Album Reviews

There are a lot of interesting pop concepts coming out of the woodwork in the rock underground at the moment, and you needn’t take more than a casual look at Scoville Unit’s new single “Firepit” to understand exactly what I mean. “Firepit” sports a jangle pop-flavored tempo that doesn’t exactly …

In “Scary Slope,” the latest and perhaps most focused single longtime fans have heard from east coast up and comer Slick Naim, thoughtful poetry is merged with a cosmopolitan swing, crunchy bassline, and lightly-overdriven synthetics to make a track that is as much a product of experimental dancehall as it …

The multi-national, chart-topping group releases the latest single and video from their debut album, “I Come From Earth.” It is the follow-up to their #1 UK iTunes hit, “The Most Unheard of Thing.” Harmony Dreamers, the internationally acclaimed group, has done it again with their “Summertime Memory” single and video. The …

Scotty Hollywood’s “Wondervu” is a bold and captivating step forward for Americana-pop music. The album is a masterful blend of classic sounds and modern flourishes, creating a unique sonic landscape that is sure to captivate listeners. The album’s opener, “Ricochet,” immediately sets the tone with its upbeat and catchy riffs, …

R&B temptress Sharon Hendrix dishes out a pure soul classic in her new cover of “It Takes Two” with Marvin Robinson, but classifying it as a mere cover track would be wholly dismissing the litany of charming textures that it presents anyone who gives it a spin with. Fresh off …

Hannah Ellis strikes a perfect balance between country and pop with her vibrant and infectious new single, “Wine Country.” This guitar-forward track embraces the unapologetic joy of living life to the fullest, celebrating the fusion of boujee and backroads. With its catchy melodies, relatable lyrics, and energetic sound, this song …

See Your Shadow’s latest single, “Whatever on the Rocks,” is a stellar addition to their growing catalog of chart-topping country music. With its smooth instrumentals, heartfelt lyrics, and poignantly relatable story, this track is sure to be a hit with fans both old and new. Right from the start, the …

HeIsTheArtist’s latest EP, “Dreaming in Emerald City” is an eclectic collection of Broadway-style Neo-Soul with a contemporary twist. Taking influence from legendary movies “The Wizard of Oz” and “The West Side Story,” HeIsTheArtist crafts an EP full of both covers and original songs that are sure to inspire and captivate …

Hesitant but as riddled with humility as the words it helps to project are, the elegiac tempo in Ron Brunk’s “Now Repeating” speaks to a frigid emotionality becoming more and more common in our modern age. Social lives are weaponized and subsequently digitalized while secrets both open and buried deep the …

Donae’o isn’t just sounding confident as he runs into the chorus of his new single, “Swaggy,” out this coming July everywhere quality indie hip-hop is sold and streamed; if anything, he’s got a mission from beginning to end here. While most rap music tends to be chorus-oriented, Donae’o takes the …

Personal songcraft can tell us a lot about the artist involved. From the stylization of a mix to the colorizing of a harmony, when an artist of a certain pedigree finds their personal outlet in a lyric, you know sparks are going to fly, and that’s precisely what transpires in …

Alicia G is very much an independent artist, and she brings a lot of uncaged energy with her into the studio in “Boom Boom Baby (Country Slide),” her all-new single and recently-minted music video. “Boom Boom Baby (Country Slide)” starts with a potency, playing at a lumbering pace, slowly blossoming …