Tag: Long Island

You’ve Got A Friend: We Speak With Long Island Band, An Old Friend

August 8, 2023

We’ve been writing about An Old Friend for a while now – since 2018 in fact – so in a lot of ways they’re old friends of ours here at Essentially Pop. In all that time however, we’ve not managed to speak to the Long Island band…until now.

An Old Friend – ‘Nesting’

December 15, 2019

An Old Friend is a well-oiled machine, the talented band ably supporting lead singer Cody Kohler’s vocals in their latest release, ‘Nesting’.

Julia King – ‘Cannonball’

November 6, 2018

A sultry, folk-country style song with a great story, ‘Cannonball’, from Julia King will put you in mind of such singers as Linda Rondstadt, Marianne Faithfull, Patsy Cline, and even Sheryl Crow.

An Old Friend – ‘Lady’

August 10, 2018

An Old Friend comes from Long Island, New York, and the quartet formed after their high school days. Composed of Cody Kohler on lead vocals and guitar, Eddy Barrera on guitar and vocals, Cory Brown on bass and Frank Facompre on drums, An Old Friend write their songs collectively, and they mix different elements of rock, their sound a blend of indie and progressive emo.

Anthony Maragni Releases New Single ‘Lost Faith’ From Album ‘Obliteration City’

November 25, 2017

Anthony Maragni released his album ‘Obliteration City’ only a few months ago, but already the attention is being drawn to his single, ‘Lost Faith’, which Anthony cites as being influenced by a mix of genres, but in particular, jazz and rock.

Eclectic Producer NINE+NINE Releases Brand New Album ‘Words Mean Nothing’

December 2, 2016

Multi-talented instrumentalist NINE + NINE has released his new self-produced album, ‘Words Mean Nothing’, featuring a mix of EDM, chilled electronic, and alt rock. with an overall sound reminding us of Peter Gabriel.

Meet Morell Brown Ahead Of Release Of New Single, ‘Without You’

October 1, 2016

Meet Morell Brown, US singer/songwriter with his brand new single, ‘Without You’.

Six Quick Questions With Carolyn Miller

September 29, 2016

Back in July we introduced you to Carolyn Miller, and the video for her mashup of Taylor Swift’s ‘Wildest Dreams’ and Justin Bieber’s, ‘What Do You Mean’. New Yorker Carolyn collaborated with Mikel James for the song, and we were so impressed we had to find out more. Here’s six quick questions with Carolyn.

Gabi Sklar – ‘LA Changes You’

June 15, 2016

With a sober warning about the dangers of substance abuse, 16 year old singer songwriter Gabi Sklar implores her listeners to never let the world change them, with new song, ‘LA Changes You’.