Album Reviews

Up and coming songstress Shelita Burke, best known as SHELITA delivers a breathtaking blend of straightforward pop, clubby beats and exotic R&B textures in her self-titled debut, which is garnering a lot of attention in the American underground at the moment (to put it mildly). Songs like “Religion!,” “Penetrate!,” and …

A guttural guitar’s howl greets us in the instrumental introduction to “Wisdom of the Mad Priest,” one of the five songs comprising The Lost Millions’ new record Novellas Dantes, and although it’s not quite as stadium-shaking as some of the other opening salvos on this EP , it’s still one of …

Big Time Grain Company utilize a colorful country guitar and a soulful serenade in their new single “Sunday Morning” in a way that few of their counterparts in the Americana revival movement have in 2019, and it’s got critics talking this summer. “Sunday Morning” starts off with a simple electric …

In a confident thrust of the drums, “Lullaby,” the all-new single from TJ Doyle, starts to take shape on the whim of a light string melody. The guitars reverberate into the atmosphere for what feels like an eternity, but the black and white percussion is affording their airy harmonies a …

With a gust of feedback-laden country-rock riffage, “Heaven Knows” washes a swanky groove with bittersweet lyricism that only Shane Smith is capable of producing. The song’s immensely provocative poeticism is a mainstay of Smith’s new album with his band the Saints, Hail Mary, which recently debuted this summer to critical …

Atop a tidal wave-sized riff and a stately horn section’s powerful melody, vocalist Michael Rubin sings “Cause I’m a fool for you / And there’s nothing I can do / I just keep on waiting / For these new kicks to get old,” in the climactic chorus of his band …

“Love You to Death,” the new music video from Nya, opens with the powerful image of tears cascading from a brokenhearted lover’s eyes, and from there, launches into a textured visual experience that embodies the pain of loneliness, particularly when it’s been forced upon us out of nowhere. Nya comes …

Miami, Florida rockers Analog delivery a fury of percussion and heavy basslines in the thrilling track “Tame” from its album Portable People! Comprised of Albea Camino, Manu Gonzalez, Tekilla23 and Esteban Gomez, Analog smothers in an arsenal of roaring guitar riffs and a relentless parade of killer vocals in the …

Sometimes the most enjoyable songs are the ones where the listener isn’t quite sure what the lyrics are saying, only that the rhythm and feel of the song invokes a feeling of awe and a multitude of immense pleasure. Modernage, a rock outfit that hails from Miami, Florida, transforms a …

“Chapter 4” is the latest single from Trevor Drury’s emerging collection ALICE it’s all in your head and joins Drury’s list of previous single releases as illustrations of modern pop music’s potential. The Arizona native grew up in Southern California and his music, including this song, surges with the sense of possibility …

The Teledynes’ new self-titled EP, opens thunderously with the midcentury rockabilly bruiser “Crazy Train,” but its fusion of physicality and raw melodic moxie is only getting warmed up in this first track. It isn’t until the throttling beat of “Callin’ on the Devil” comes into focus that the band starts …

A melody as bright as the sun. A groove that matches its warmth. A soft sway that isn’t all that different from a cool summer breeze. If there’s a jazz single that captures the essence of the season this July, it’s unquestionably Integriti Reeves’ “Eu Vim Da Bahia,” one of …