Music Review: The Basement Recordings by Alexz Johnson

 Now available on both Amazon MP3 and Itunes.

Hey, everyone! As promised, here are some of my thoughts on The Basement Recordings by Alexz Johnson. She made the record with her brother, Brendan. Before I get to my thoughts on the songs, I thought I'd give a little background for those who haven't heard of Alexz or this record yet.

Lyrical Thought of the Day.... (Alexz Johnosn)

Before I post some thoughts on Voodoo/Reloaded and The Basement Recordings, I wanted to share some lyrics from "Spin" to celebrate the release of her new CD. This is one of my favorite songs on The Basement Recordings so far...

People everyday are sick and not going

I leave I'm sick of believing

Everyone runs from someone they're chasing

There's places up for tasting

Leaving my marks I'm sick of retracing

I stay I'm sick of not leaving

Can't live to only win

Just take me for a spin

 

The album is now available on Itunes and Amazon and includes 15 tracks. Alot of the tracks were originally supposed to be included on her debut record with Epic. There are also original demos of songs from Instant Star and Voodoo.

New Music Alert: Pistol Annies!

This is going to be a very good music month for me so far! First, Alexz Johnson announces the release of The Basement Recordings and now this...

Hell on Heels - Pistol Annies - Pistol Annies Videos

The first single from the Pistol Annies is now out and available for purchase with an album to follow on the 23rd. Can't wait! I'm a big fan of both Miranda and Ashley so it's cool to see them working together. Never heard of the other Annie until now, but she sounds good! So what do you all think? Are you excited for this release or is there something else you're waiting for? Comment back and let me know. Til next time...

A Change of Pace (Alexz Johnson news and Voodoo Reloaded/Announcement)

So, I thought it was time to make a change for a day. Instead of doing a song challenge, I would do a post updating Alexz fans on some new developments. About 20 minutes ago, Alexz posted a tweet announcing The Basement Recordings.

On August 26th, Alexz and her brother Brenden will release The Basement Recordings. The disc will be made up mostly of songs from her unreleased Epic CD along with some VooDoo tracks and Instant Star songs. Check the link for a complete track listing. She's also provided lyrics and it looks as though samples of all the tracks will be posted as well. I, for one, can't wait to see this get released. How about you? Post your comments below...

In other news, I am still working on some thoughts on Voodoo/Reloaded. It's been a bit difficult to get it down because I am not quite sure what I think of the remix disc. It will be out soon, though, and I am also looking to do a review/feature of the new CD when it's released. I guess that's about it for now. See ya next time.... I leave you with a video of Alexz performing one of the unreleased songs: