Hip-hop’s international stage is bigger than ever and still growing, and if you look at the success and buzz surrounding players Texas’ own Smilez, it’s easy to see what all of the fuss is about. Smilez’s style of rapping blends the melodic with the charismatically aggressive, and in his new …

Petit Biscuit has a lot on his mind, and he’s hashing it all out in the song “Sunset Lover (Orchestral),” his new single dropped just this past July. In what amounts to some of the smartest alternative remixing I’ve heard this month, Petit Biscuit doesn’t hold back in the introspective …

Guided into the hearty wall of melodicism introduced by the guitars by a mere pressing of the play button, listeners aren’t given any option but to buckle up and enjoy the ride in the exciting new single from Gil Karson, “Freedom Guaranteed,” currently out everywhere that indie country, rock, and …

The biggest complaint that I hear from casual alternative EDM fans is that the genre has lost its authenticity in recent times, partly due to the streamlining of its best acts, but mostly because of its constant misapplication. One of the only artists that I’ve heard lately to sound like …

Glowing with a melodicism that has unfortunately become a bit of a rarity on the mainstream side of the dial in the last ten years or so, the guitar parts that we find inside of “Forever Man,” the new single from Christian Parker, are undeniably the most important component of …

There’s a lot of good music coming out of the rock scene at the moment, and in the hard rock genre specifically, one of the more talented duos to catch my attention this summer has been the Appice Perdomo Project. Comprised of a pair in Carmine Appice & Fernando Perdomo …

Like a light breeze cutting through the warmth of summertime itself, the first few bars of Andrew X’s “Miracles” are gentle but instantly evocative, drawing us closer to the growing melody they have to behold. The guitar that we hear in this instrumental introduction to the track will play a …

An Old Friend “Native Gardens” (alternative/rock) Like the waves crashing on the shores of their stomping grounds out on Long Island, experimental indie rock band An Old Friend never fails to reverberate refreshing ripples through their listeners’ ears. Composed of high school friends Cody Kohler (lead vocals and guitar), Eddy Barrera (guitar …

A hook that is as subtle as it is charismatic. Harmonies that wrap around us like a tender hug from someone we’ve missed for far too long. Melodies that are as touching and meaningful as the lyrics they surround. This is all par for the course in “Tub of Love,” …

“Drum City” introduced us to their sound, and now in the new single, a cover of the iconic “Running Up That Hill,” metal duo Appice Perdomo Project gives us a closer look at their identity as a modern super duo in an increasingly electrified era for the rock genre. Although …

Time and time again it’s been proven that the players who make it the farthest in contemporary hip-hop and pop music are those who can cover all the bases – producing, performing, writing, and executing a major business plan are all part of it, and that’s why J-Will is getting …

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 …