Album Reviews

“I realize the only way is to lose myself to find myself / The world’s changing everyday – then you see it with a pair of brand-new eyes” croons the alluring Vineet from behind a thin veil of synthesizers in the new single “Dreamin’ out Loud.” His words are optimistic …

When I first heard “TV Screen” from musician Campbell Waldron, one of my first thoughts was “oh, this sounds like that one song, you know the one. Uh..what’s it called again?” I scoured the internet far and wide to try and find the song I thought I had in my …

Insanity looms, on the current single by New York based Indie Rock act, Emodulari.  The song entitled “Craniotomy ,” is about a particular surgical procedure, that will outright flummox, most . It’s a type of brain surgery, performed on a patient, AS they play an instrument. Apparently, Emodulari was deeply …

There’s nothing particularly subtle about the thrust of the instruments that get “Blazing Stars” started, and yet the delicate nature of the harmony soon to unfold in this prime cut from Caterina J’s Reborn is unmistakable. At once, this singer/songwriter is able to fuse the best parts of a vulnerable vocal-led composition …

See Your Shadow’s ‘I Know My Worth’ is the feminist, women’s empowerment anthem we need in 2021. Over an eclectic and energetic set of instruments, See Your Shadow delivers the blow-by-blow that women often have to face, being labelled “You’re too fat/You’re too thin/You’re too young/You’re too old”. But, over …

If there’s ever an award for the most intriguing, thought-provoking song titles, John Vento would be a permanent fixture on the nominations list and a perennial winner of the accolade. The Pittsburgh music veteran who’s famed for his notorious versatility has a special talent for picking captivating song titles which …

Spiral Vortex comes from a school of musical thinking that is all about two major concepts: subverting expectation and always maintaining an element of surprise. If the cover art of the group’s new album Prisma stands as any indication, the group is about ushering a post-modern version of classic, Hispanic-tinged …

TheKayder croons his way through the challenges in life with “OMW” Sometimes the greatest strength of a song is its ability to provoke a highly specific emotion out of the listener or transport you to a place you hadn’t thought about in sometime. These abilities are on display front and …

Frank Hugo is a boss in his scene, and in the music video for his new single “CEO Flow” he’s rolling as hard as a hip-hop emperor rightly should. Intro? That’s too 2010s – in “CEO Flow,” Hugo is interested in getting right into the guts of the beat with …

Few indie acts in the history of the British underground have as memorable and noteworthy a legacy as that of Blur, and for his latest release Michael Ghould covers the band’s classic “Girls & Boys” with a degree of intimacy required to do it the right way. Aggression is one …

SugaKane and Too Tone didn’t pull up to mess around in their new collaborative single and music video “I’m Paintin” this December – on the contrary, they’re looking to devastate a quiet year in hip-hop with one last stab at greatness before putting 2020 to bed. With none of the …

A veteran of the country genre, Randy Seedorff has been bringing his love for music and the Lord together for decades upon decades. His latest release, “Family Tree,” is the next evolution of his sound. His lyricism is still as heartfelt as ever, reminiscing about the time he spent with …