Who: Zola Jesus
What: Synth pop. Dark wave
Why: Her voice is really spectacular. She could sing anything that she desires.
Where:
Zola Jesus: #AtoZChallenge
Monthly Archives: April 2020
Harrow Lake: #bookreview
The Kat Ellis book, Harrow Lake,is set in the town of Harrow Lake. Approximately 20 years ago, the town was the setting for Nightjar, a horror movie directed by Nolan Nox.
He met and fell I love with the actress who played the main character, Little Bird. Her real name was Lorelei. Doesn’t everyone always fall in love with the Loreleis of the world? Nolan and Lorelei married and had a daughter, Lola.
Several years later, the wife disappears after visiting her mother in Harrow Lake. The rumor is that Mr. Jitters from the movie finally captured her. The townspeople think that he captures whoever plays the part of Little Bird in the parade. Why do people still want to get the lead in the parade?
After Nolan is hospitalized, Lola is sent to stay with her grandmother at Harrow Lake. Lola doesn’t think her father’s assistant, Larry, is telling her everything. He’s a creep so she might be right.
She’s not happy about going to her mother’s hometown. Lola thinks that her mother abandoned her.
Her grandmother steals her suitcase so Lola has to wear her mother’s clothes. It’s a weird situation. It’s even more weird that the clothes are Lorelei’s wardrobe from Nightjar.
When Lola was a little girl, she had a doll, Mary Ann, from another horror movie. She loved the doll but her father and his assistant got rid of the doll.
After arriving at Harrow Lake,Lola starts to see Mary Ann, except in a more human form. I thought that having the creepy doll was distracting from Mr. Keepers. Was Mr. Keepers real? Was Mary Ann real? I still don’t know. Sometimes an urban legend is as creepy as real life. I was too scared to read this book when no one else was awake.
After she gets to Harrow Lake, Lola finds out things about her mother that lead her to believe that Lorelei’s disappearance was more suspicious than anyone else thought. Maybe Lola had not been abandoned by her mother.
If anyone is interested in creepy urban legends or horror movies involving dolls, then you might enjoy this book.
Scaredycats should not read this book while home alone with dolls.
* All of the reviewers on the blogtour received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for doing a review. All opinions on this post are my own. Obviously.
Yola: #AtoZChallenge
Who: Yola
What: Soul/Americana.
Why: She’s the Queen of Americana. Listen to her music and you will know it to be true.
Where:
Xeria: #AtoZChallenge
Who: Xeria of Spain
What: melodic metal
Why: Everything sounds more romantic and dramatic in Spanish. Xeria can be found at the links below. Show them some love and support. ❤
Where:
https://www.facebook.com/xeriaoficial
The Warning: #AtoZChallenge
Who: The Warning of Monterrey, Mexico. Band members are three sisters: Daniela, Paulina and Alejandra Villarreal
What: alternative rock
Why: They are very young and talented. It will be interesting to see how they grow as musicians.
Where:
https://www.thewarningband.com/
https://twitter.com/TheWarningBand2?s=20
Vera Lux: #AtoZChallenge
Who: Vera Lux of Nuremburg, Germany
What: Folk metal. It’s a real thing.
Why: We all need motivation. Vera Lux could be what you need to get psyched up to go to the store or work. I don’t know if they did any music for “Vikings” or “The Last Kingdom” but they could and should.
Check out their links to hear music and buy band merch.
Side note: There’s a librarian in Ohio with the same name. Maybe Vera Lux needs to know Vera Lux or vice versa.
Where:
https://www.facebook.com/VeraLuxMusic/
https://twitter.com/VeraLuxOfficia1?s=20
https://instagram.com/vera_lux_official?igshid=njcqcqatoa7q
Unleash the Archers: #AtoZChallenge
Who: Unleash the Archers of Canada
Vocals / Brittney Slayes
Drums / Scott Buchanan
Guitar / Grant Truesdell
Guitar / Andrew Kingsley
What: Heavy metal. Some might call their style symphonic metal.
Why: If you had to go into battle with one band, Unleash the Archers would be a great choice. They would be very motivational. Even their name sounds like something Aragorn would say in Lord of the Rings or a commander would say at the Battle of Agincourt.
They are totally worthy of our adoration. Please go listen to their music!
Where:
https://unleashthearchers.com/
Twitter: @UnleashArchers
Instagram: https://instagram.com/unleashthearchers?igshid=1wjd40pp9e153
https://unleashthearchers.bandcamp.com/
Thundermother : #AtoZChallenge
Who: Thundermother of Sweden
What: Rock and roll.
Why: You might be thunderstruck by the ladies of Thundermother. They are fans of Janis Joplin. I think Janis Joplin would be a fan of Thundermother.
It is my opinion that they will deliver on a solid rock and roll album, which will be out in the fall of 2020. Their music videos are also a good time. Check out their links and videos.
Where:
Main Page
https://www.instagram.com/thundermother
Scout Harris: #AtoZChallenge
Who: Scout Harris. The band was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Portland, Oregon.
Current lineup: Gabriela Tessitore and Rick Martinez
What: Folk rock with a sprinkling of everything else
Why: Tessitore and Martinez are talented on their own. Together as Scout Harris, they are something special.
Where:
https://www.facebook.com/scoutharrisband/
https://scoutharris.bandcamp.com/
Rage of Light: #AtoZChallenge
Who: Rage of Light of Switzerland. Melissa Bonny, Jonathan Pellet and Noe Schupbach.
What: trance/ melodic death metal
Why: Although Rage of Light has been pretty active since 2016, they’re still fairly new to the metal scene. If you haven’t heard their music, now is your chance.
Where:
Band camp: http://rageoflight.band camp.com
