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BILLCS New Music Report – August 6/25
JOSELYN & DON, “Girl From The Mountain”
About the artists: Joselyn Wilkinson and Don Barrozo are a folk-pop duo originally from Montana but now based in Los Angeles. With influences from country, R&B and classic pop their music stretches the boundaries of what is now part of the Americana genre. “Girl From The Mountain” follows up their 2022 EP Seeds and Bones and their 2020 album Soar.
About the record: Listening to “Girl From The Mountain” is like hearing classic storytelling unfold. The song is about making intentional choices while looking back along the way to wonder how it all happened – think of going on a vacation and then having to return home, which might be something you just can’t choose not to do. It’s personified by the title character who is being wooed back by the inner voices of eventuality. Joselyn’s vocal is stellar and will remind you instantly of Carole King with dashes of Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt in there too, and the harmonies, with help from some other vocalists, are razor sharp.
Other comments: “Girl From The Mountain” comes from Joselyn & Don’s upcoming album Lost & Found Highway. Music aficionados will also appreciate the sound of an upright bass in this song.
BILL’S NEW MUSIC PICK OF THE WEEK
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