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Like the restless chop on a flowing river, there’s a sense of angst aching beneath the surface of a beautiful harmony in “Valentine” that punches listeners in the gut right around the chorus in Grey DeLisle’s latest release, leaving us both bewildered by the strength of the vocal and completely …

There’s an understated playfulness that fills the air around us as MJ Songstress’ “Carousel” begins to play, and though it will swell significantly as the singer begins to unfurl the groove-assisted narrative from behind the mic, it won’t act as the primary focus in this piece at all. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjsongstress/?hl=en …

The best singers in country music are those who are wise enough to build off of a strong harmony when given the opportunity to do so, and in her new single “Aim a Little Higher,” Kailey Nicole asserts herself as one of the premier young voices to keep an eye …

After a fifteen-year hiatus, The Deathray Davies return with Time Well Wasted. Singer John Dufilho says that after quickly writing 13 songs, this felt like a perfect time to reunite with his cohorts Jason Garner, Mike Middleton, Andy Lester, Chris Mayes, and Kevin Ingle, and it’s hard to argue that now isn’t …

Strikingly simple and yet woven into a miraculously potent melody as seamlessly as a recording studio will allow for, Leo Sawikin’s vocal is sounding as powerful as ever in his new single “Born Too Late,” one of two new songs out now in support of his burgeoning solo career and …

Martha Wash takes her own advice and rises and shines like a beautiful angel with Love & Conflict. This is the third solo record from Wash who’s had a fascinating career, many knowing her from Two Ton’s O Fun which was renamed to the now-iconic Weather Girls of “It’s Raining …

Dan Ashley seeks to understand the passageway from the past to the present, on his new single, “Now And Then.” True to its name, the song signals the halfway point of modern and classic influences, with a slight favoritism towards the latter. Ashley’s quiddity is exemplified by his marriage of …

A song about learning from past mistakes and growing, Madelyn Victoria’s ‘Good at Goodbye’ is an easy-going, pleasant listening experience with a profound message. From the onset, it’s clear that there’s a lot of good things to take away from ‘Good at Goodbye’ – first, the song’s instrumentation is fantastic. …

Multi-generation families have been brought closer together than ever before in the past year, but because of something that ironically could tear them apart worse than any of us could have imagined. Fighting this invisible entity with everything they’ve got, the doctors and nurses who work overtime just to ensure …

Eroticized by the harmony but completely alluring all by itself, Jaimie Steck’s lead vocal doesn’t need a lot of help to carry an entire composition, and in her new single “Boomerang,” it doesn’t just that and more. Heartily synthesized but surprisingly lacking in the thin, tininess of most dance-centric pop …

To elicit comparisons to music legends such as Harry Chapin and Elton John is no mean feat. It can only mean that an artist has surpassed the regular benchmarks of who a good musician is and that they have achieved artistic mastery in their genre of competence. This is the …

2020 was a shockingly good year for hip-hop all things considered, and this is definitely evident when looking at some of the superior indie talent making big waves to kick off 2021. In the case of young upstart Kayne Dynell, a melodic take on cloud-style rapping is forming the basis …