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    Essence Makeup Call Me Queen Mascara Review: With Photos

    POPSUGAR Photography | Renee RodriguezPOPSUGAR Photography | Renee Rodriguez Every editorial product is independently selected by our editors. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Eye makeup has never been my strong suit. I have hooded, downturned eyes, and so I typically keep it minimal when it comes to products for that area. I’m especially picky when it comes to my mascara, so while I’ve tried plenty, there are only a few that I’ve actually become obsessed with and have added into my permanent rotation. I prefer mascaras that are lengthening, volumizing, budge- and smudge-proof, and easy to take off at the end of the day.…

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    Bywater Call – As If – Backseat Mafia

    Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call shared the video for the super-charged track ‘As If’. The single will be their third of 2024, and the fifth song released from their upcoming studio album  ‘Shepherd’ due out the 9th of August. “This song embodies the awareness, anger, acceptance and breaking free from toxic energy in one’s life” says lead singer Meghan Parnell, who drew inspiration from former relationships. The video was partially filmed and recorded at friend, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Howley’s beautiful barn studio in the country of Ontario, Canada where he acted as engineer.  Bass (Mike Meusel), drums (Bruce McCarthy), horns (Julian Nalli, sax and Stephen Dyte, trumpet) and keys…

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    James Vincent McMorrow releases the staggeringly beautiful Call Me Back – Backseat Mafia

    “Call Me Back.” is the new single from Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow, a folk-flecked affair with a tapestry of beautiful melodies woven together with McMorrow’s signature falsetto vocals that will have your heartstrings quivering and your soul yearning. Listening to “Call Me Back” feels like wrapping yourself in a comfort blanket of gentle guitar noise with just a hint of melancholy—the kind of song that simultaneously lifts your spirits despite this air of sadness the surrounds it. McMorrow’s emotive guitar solo feels almost like a guarded confession, adding layers of depth to this heartfelt tune. “Call Me Back” is a sneak peek into McMorrow’s upcoming album, Wide Open, Horses,…

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    Ferocious Dog – A Place We Call Home – Backseat Mafia

    Ferocious Dog have shared their evocative, poignant and beautiful brand new single, ‘A Place We Call Home’, via Graphite Records. The track is the third single to be taken from their forthcoming new studio album Kleptocracy, which is due out on the 17th of May. A story about romance in rough times, ‘A Place We Call Home’ brings about a sense of home and embrace, and finishes with an epic finale delivered by guest singer Lizzey Joy Ross. The lyrics confront the pressing issues of poverty and homelessness we see growing in the UK;  this critical issue is of paramount importance to Ferocious Dog and is evident to anyone attending their shows, where fans contribute…

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    Bywater Call – Roll – Backseat Mafia

    Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call have shared the second single of 2024 with ‘Roll’ along with the single the band have announced the release of their highly anticipated third studio album  ‘Shepherd’ on August 9th.   ‘Roll’ was recorded and mixed by Bywater drummer Bruce McCarthy at his studio The Beat Farm in Toronto. “This song, through the stories of three ordinary people, speaks to the curve balls thrown at us all in the game of life,” says Bywater Call’s singer, Megan Parnell. “The lesson: you have to hold your head up and just keep moving forward.” A track of smooth vibrant vocals, bursts of warming horns jaunty piano and a foot tapping beat. Bywater Call…