{"id":22422,"date":"2016-08-19T10:35:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T09:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=22422"},"modified":"2016-08-19T10:38:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T09:38:59","slug":"hal-b1n0-sour-grapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/hal-b1n0-sour-grapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hal B1n0 \u201cSour Grapes\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/08\/hal-b1n0-sour-grapes\/hal-b1n0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Hal-B1n0.jpg?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Hal B1n0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Hal-B1n0.jpg?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Hal-B1n0.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hal B1n0\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Singer songwriter Hal B1no, from Los Angeles, California, has a really laid back style that reminds us of the likes of Tom Petty, Jack Johnson, Third Eye Blind, and even Maroon 5. His song, &#8216;Sour Grapes&#8217;, released in June this year, is an airy freewheeling song talking about the living life as it&#8217;s meant to be lived &#8211; to be enjoyed and not caring too much about what others think.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hal B1no is living the good life on his own terms, and with his video for &#8216;Sour Grapes&#8217;, he shows just how it&#8217;s done.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hal B1no&#8217;s\u00a0complex guitar playing falls somewhere between rock and country &#8211; kind of that area where you&#8217;d find The Eagles, or Creedence Clearwater Revival &#8211; while his lyrics and vocals are a blend of pop and rap. He spits out the verses in fast succession and it&#8217;s when the chorus drops on &#8216;Sour Grapes&#8217; we know we&#8217;re alive; Hal B1no&#8217;s\u00a0vocals come into their fullest effect.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Sour Grapes&#8217; will be a welcome addition to any summer playlist. You can find Hal B1no (rhymes with Albino) online on his <a href=\"http:\/\/halb1n0.com\" target=\"_blank\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Halb1n0\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/halb1n0\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M312LkXseiI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer songwriter Hal B1no, from Los Angeles, California, has a really laid back style that reminds us of the likes of Tom Petty, Jack Johnson, Third Eye Blind, and even Maroon 5. His song, &#8216;Sour Grapes&#8217;, released in June this year, is an airy freewheeling song talking about the living life as it&#8217;s meant to be lived &#8211; to be enjoyed and not caring too much about what others think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":22473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9,640],"tags":[901,6869,6871,27,4235,68,77,6870,6872,1593],"class_list":["post-22422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-california","tag-hal-b1no","tag-jack-johnson","tag-los-angeles","tag-maroon-5","tag-new-music","tag-new-release","tag-sour-grapes","tag-third-eye-blind","tag-tom-petty"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-5PE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27885,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/06\/j-lauryn-drops-gorgeous-reggae-pop-album-golden-year-on-29th-birthday\/","url_meta":{"origin":22422,"position":0},"title":"J Lauryn Drops Gorgeous Reggae Pop Album &#8216;Golden Year&#8217; On 29th Birthday","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"02\/06\/2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Originally from Hawaii but now based in Los Angeles, J Lauryn blends reggae and pop with traditional Hawaiian rhythms to create her own sound.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Artists&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Artists","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/J-Lauryn.png?fit=1092%2C1092&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/J-Lauryn.png?fit=1092%2C1092&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/J-Lauryn.png?fit=1092%2C1092&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/J-Lauryn.png?fit=1092%2C1092&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/J-Lauryn.png?fit=1092%2C1092&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23227,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/09\/goody-grace-releases-collaboration-with-jesse-rutherford-and-aap-ant-memorie\/","url_meta":{"origin":22422,"position":1},"title":"Goody Grace Releases Collaboration With Jesse Rutherford and A$AP Ant &#8216;Memorie$&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"19\/09\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Canadian born but now LA based singer\/songwriter Goody Grace has released a new single, 'Memorie$'. 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