Album Reviews

Strange Days is a solo band project ran by Brody Mullikin, a twenty-one-year-old from Port Orange Florida. On February 1st Strange Days kicked it off with their debut album titled Summer Red. From an hour of 14 songs, Summer Red is a roller coaster of feelings from cheerful to gloomy, …

Hollywood Undead are back with the first half of their double record and sixth full length studio album, New Empire, Vol. 1.  First emerging onto the scene in 2008 with the release of their debut record ‘Swan Songs,’ Hollywood Undead has been labeled as a “rap rock” band. Over the years …

Against the backdrop of a spellbinding acoustic guitar’s gentle melody, Thomas Charlie Pedersen starts to sing in a vocal stained with bittersweet melancholia. The harmony he forms with the strings is painfully unsubtle; from the get-go in this song, titled “Faithful Mistress,” we’re unable to escape the wallop of emotionality …

Pennsylvanian rockers Another Day Dawns have just released their newest EP Stranger which features 5 tracks. With Dakota McGeehan‘s signature vocals, Nick McGeehan on drums and Tyler Ritter‘s guitar skills, the three-piece teamed up with a producer Joe Rickard for this release. The record starts heavy with “Beautiful Suicide” and …

Denver, Colorado R&B/neo-soul artist Anna Orsborn, who records and performs under the mononym Annabelle, is kicking off 2020 right. In the two weeks since her full-length album, XI:XI, was released, it has been continually well-received among various musical outlets and streaming sites. Prior to that, Annabelle achieved initial success with …

Forgotten Door traces their origins back to 1994 when Johndale Stanley and Lonnie Danley first began performing together as a duo. Their ambitions soon expanded and the evolution of the band into its current moniker and lineup is the result of the two-decade-long process with one of their end goals being able …

Lil Dream is an emerging Washington, D.C.-based rapper. Since debuting in 2016 with the single “RBB” (featuring acclaimed Maryland rapper Rezt), his skills have earned him exposure on both national and international levels. He stands out in having gained support from Grammy-nominated artist GoldLink, as well as a unique identity …

Bill Abernathy’s road to the release of his latest project, Crossing Willow Creek, has been a long time coming. The Kansas City native began writing songs as a teenager before settling down with his family and building a successful business career. Eventually, he decided to fall in love with music …

In a passionate lead vocal that has become her calling card, Mia Suzanne Walker, driving force behind Suzanne’s Band, lays into the chorus of “Look Up” with as much strength as she can muster from behind the microphone, but as anyone who explores her new album Back to You will discover, she …

Kamryn Marie is a Washington, D.C. born, Alabama-based singer/songwriter. While naturally a pop artist, Marie’s sound encompasses a nuanced range, including anthemic EDM, driving rock, sensual balladry, and even a bit of country. She has accumulated steady success based on seven singles and one longplay album, As Is, since debuting …

“And when the night is over / And daytime reveals your new lover / One more cigarette / One more coffee / Will help replace your torn cover” sings an aching Andy Michaels, his words reflecting the heaviness of the string harmony he’s detaching from the back of the master …

The trio of brothers known to the world at Flat River Band has quickly returned from their Christmas Time album to deliver their latest body of work. The latest album, Every Dog Has Its Day, is their most cohesive project to date showcasing their growth together as musicians while creating …