Bud Summers: Eons

It’s a pretty obvious statement to say that people have a variety of tastes when it comes to music. What sounds positively heavenly to one listener may have the same effect as nails on a chalkboard to another listener. Every once in a while, though, an artist comes along who can easily appeal to listeners with all sorts of different tastes.


Bud Summers is one such artist.

The first thing one notices while listening to Eons, the sophomore effort from Summers, is the simplicity of the music. Each track is rooted in acoustic guitar, with only minimal percussion and just a touch of bass. The songs have a lightness to them, and Summers’s gentle voice fits in perfectly, creating tracks that are really just easy and enjoyable to listen to...MORE

The Britton Brothers Band: Uncertain Living

Listening to Uncertain Living, the debut album from The Britton Brothers Band, the first thought that came to mind was, “Wow. This music is classy.” It’s the type of jazz one would expect to be playing at a fancy restaurant, or an elegant event of some sort.

 

What the Britton Brothers Band presents isn’t bluesy jazz, smooth jazz, and definitely not “elevator music” jazz. Rather than having the gritty or heavier sound that those subgenres of jazz tend to have, the music on Uncertain Living has a completely pure tone, and the musicians play clearly, crisply, and tightly complementing each other.

 

While the songs do have the presence of the improvisational feel that is commonly associated with jazz the tracks on Uncertain Living also seem to be fairly structured, which only adds to the aesthetic appeal of the music. A sour note is never hit, and each instrument plays off the others flawlessly...MORE