The People the Poet are about to release their new EP Paradise Closed, and if you like alternative/rock that spans the decades, then this album is one for you. It starts off with the energetic “Happy Being Miserable” in which lead singer Leon Stanford repeats over and over again …
Read More »EP Review. Sarah Borges: Good and Dirty
Sarah Borges is back at it again with the release of her EP Good and Dirty. Fans of her previous albums, with her now defunct band The Broken Singles, or as a solo artist will find this new record something to rejoice in as Borges remains on top of …
Read More »EP Review. Brit La Palm and the Barrel Fever: Olde Country
Brit La Palm and the Barrel Fever have just released their EP Olde Country which blends genres, switching from everything from alternative to rock and country, bringing in a wide range audience as their listeners. The album starts off with “City Love,” which just so happens to be the …
Read More »EP Review. Brett Randell: Rise
Male singer/songwriters like Ed Sheeran are getting a lot of attention these days for their music. And it is well deserved. Continuing the trend of singer/songwriters like Sheeran and Jason Mraz, who bounce back and forth between quick worded tunes to more soulful ballads, Brett Randell’s EP Rise shows …
Read More »EP Review. Meagan Delima: Like You Do
Listeners will be in for a treat when they sit down to listen to Meagan Delima’s R&B/Soul EP Like You Do. It is a magnificent body of work from start to finish that really showcases Delima’s voice and talents as a singer. The EP opens with the title track …
Read More »Album Review. Jimmy and the Mustangs: Another Round
Rockabilly band Jimmy and the Mustangs have released their new album Another Round and it is full of retro flavor, high energy tunes, and ballads that will make listeners swoon. Much of the album is made up of fast tempo songs, but the one that holds its ground the …
Read More »Album Review. Midwest Soul Xchange: New American Century
Midwest Soul Xchange’s album New American Century, helmed by Ryan Summers and Nate Cherrier is pure folk/Americana that heralds in the type of sound that goes back to the roots of the genre. The LP opens with “Set a Course for Common Worlds,” and it couldn’t be any more …
Read More »Album Review: Gideon King & City Blog
Gideon King and City Blog’s self titled album is a jazz/pop/soul swirl of sound with an assortment of members that make up the group, each bringing their own eclectic sound to the LP. “See in Double” is the second track on the album and also one of the strongest. …
Read More »Album Review. Rome Hero Foxes: For When You’re Falling Backwards
CJ Burton, lead singer of Rome Hero Foxes, recently said that the bands latest album For When You’re Falling Backwards is “for anyone who feels they’ve lost control and don’t have something to grab onto.” This sentiment is echoed over and over again on the new LP, and the …
Read More »Album Review. Molly Drag: Tethered Rendering
With Brian Hansford as Molly Drag, no one ever knows quite what to expect. While there is always a dark undercurrent to the songs on Tethered Rendering, there is also a glimmer of hope and a lot of innovation. “Worms” is the most visual track on the LP as …
Read More »Album Review. Emil Bulls: XX
In any other case, a review for alternative metal band Emil Bulls, would not be up my alley. But to celebrate the bands 20th anniversary they have released XX an album that reimagines many of their hit songs into softer sounding works of art (what the band calls the …
Read More »Album Reivew. Billy Crain: Family Matters
Hailed as one of “the great figures of southern rock,” Billy Crain, who has worked with Shania Twain and opened for The Rolling Stones, is back working on his solo career, releasing his fourth album Family Matters. It’s an aptly named record as the LP contains songs about Crain’s …
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