Marc Reeves

Just thought I’d mention these two wonderful artists I have been listening to a lot lately.

Lisa Hannigan, and Laura Marling.

Lisa Hannigan, is someone any fan of Damien Rice will be aware of. Her wonderful backing vocals complemented his music perfectly. Now, her collaberation with Damien has ended, and she has boldly embarked on a self funded solo career.

Her debut, ‘Sea Sew’, is a wonderfully seductive collection of songs. They draw you in with their gorgeous sense of melody, dripping with warmth and character. Her voice is understated at the best of times, changing from charmingly reserved to chillingly powerful. The songs themselves range from care free and enchanting, full of bliss and joy, to haunting & reflective. Songs such as ‘Lille’ make me reminisce on memories I have never had.

Every song on the album I would consider a hit, although my initial favourites were ‘Lille’ and ‘I Don’t Know’.

I encourage you if you love her music like I do, to buy this album. It is worth every penny!

http://www.lisahannigan.ie/

www.myspace.com/lisahannigan

Laura Marling is an artist way beyond her years, in many respects. If I am correct, she is only 19 (one year older than me!) and yet her lyrics display an understanding not apparent in most of that age. Having said that, there is still a certain amount of naivety there, and that’s what makes her so endearing.

Her debut, is a passionate, fiery, troublesome affair, beautifully told and excellently crafted. There are songs of love, youth, and turmoil. The thing I love is the subtle observations she makes of people, rather than the social commentry so many try to make, who think they have a great understanding of people. I can imagine she is a great reader of people.

The music itself blends typical folk with elements of pop and folk rock, and is just so lovingly put together. There is not a single song I do not like. I urge you to listen to her music. I truly hope she is making music for many years to come.

www.lauramarling.com

www.myspace.com/lauramarling

Hey there, welcome to my first ever blog!

I’ve never done something like this before, but I guess I should start with a little bit about me.

For those of you that don’t know, my name is Marc Reeves. I am 18 years old, and live in Nottinghamshire. I have been writing and recording music since I was about 13-14, but can remember coming up with songs in my head and even writing stuff on one of those kiddy keyboards when I was very young.

These days, I tend to enjoy writing folk music most. Well, I say folk (and I would consider it to be so), but really it’s more of a modern folk genre, like folk-pop and folk-rock. It’s not traditional traditional folk, but I take a lot of inspiration from that genre.

I like a lot of old music, like Carole King, Del Shannon, Cat Stevens, Tim Buckley, Nina Simone, etc. Then there are the current generation singer-songwriter types that I like, such as Seasick Steve, Norah Jones, Lisa Hannigan, Feist, Laura Marling, Fionn Regan, Iron & Wine, not to mention many others. I could go on, but I won’t. My intention is not to bore, I’m not here to simply reel off a list of artists to show how cool I am because I listen to them.

I just like music.

As well as doing my solo thing, I also have played in a few bands over the years. I am the lead singer & guitarist of the band DAX currently, of which I am enjoying much success with, locally. We write sort of indie-fused rock with splashes of blues and funk, and all sorts really.

You can check DAX out at

www.myspace.com/daxofficial

or on Jamendo

http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Dax_(5)

and then of course there’s my solo stuff

www.myspace.com/mjronline

or

http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/marc.reeves

Thanks for taking the time to read this, I hope you found it an interesting read.

Check back for more updates soon!

See ya,
Marc.