Appalachian Road Show have been making headlines a lot in the last couple of years, and if you listen to their sophomore LP Tribulation, I think you’re going to get a pretty solid clue as to why. Tribulation unfolds much in the same style that its predecessor, Barry Abernathy and Darrell Webb Present Appalachian …
Read More »Single Review: “Not A River (Still The Rain Remix)” – Hourstone
Harboring of thoughts and making sense of tragedy is different for each person. Coincidentally, that’s what bring us together as humans, even though it sets us apart as individuals. Trying to make sense of those feelings, for some, can be like having an angel on one shoulder, and a devil …
Read More »Single Review: Jane N’ The Jungle “Animal”
Ethereal and chorus-stained in one moment, viciously volatile and full of an angst-ridden overdrive in the next, the string play in Jane n’ the Jungle’s “Animal” is the sexiest of their career together thus far. Though they’re hardly the only gem of a component worth writing home about in this …
Read More »Single Review: The Dead Daisies “Unspoken”
A melodic growl pours over a decadent riff as we listen to any given verse in the new single “Unspoken” from The Dead Daisies, unmistakably belonging to the one and only Glenn Hughes. Hughes, a hard rock veteran alongside equally-respected players in The Dead Daisies, continues the aesthetical legacy he …
Read More »Single Review: “Priceless Commodity” by David D’Angelo (ft. MayDay)
In his new music video and single “Priceless Commodity,” multi-instrumentalist David D’Angelo teams with rapper MayDay for a guttural display of sonic depth unlike any other you’ll hear in 2020. As provocative as it is passion-filled, “Priceless Commodity” features an epic rap from MayDay mixed with the eclectic sounds of …
Read More »Single Review: Tainted Black “Nirvana”
Smoky and angst-ridden, there’s no debating whether or not the lead vocal in Tainted Black’s “Nirvana” is the most evocative feature in the song. One-part throwback to the classic sound of Seattle grunge, another part progressive take on a familiar theme, “Nirvana” doesn’t rely on powerful singing as its only …
Read More »Single Review: Howlin’ Whale’s “Many Lives”
Appearing to burst at the seams with color and textures that most pop songs would leave out of the fold altogether, to say Howlin’ Whale’s “Many Lives” is an experimental outing really wouldn’t do its video – nor the song itself – justice. Artists on the eclectic end of the …
Read More »Single Review: “Tadpoles” by Hot Shot Kixxx
In the stony new single “Tadpoles,” Hot Shot Kixxx offers us a sexy cocktail of desert fuzz and eclectic indie rock sure to please the discriminating music fan this May. From the colorful music video for the track to its bass-soaked, funky shifts in tempo, there’s almost nothing about “Tadpoles” …
Read More »Single Review: “Change My Ways” by Kailey Nicole
Rolling into focus with a ripping instrumental harmony, Kailey Nicole gets us started with all the country chills n’ thrills we crave in her new single/video combo “Change My Ways.” Released this past April, “Change My Ways” is a vocal-driven singer/songwriter tune helmed by a country crooner in Kailey Nicole …
Read More »PREMIERE: John Paciga’s “Big Hit Song”
On the back of a piano-born harmony as swift in pace as it is smooth in stylization, John Paciga’s “Big Hit Song” hits the ground running with a provocatively addictive rhythm. Coupled with the gentle vocals from Paciga himself, the keys are immediately the most evocative component in the instrumentation …
Read More »Single Review: Trinity Rose “Morning Text”
When Alicia Keys called Trinity Rose’s voice “stunning” in Season 12 of The Voice, it re-affirmed the Beverly, Mass., singer’s talents to the world. Now based in Los Angeles, Calif., the 17-year-old continues to stun with the single “Morning Text”. A voice far beyond her teen years, “Morning Text” is a …
Read More »EP Review: Bloom’s Taxonomy – “Bitter Lake”
From those first few ominous moments that we come in contact with in the track “Spominiks” forward, there’s scarcely a moment in the new EP from Bloom’s Taxonomy, Bitter Lake, that doesn’t qualify as chilling in some way, shape or form. Neon-colored grooves attack us in a slow-churning style in “Balconies.” …
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