Hot Half Dozen for  3.9.21

by Patrick O’Heffernan, host Music Sin Fronteras 

Normal Mujer, single by  Francisca Valenzuela and Cami  Powerful, urgent music from two powerhouse Latina singer/songwriters bringing the voice of women in Chile to your ears.  From the La Fortaleza album. Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Soundcloud. Follow at franciscavalenzuela.com.   Check out the videos while you are there.

Dandelion Wine, single by Claire Kelly.  From  Kelly’s new album, The Scenic Route due out March 19. The Nashville-based singer/songwriter has assembled addictive beats, lilting melodies, and beautiful, powerful soprano vocals that tell you what she thinks about her life on the road and around the world.  Stream the song on Spotify. Follow at clairekellymusic.com/

Cowboy, single by Allison Ponthier.  The debut single from the 25-year-old Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter is both a homage to her Texan roots and a bold coming-out statement that boldly, but gently tells her story. Stream on all platforms. Check out the video on YouTube at https://bit.ly/3l9iHRa

Foolish, single by Elah Hale. Lilting, moving, light touch but with raw emotion., it swings, and skips and pokes a bit of musical un at you, but tender and heartbreaking. A pleasure to listen to – again and again, I love it.  Stream/download on al platforms. Follow on Facebook, socials.

I’D Give Anything,  single by Kris Angelis. Angelis is a veritable volcano of world-class creativity and the red hot lava is flowing again with this single from her new album The Skies we Look To, due out April 1. Stream the song on Spotify, Bandcamp.  Preorder the album on iTunes, Bandcamp, Amazon, or at her website krisangelis.com/skies-preorder.

Better without You, single by  Evanescence.  Lead singer-songwriter and pianist Amy Lee of the multimillion-selling, Grammy-winning Evanescence is out today with “Better Without You,”  and gives the finger to all of the forces that have said no to her – forces she has rolled over. An official single from their upcoming album The Bitter Truth (BMG), out March 26th. She blows you away with her power, her heart, her sheer talent.  Stream on Spotify and pre-order the album at Target, Record Store, and at all platforms and at vanescencestore.com/.