Lini Bono is a musician from New York who has been releasing music on Soundcloud and playing shows. I spent some time with a number of her songs which I thought were well written.
The first song I listened to was “Heart & Soul.” It starts with a very soft approach to the jazzy sound. You can clearly hear the ride, the smooth piano, bass and drums. I thought the mix sounded great right off the bat. There’s plenty of room for the vocals which shine on this song. I was impressed by the type of environment this song creates. Throughout the song I was feeling like I was in a jazz club. It's a great song overall and I was ready to listen to more. “We Danced” was an interesting and inventive piano melody that circles around the warm and inviting vocals. You can hear a hi-hat come and the energy starts to pick up. This wasn’t a reference I was expecting to pick up but this song actually reminded me of Radiohead in a number of ways. Around the one-minute- and-forty-second mark the song quickly builds and then shoots back to concentrate on piano only to start and rock out again in a unique way. The main melody comes back but this time with a kick drum and orchestral elements. My only complaint is I wanted the song to go on a little longer than it did. Last up is “Hypnotized” and this song has a groove but is also quite jazzy. It sounds like a song you would hear in a coffee shop on the lower east side of New York. It’s very lush and chill. Bono delivers the goods again on this song. She sounds confident but calm. Some of the lyrics are delivered in almost this spoken poetry type of way. That being said Bono also knows when to push. Additionally, there’s a sweet Santana-like sounding guitar solo. I really enjoyed these songs. Even though it doesn't seem like they are part of an official EP or album I was able to get a good idea of her signature sound. I would consider her music to cross multiple genres with jazz perhaps being the most prevalent in the music. If you like what you hear there’s a live streaming event for all to watch. It’s scheduled for June 25 at Music Makers Studio.
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