Justin Levinson and The Valcours "This Side Of Me, This Side Of You" Boston based Levinson has been exploring other sounds since his debut years ago , and this new album really showcases that growth. With his new band The Valcours he opens things up with a strong piano melody and punchy beat on "Water Wears The Rock" remind me of Ben Wilkins . Next up "You Became a Ghost" is a very Ben Folds styled arrangement with great harmonies in the chorus. Lyrically its smart and serves up tales of heartbreak on "Let [...]
There is little doubt that Burlington, VT's Justin Levinson can write a great song. One listen through his new album, This Side of Me, This Side of You , with The Valcours, proves this. Levinson cobbles together a compelling and highly enjoyable combination of pop, rock, and roots music. The arrangements are reliably organic with big fat hooks galore. The male/female vocal back-and-forth on "You Became a Ghost" being a shining example. The best part of any Levinson [...]
There's a bit of a neat 'Six Degrees of Seperation' in the Vermont music scene with Justin Levinson's latest album, Predetermined Fate : Not only is he friends with a couple of my friends in various circles, he's engaged to Vermont Singer-Songwriter Myra Flynn, who blew me away with her fantastic first album, Crooked Measures , last year. As such, I've seen Levinson a couple of times in concert, opening for Myra for her release party, and I think at least one or two other places over the years. [...]
Where has January gone? Well why don't you give it a proper send off with these artists this weekend: Plastic Parachute For those who like: Weezer, Superchunk Get your power pop shoes on with these Oklahoma natives and their new hook-filled album Elephants and Giraffes. Plastic Parachute's Myspace Justin Levinson For those who like: Bright Eyes, Jason Collett Slick roots rock with a serious
The first thing you notice when you start spinning Predetermined Fate is that Justin Levinson knows how to write a song. Not just the music, but the lyrics too. It's actually one of the rare occasions where the lyrics actually grabbed me before the music and melodies. Levinson has a knack of penning lyrics that put a smile on your face with vivid imagery and clever turns of phrase, all wrapped
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