Dynamically slick but not devoid of a carnal mixtape-style edge that has become increasingly difficult to find in mainstream hip-hop, to say that Pastor Jamaal is unleashing a powerhouse of a new single in “Different” might be too big an understatement to make. “Different,” both as a single and as …
Read More »Single Review: Richard Lynch “Cathead Biscuits”
The feeling and passion of country music looks like the soul of Ohio Singer/Songwriter Richard Lynch. The artist has a fruitful professional career in the entertainment industry, especially in the active world of country music. Lynch’s devotion to composition is one aspect that he seems to be increasingly promoting. This …
Read More »Single Review: Anna Mai “Get Closer”
Although obviously composed as a tight piano ballad on paper, there’s nothing black and white – nor particularly conventional – about the melodies that are unleashed when Arina Mai starts to play “Get Closer,” her new single currently out everywhere quality independent pop music is sold and streamed this summer. …
Read More »Album Review: Les Nuby “Clouded”
Whether crushing us with lush guitar-focused harmonies in “Fighting Sleep,” dazzling with rough-riding riffage in the surprisingly melodic “OK Let’s Try” or throwing down potent pop hooks in “Come to Us,” there’s scarcely a moment in Clouded, the new record from Les Nuby, that isn’t riddled with some level of physicality not normally …
Read More »Album Review: CEO Chino Marley – Dripology Vol. 1
CEO Chino Marley was raised in the southern United States, often living around Birmingham, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up, Marley’s passions lied in music and technology. Whether they involved rapping for teachers in school, or learning how to take things apart and put them together again, he would …
Read More »TD Jakes Inspires Neo Soul/Jazz Artist To Release Chart-Topping Christian Single
HeIsTheArtist aka LeeMann Bassey reached #1 on the South African iTunes Christian Songs chart with “Boom (Remastered).” Bassey was inspired to release Christian music after hearing Bishop TD Jakes preach. Wanna pray to God and hold you tight Jesus Christ is all you need” – HeIsTheArtist “Boom (Remastered)” MTS Management …
Read More »Single Review: Brandon Agustus “Let Your Heart Break”
Maturing and finding your voice is one of the most important parts of the artistic process. For a singer and songwriter like Brandon Agustus, recognizing this process and embracing it, has made a world of difference in his music. In his new record Days of Wasted Youth, Agustus inserts his …
Read More »Album Review: Riches Of The Poor “The Long Way Down”
Swirling around us in a psychedelic deluge in “Not Enough.” Slipping in and out of focus like a fading sunset in “Home.” Defining a mood with buoyant bands of distortion, reminiscent of both Dinosaur Jr. and a more contemporary noise-rock movement. Whether hazy or seamlessly harmony-oriented in tone, there’s no …
Read More »Album Review: Round Eye “Culture Shock Treatment”
They’re slinking around to a sluggish but ultimately enrapturing electric groove in “Red Crimes.” Bashing us in the face with eruptive riffs in “The Foreigner.” Smothering the air with carnal beats in “Pieces.” The energy is both adrenaline-laced in “5000 Years” and anxiety-inducing in “Uomo Moderno.” The intensity is inescapable …
Read More »Single Review: Jeremy Parsons “Good Ole Days”
Right when you thought you had heard his best, Jeremy Parsons is back with a single that has song of the summer written all over it! Releasing this Friday (July 17th), “Good Ole Days,” is a feel-good ballad about growing up but not growing old. With the polish of a …
Read More »Iconic Latin artist Carlos Vives releases new album Cumbiana
With decades being a singer, songwriter, actor, activist and overall Colombian icon, Carlos Vives continues to expand his already global reach with his latest album Cumbiana. In Cumbiana, Carlos Vives’ goal of expressing a love letter of cumbia’s small origins to the masses is embodied with eclectic and innovative collaborations …
Read More »Album Review: Static-X ‘Project Regeneration Vol. 1’
Static-X new album, Project Regeneration Vol 1. , is nothing short of amazing. To hear Wayne Static‘s voice is amazing. I will be perfectly transparent here, when I heard of his passing in 2014, it me hard. Static-X was one of the first bands I got into when I started …
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