Album Reviews

From the subtle accent of a breathtaking acoustic guitar part to the fierce lash of the synthetic melody dominating the frontend of the mix and every bass, percussive and vocal texture emitted in between, to say there are a lot of components to the new single and music video “Streets” …

Amidst a crushing vocal harmony that is evocative even without discerning its words from the fabric of its melody, we find a pair of verses – “And that peaceful, easy feeling has got a hold on me / It’s reminding me to breathe.” These words aren’t even the heaviest to …

From the haunting “La Pérdida” to the brash title track and the stealth-like “El Fruto”, the 15 tracks from Rubio on the thrilling Mango Negro ignite futuristic tones over embellished classical string movements. Rubio’s, sophomore outing is a nonstop emotional bucket that pulls from a wealth of sonic bliss and …

Kenny Alvarez is an emerging hip hop artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Under the name I.K.P. (Infamous King of Positivity), Alvarez has released four full-length albums, each centering around his path toward triumph amidst various life struggles. Following a steady output of singles this year, Alvarez has returned with …

When you’ve got a voice like the one that we find skulking about in the shadows of the new single and music video “Naked Love” by The Orange Apples., you don’t put anything in front of it – no synthetics, no guitar solos, and definitely no heavy trap beats – …

Set to a beat that rolls forth from the silence with an almost angry wallop of strings right behind it, Stacy Gabel’s “Stir Crazy” might not start off with a lot of fireworks, but it quickly finds a way to turn white-hot before hitting the sixty-second mark. Whether consumed in …

The iTunes chart-topper from Canada edited his latest music video on an iPhone 8. The single is from his forthcoming album, “A Recipe For Perpetual Spring.” With the international success of Ed Roman’s award-winning animated opus, “Red Omen,” the Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist cemented himself among the most innovative music video artists …

Anyone who said adrenaline is required to produce a genuine indie hip-hop hit clearly wasn’t prepared for Joey Phantom to come out of the woodwork with “Joint and a Juicebox” this autumn, particularly as it’s currently garnering critical acclaim some of its mainstream counterparts have failed to achieve on their …

Sleek, stylish and riddled with a cosmopolitan edge that isn’t as common in pop as it should be in 2020, MaxKaella’s “Money Dance” has all the right ingredients to turn an underground sensation into a true superstar this fall. In the music video for her second official single, MaxKaella turns …

When you’re in the mood to move your body to a hot beat, there’s not much that can beat a groove that comes outfitted with a smoldering harmony seemingly fitting of the mood its wicked tempo will inevitably produce, and whether you’ve had contact with this feeling in a while …

Drifting into focus with a staggering beat that at first struggles to find some synchronicity with the shards of string play in the backdrop, there’s an uneven groove that is absolutely spellbinding in Lauren Hulbert’s “Gone In One,” and whether you pay attention to its detailed strut or not, it …

Anyone who ever said you couldn’t be urgent and slow-rolling in your delivery of a sensuous groove clearly didn’t see Papi Shiitake or his new single “Enjoy the View” coming out of the woodwork this autumn, and if you ask me, a song like this couldn’t be arriving at a …