sizzle. In the video for the song, Meg and two lithe dancers take the heat up a notch on the fabulous bridge. Washington is an icon in Australia, having won three prestigious ARIA awards.
Madison Perrott is defiantly “Not Your Wife”

1 month ago | beatsperminute.com | Larry McClain

Madison Perrott’s latest single “Not Your Wife” would be #1 on the country charts if the Nashville decision-makers paid more attention to powerful female voices than to weird guys with face tattoos. Perrott’s voice ranks right up there with all-time greats like Stevie Nicks, Annie Lennox and Susan Tedeschi.
Madame Gandhi is transcendent on “Rise!”

1 month ago | beatsperminute.com | Larry McClain

Versatile artist Kiran Gandhi, aka Madame Gandhi, is unique in the pop world because her songs offer an irresistible blend of dream-pop, rap and Indian music. Her new single “Rise!” is spiritually uplifting and downright fun. Madame Gandhi has a David Byrne-like curiosity that has taken her to the ends of the earth – literally.
Ava Lyons watches a relationship fizzle on “New Hampshire”

1 month ago | beatsperminute.com | Larry McClain

NYC artist Ava Lyons has a great new song called “New Hampshire” that musically captures the start-and-stop emotions of a new romantic relationship. With its nimble bass part and percussive guitar strumming, the song reminds me a bit of Paul Simon’s “Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard”. Explaining the song’s origin, Lyons says: “I was a waitress working at the Sea Port in Boston (where I’m from). A lot of people would come to the restaurant from all over.
Fairhazel submerges into Beatles-style brilliance on “Submarine”

1 month ago | beatsperminute.com | Larry McClain

Alt-folk artist Hugh Macdonald (aka Fairhazel) has lived in France, South Africa and the U.S., but his music bears the stamp of his native England. Fairhazel’s new single “Submarine” is effortlessly brilliant and delicately melodic – almost like a lost track from The Beatles’ Rubber Soul. “Submarine” is the first release from Fairhazel’s upcoming album Brief Encounters (not to be confused with the 1945 British film Brief Encounter).
Roses and Roses bring retro groove to “Losing It”

1 month ago | beatsperminute.com | Larry McClain

LA five-member band Roses And Roses are a much mellower ride than Guns N’ Roses. The group is fronted by vocalist/songwriter Crystal Speros, who brings a 70s-style charm to the new single “Losing It”. The rich harmonies on the band’s new EP Touching The Sun are reminiscent of Linda Ronstadt and the brief-yet-memorable career of Nicolette Larson.