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by Jay Psaros NEW MUSIC FROM INDUSTRY VETERANS 39 Greetings, music lovers, and welcome to the Summer 2019 edition of "The Beat," where we cover all things music right here on Boston's best shore, the South Shore! It's been a long Spring here on the South Shore, with lots of rainy weather and cooler temperatures. It seems that after a great Memorial Day weekend, things have made a turn for the better. This gives us more opportunities to go out and do the things we love most. One of those things being, of course, listening to live music! In this edition of The Beat, I'd like to introduce you to three incredibly talented artists, all under the age of 30, who will be performing frequently on the South Shore this summer at some of my favorite venues. First on the list is the incredible Molly Mae Kupris. Woburn's Kupris has a knack for pop songwriting that transcends the genre itself. Although her songs are seemingly built for big pop productions filled with hooks and lifting choruses, they stand equally as strong with just her and an acoustic guitar. The brilliance in her writing allows her tunes to be placed in almost any genre with equal effect. All genres aside, she is simply a stunning songwriter, often using vivid imagery and emotional honesty to draw the listener in with her lyrics. "So go ahead and ask me how I'm doing and I'll say I'm okay…but I won't mean it," Kupris sings on her song appropriately titled "I Won't Mean It." If her lyrics aren't one to play muse to your inner poet (which I highly doubt), one listen to her extraordinary voice is sure to have you completely enchanted by this fantastic songstress. Molly's voice is the perfect blend of gift and craft. Incredible range and a stunning tone filled with gorgeous round colors and a yearning quality make every note she sings entirely believable. Molly played this summer at The Cape Cod Melody Tent's annual Chowder Festival, and she plays frequently at Hull's Kitchen in Hull. Can't make it out to a show? Then find her on Facebook at Molly Mae Music. You won't be disappointed! Next is Portsmouth New Hampshire's Sam Robbins. A recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, Sam has been earning his keep since a young age playing a variety of gigs. He has earned gigs that many veterans of the scene have been unable to attain, such as opening slots at The Portsmouth Music Hall and headliner shows at Portsmouth's 3S ArtSpace. Sam has a great work ethic, thus his early success comes as no surprise. Greater than his work ethic, of course, is Sam's talent as a gifted and quintessential Singer/Songwriter. Sam's buttery smooth voice and beyond-solid guitar chops put him in a category of a new age James Taylor. His music carries many of the classic sentiments found in the songwriters of the 60's and 70's, filled with romanticism, sentimentality and heartfelt vocabulary. Still, Sam does a great job at not getting lost in the sounds of artists before him, as he often experiments with a variety of more modern genres: for an example, listen to his viral cover of "No Diggity." His most recent single "Addicted," showcases Sam's old soul in a modern world. With shades of John Mayer and Howie Day, Sam proves that he stands tall among his contemporaries, whether Molly Mae Kupris