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Jake Kussmaul

I come from a family who is passionate about all things music. I learned to sing at an early age, and by 13, had my very own Fender Strat guitar. I tried my hardest at learning all that I could. Because I was born with cerebral palsy, I had to teach myself an adaptive playing style. I learned to write and record my own music, despite these difficulties. In college, I started making great use of my writing abilities by reviewing music, as well as copy editing. I guess it's best to stick with what you know, while welcoming a fair challenge at the same time.

EP Review: One House Worship – He Always Provides

One House Worship is an eclectic camp of writers, producers, and cutting-edge creatives, founded by best selling authors and pastors of The Potter’s House at One LA and Denver, Touré Roberts and Sarah Jakes Roberts. The group’s gospel sound combines a diverse scope of influences – from soul, to rock, to …

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EP Review: Purple Tone Flower – This Feels Good

Purple Tone Flower is a solo project created by Chilean musician Mauricio Flores Sánchez. From the age of 15, Sánchez went on to play in numerous original and cover bands across a multitude of genres. By adulthood, he had gone solo, rounding out his songcraft while subsequently focusing on production. …

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EP Review: sapeur.wav – Universe Provides

Sapeur.wav is a collaborative effort of singer/songwriters Katrell and Numonics. Bolstered by the latter member’s penchant for audio production, the band aims to capture a diverse fanbase, as it features a distinct foundation of alternative rock and an additional channeling of complementary styles. On their latest EP release, Universe Provides, …

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Single Review: Bleary – “Weeknight (Sever, Pt. 3)”

Bleary is a rapper and singer/songwriter based in Portland, Oregon. The hip-hop artist — well into a decade of his musical pursuit — decided to go full-time after surviving what would have been a fatal blow to the head. With a new lease on life, he prioritizes a multi-genre, experimental …

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Single Review: Proph3t of Rag3 – “Venom” (feat. Samantha Bower)

Brendan Lange is a Florida-based EDM producer and game developer. Under the name Proph3t of Rag3, the artist’s focus on engaging sonic textures and a complementary visual component contribute to his distinction within the scene. From his initial output of 2021, Lange has released his fourth single, “Venom,” featuring up-and-coming …

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EP Review: Hi Love – Cold Wind

Kamilah Hobson is a Chicago, Illinois-based artist who records under the alias Hi Love. After her comeback release of 2012’s “Life and Love,” the veteran R&B/soul singer’s EP After All, as well as her follow up full-length, Chicago Amoré , further punctuated this name change with a return to her …

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Album Review: Magnifier – Life, Love, Lost

Magnifier is a project formed in 2005 by Palmdale, California-based musician Jonathan Rhoten. Rhoten took up guitar in his mid-teens, and as an adult, was inspired by then-emerging bands of England’s early 1990s music scene, such as Radiohead, Oasis, The Happy Mondays, and The Charlatans. He would first work alongside …

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Interview: Shelby Kemp of Royal Horses discusses debut album, A Modern Man’s Way To Improve

Royal Horses are a Hattiesburg, Mississippi trio whose sound draws from 70s rock, blues, and Americana. In the relatively short span they’ve been together, the band has developed a reputation for their minimal overdub-based recording style, as well as their high-energy live shows. Back in 2020, the band released their …

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Single Review: Tarah Who? – “Swallow That Pill”

Alternative rock duo Tarah Who? has come a long way since their debut in the 2010s. With two full-length albums, three EPs, coverage everywhere from Kill the Music to The Ring Master, plus several singles marking the new decade, the band is now exceptionally known and only seem to get …

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