A little bouncy and supremely catchy from the start, the beat in Kolette’s new single “Change My Life” is definitely a sexy one, but it’s not the focal point of this lovely track/video combo. That title belongs to Kolette’s pipes, which unleash a deluge of decadent melodicism that is among …
Read More »Single Review: Dos Floris “All in It Together”
Strumming to life with an acoustic melody alongside bittersweet piano keys, Dos Floris gets her incredible new single and music video “All in It Together” started with a level of panache that immediately lets us know that something big is about to happen. What exactly the event will consist of …
Read More »Single Review: Eden Paige “Save Me”
In her debut single, “Save Me,” and its incredible music video, Canadian singer/songwriter Eden Paige channels shades of Liz Phair and a Paula Cole-style lyrical surrealism that goes well beyond her 14 years on earth. Cutting into a profoundly emotional narrative with as much passion as a singer twice her …
Read More »Single Review: Ryan Brahms “Superman”
Ryan Brahms has been on a steady creative ascent in the last seven years that have gone by since “Been Waiting My Whole Life 4this,” and in his new single and video “Superman,” he reminds us what the meat and potatoes of his sound has always – and will always …
Read More »Single Review: V. Contreras “If I Could”
A harmony, in the right context, can be even more powerful than the words it conveys could ever be. For an artist like V. Contreras, utilizing this type of a concept is just too tempting to resist in her new single and video “If I Could;” with her dynamic range …
Read More »Album Review: Grey Daze – “Amends”
Before Linkin Park, Chester Bennington gave us his mid-90s, post-grunge rock band Grey Daze. Formed in Phoenix, Arizona the band was active from 1993 to 1998 before Bennington left to front a new band in California called Xero. As fans know, Xero would later change their name to Linkin Park …
Read More »Single Review: Chris Bender “Glad In It”
Chris Bender’s newest single, “Glad In It,” is an up tempo, inspirational track that will have you singing along before you realize you even know the words. A minister since the age of 13, Bender has spent his life spreading the word of the Lord through song and lifting up …
Read More »Single Review: Mad River “Come As You Are”
Colorful landscapes and still-shots from vibrant live performances fill the screen upon pressing play on the new video for Mad River’s “Come As You Are” single, but the visuals are hardly the main attraction here. With a mightily melodic bend to every verse we hear (not to mention a swaying …
Read More »Single Review: David Drake “Shooting Arrows at the Sun”
With a lustrous slink to its rhythm and rhyme, David Drake’s “Shooting Arrows at the Sun” begins to take shape before us. Whether we’re watching the video for the single or simply taking in the song as it was originally recorded, there’s a profound darkness that overtakes most every word …
Read More »Single Review: Ilja Alexander “Butterfly”
“Butterfly” is the new track from London-based singer Ilja Alexander. From his album Nature, this new song is a spirograph of harmony, flickering lights and crystalline vocals. Alexander’s easy to like lyrics and drop beats give “Butterfly” the wings to scale the highest of charts. Alexander is from Amsterdam, but …
Read More »Album Review: “Hughie Mac Sings Some Great Songs Part 4”
Who can resist the melodious “Come Fly With Me”, the endearing “Try A Little Kindness” or the lovable “Changes In Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes”? It’s hard to not find something that tap your toes, sway your hips or add a smile to your face when it comes to Hughie Mac …
Read More »EP Review: Cory M. Coons “33.3”
Fans won’t have to wait much longer for new music from Cory M. Coons! The Canadian roots-rocker is set to release his new EP, “33.3,” in early July. The album features singles “Leavin” (released March 2020) and “Good Times Gone” which will be released in conjunction with MTS records on …
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