Rock music knows no borders. It doesn’t care about American and British acts exclusively, nor does it inspire one generation of players more than it does another. Rock n’ roll is still very much alive and well in 2021, and Daglio wants us to know that in his new single …
Read More »Single Review: Project213 “Bleed With Who?”
Psychedelic-tinged and bursting at the seams with more distortion than some unfamiliar listeners might be able to handle, there’s no other way to put it – Project213’s new single and music video “Bleed With Who?” is an absolute crusher of the grandest variety. Smothering us with a suffocating brand of …
Read More »Single Review: “Peace” by The ORG
Black and white beats, a clandestine melody, progressive rapping that grinds into the groove as opposed to setting the pace on its own. What more does one really need for pure hip-hop magic? If you’re The Org, nothing else, and they make that perfectly clear to the world in their …
Read More »Single Review: Nick Hawk “You Can’t Talk As Much Shit As Me”
The music video for Nick Hawk’s new single “You Can’t Talk As Much Shit As Me” doesn’t take us to the normal venues one would typically find in a modern hip-hop video. We’re not overwhelmed by the luxury of the imagery nor the implication of menacing attitude skulking about in …
Read More »Single Review: Porsha’s “Genie in a Bottle”
R&B is made accessible to its listeners through a combination of potent lyricism, sterling harmonies and beats that contextualize emotions all on their own, and when done right, the genre produces a sound you’ll hear in Porsha’s “Genie in a Bottle” this season. Coming out from the shadows of the …
Read More »Single Review: “Free-Quincy” by Terry M
The new single “Free-Quincy” from rapper and producer Terry Milla might not abuse auto-tune harmonies and oversized bass-driven beats as much as some of the bigger-name releases out this spring do, but if you’re in the mood for to-the-point hip-hop that isn’t candied with pop features outside the puritan old …
Read More »Single Review: Sharon Hendrix “Hold On”
Galloping away from the silence as though the fate of mankind would rest on the shoulders of this melody, Sharon Hendrix’s “Hold On” doesn’t even attempt to waste our time with a lot of grandiosity in the moments immediately following our pressing play on this new music video. In this …
Read More »Single Review: Poshbugati “Girl Dad”
If there’s an artfulness to using auto-tune the right way, I think we can all agree that Poshbugati has cracked the code after hearing what he can do in the new single and music video “Girl Dad” this March. While the pitch-shift is liberally employed throughout the whole of his …
Read More »Single Review: C.K. Marion’s “Get Up” With Saint Mercury
Out in the sun and ready to face whatever the day has in store for her, there’s nothing but swagger in C.K. Marion’s sunglasses-adorned eyes in the new music video for her song “Get Up” with Saint Mercury, and from her verse to the vibrancy of her swing, her attitude …
Read More »Single Review: Elijah Wolf “Brighter Lighting”
Working up stream with a beat and harmony both sourced from the psychedelic 60s – yet sounding more contemporary than a lot of the other stuff I’ve heard so far in 2021 – Elijah Wolf’s new single doesn’t give us any choice but to get swept away in its retro …
Read More »Album Review: La Femme – “Paradigmes”
Paris-based alternative psych-rockers La Femme have never been ones to follow the typical rules of songwriting. Their music pulls influence from indie rock to jazz, electronic music and folk. Their albums are never linear and usually fail to follow a distinct storyline. Yet despite their unorthodox approach to making an album, …
Read More »EP Review: WRYT “WRYT”
Washington D.C. continues to produce innovating and genre-defying artists. New to the scene is WRYT and its self-titled debut EP. The moniker of singer and songwriter Mychael Wright, WRYT mixes blazing, socially conscious lyrics and waves of guitar and percussion. Rock, pop or contemporary – these songs push the envelope and share …
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