‘100 Wildflowers’ is the perfect tune to uplift your day and bring a smile to your face. With the current negativity in the world, Joe Sneva sheds some sunshine in our lives with his latest Acoustic/ Folk, Americana single.

The lyrics are all about a perfectly simple but still unique relationship:

“I don’t wanna buy you a dozen roses red,

I rather pick a 100 wildflowers instead,

and give ‘em to you.”

The track is led by an acoustic guitar, while Joe’s calm voice enlightens the already cheerful and romantic lyrics. If you are looking for a sincere love song to dedicate to someone, this is it.

‘100 Wildflowers’ melody knees towards old school 90s, reminding us of the songs used as the soundtrack for TV shows like FRIENDS.

Based in Seattle, USA, Joe has a heartfelt story about how he got into music. At the age of 14, Joe’s life changed. His older brother Jordan took him to his first concert, The Rolling Stones, at the famous Kingdome building in Seattle. He did nothing but eat, sleep and breathe music from that moment onwards. 

Other major artists that inspire Joe nowadays range from David Bowie to The Strokes, 2Pac and Ed Sheeran.

Today, he is a singer/songwriter whose raw and rugged, folk-tinged alt/rock is bright with beachy surf vibes and earthy with an honest work ethic. Joe is a free spirit and lover of simpler times from Conway, Washington, located 50 miles north of Seattle.

Sneva has got more work out there, like his other singles ‘Malibu’, ‘Wisconsin Road’ and ‘Nothing Ever Changes’.

Joe Sneva’s music feels transparent, relatable and breathy. His vocals inspire trust and peace. Overall he’s a go-to artist for whenever you want to hit pause in life and have a little quiet moment for yourself.

Grant Nesmith, a musician from Myrtle Beach, is taking inspiration from the surroundings to another level. In his latest single, “Days,” he utilizes nature, music, lyrics, and his own voice to take us on a sunny journey on the perfect spring day at the beach.

The singer/songwriter, Grant Nesmith has been influenced by bands such as The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Rose City Band, Beachwood Sparks, and that’s obvious on the vintage vibes in the song. “Days” is featured by Blake Monroe-Lead Guitar (on Lead Guitar), Ava Hussey (On Harmony Vocals), Ed Dennis (on Electric Guitar), Engineer Ken Thomas (On Drums). 

“The song is about Myrtle Beach’s landscape and how we go on from day to day while seasons slowly change. Living on the coast, you see a lot of crazy things in the sky over the Atlantic Ocean at night.” ― Grant Nesmith

“Days” is the kind of song you close your eyes while listening to and let it give you the best daydream. The sun, the fresh air, the sound of the waves, the sand feeling, and the best summer memories; the perfect picture smoothly gets painted into your brain and leaves a satisfied smile on your face.

A gleaming intro featuring delicate guitar riffs opens the song. It gets joined by upbeat drums and the sunny, warm, mellow vocals and solid bass lines. All the elements of the single are like colors; each is good on its own, but together they result in an irresistible painting that everyone would like. It’s all combined to create the desired atmosphere and the ideal scene in your head.

The first step in planning your summer vacation is to add “Days” to your road playlist.

It is really hard for an artist to not reflect on the dark times we are living and that’s what British singer/songwriter Ben Dalby did on his latest single “Season of the Knife”. It is sadly relatable and portrays the frustration and anger we are all feeling from all over the world and that’s what true art is all about. 

“Season of the Knife” is a dark, bold tune that’s filled with heavy emotions and old school psychedelic vibes. It starts with a slow groovy bass intro that builds a lot of anticipation while the main melodies are being introduced slowly, all focusing on Ben Dalby’s deep haunting voice giving the lyrics the full focus they deserve. The vocal melody has a smooth progression from verse to chorus and throughout the whole song with backing vocal harmonies giving it texture and diversity towards the end.  I loved the bluesy guitar tone and how the guitar licks were carefully placed to fit perfectly in their place giving the warm effect needed through the dark mood. The song shows Ben Dalby’s clever songwriting skills and instruments arrangements and layering within a simple yet, catchy structure with no showing off, just delivering an important message through a stream of emotions.

“Season of the Knife” is one of those songs that’ll throw you into a stream of thoughts and feelings like it did to me. I kept on playing it over and over trying to digest all the emotions that have been shared by Ben Dalby through his music and lyrics. Shout out to producer Leighton Allen (The Hoosiers), artist kolahari for the cover art and Rachel DiBiasio (ClashCreates) for shooting that neat music video. Definitely keeping an eye on Ben Dalby, waiting for more. Cheers!