With shades of Classic rock influences Barista channels the greats in his latest offering Open Sesame Vol. 2: Press Rewind. Containing an abundance of vocal harmonies, lush instrumentation, and elegant key changes this six-song offering is resonant of seventies Americana rock, with a contemporary feel. Barista is a gruff vocalist …
Read More »Father’s Day 2021: John Vento Releases “That Damn War (Father & Son)”
Pittsburgh music veteran John Vento has released “That Damn War (Father & Son)” with lyrics based on a Matt Wohlfarth poem. Even though we specifically focus on a Vietnam Vet in the song, it could have been anybody who struggles between certain demons (addiction, divorce, etc.) and their family responsibilities.”— John …
Read More »Single Review: Mold “You Are Being Lied To!”
Within the first 30 seconds, the vibe you get from “YOU ARE BEING LIED TO!” from the band Mold! is very clear. It feels like a warm sunny day, but not the leisurely stroll you’d take, or it doesn’t last long if it starts out feeling that way. You feel …
Read More »Single Review: Lucia Cifarelli “Girls Like Me”
It’s a new age for feminism and the identity of femininity in the United States and beyond in 2021, and in the spirit of a women-led generation of innovators, Lucia Cifarelli’s “Girls Like Me” feels like the sort of celebratory anthem pop music needs right now. Cifarelli first gained fame …
Read More »Single Review: Eddie Cohn “Animals”
Los Angeles has served as the backdrop for many a music video over the years, and in the new cut for “Animals” by Eddie Cohn, the city indeed feels like a muse once more. Cohn wanders dead streets that seem to evolve before us, coming to life in the color …
Read More »Single Review: Audiopharmacy “Lose Your Mind”
Art in its truest sense knows no limits, whether they be linguistic, cultural, or medium-sanctioned. Multimedia expression as a concept is nothing new to the intellectual music fan specifically, but when it’s presented as accessibly as it is in the case of Audiopharmacy’s new single and music video “Lose Your …
Read More »Country Singer Songwriter Larry Jay Toasts To Us On Latest Single
Country singer-songwriter Larry Jay releases “Here’s To Us” on Sunday, June 20th. It’s the follow up to his #2 international iTunes smash, “That Kind Of Love.” “Such an amazing songwriter” – Jamsphere “Larry Jay’s greatest strength comes from his ability to write upbeat and cheerful melodies that are uplifting” – The Indie …
Read More »Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps Return With Indie Rock Anthem
The prolific singer-songwriter and member of Finnish pop rock duo, The Impersonators, releases the first single from forthcoming solo full-length. Just to set the record straight, I don’t think I’m half the man my merchant-marine father was. If somebody were to tell me that I am just like him, I …
Read More »Single Review: Last Giant “Idiology”
Life, and all the energy that drives it out of the silence and into existence every day the earth continues to spin around, is unpredictable and littered with fools who would seek to throw everything into chaos just for the sake of creating order for themselves exclusively. These living barriers …
Read More »Single Review: Rob Murat (feat Adina Thembi) “Love Me Love”
As muscular as a club track but far too muted in delivery to be anything bigger than a powerful R&B ballad on steroids, Rob Murat’s “Love Me Love” is a difficult song for me to instantly categorize with the typical genre terminology critics and labels use to address and market …
Read More »Single Review: Corbu & Jimi Goodwin “Lost & Found”
The British underground’s electronic beat has an unmatched history on both the regional and international levels, and while scores of acts have come through the circuit with inventive sounds over the years, not many have garnered the intrigue Corbu & Jimi Goodwin are this season. The pair’s new single, “Lost & Found,” …
Read More »Single Review: Greg Hoy “Move Along”
Not enough has been said about the roots element in Greg Hoy’s sound, but in the new single “Move Along,” I think the influence of Americana is a little difficult for even the most ignorant of critics to ignore. Let’s face it – Hoy has become one of the most-discussed …
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