"3 Leaf" - Jar-e With a genuine groove, the likes of which we don't often hear in the indie rock world, "3 Leaf" slithers its way into my brain and then kind of just stays there. This song does not have hooks as much as moments: the big-voiced way Jar-e (real name: Jon Reid) sings at the outset of the verse; the sudden--perfect--appearance of horn charts in the chorus; the casual build-up t...
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"3 Leaf" - Jar-e With a genuine groove, the likes of which we don't often hear in the indie rock world, "3 Leaf" slithers its way into my brain and then kind of just stays there. This song does not have hooks as much as moments: the big-voiced way Jar-e (real name: Jon Reid) sings at the outset of the verse; the sudden--perfect--appearance of horn charts in the chorus; the casual build-up t...
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The contrast podcast's theme this week is "The Lips" but I couldn't get it together to be in it. I guess it's OK to take a break now and again, to keep my lips sealed, as it were. If you'd like to hear what everyone else contributed, go here. Next week's theme will be "Live Versions," so start scouting out your library now. What I really want to talk about today is a one-man band fro...
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Creative force Jar-e's Chicas Malas (out now on Exotic Recordings) is a 10-song collection of lush, genre-defying pop songs that seamlessly blend Latin beats and lyrics, jazz nuances, horn-fueled soul, and are bound by the bewitching voice of Asheville, NC based bilingual singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jon Reid. Really fun stuff. Would be great to see live. Check the tour dates bel...
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Jason Moreira STAFF WRITERAt once playful and energetic, listening to Chicas Malas will leave you smiling, refreshed and just plain happy to be alive. It is a bouncy foray into a world of no sonic distinctions; Latin, Funk, and Jazz elements freely comingle (and frequently rub up against one another) into a soulful blend of horns, strings, and vocal harmonies.Based in Asheville, NC, Jar-e decid...
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