Album Reviews

Sarah Rogo has been refining her craft and leaving a long-lasting impression on audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds with her energetic and soulful performances. Claiming the title as ‘Soulful Roots,’ she blends old blues, soul, and folk styles with a youthful twist. She captivates audiences with her haunting …

Following hot off the back of ‘Walk Away’, a single which has gone onto light up a host of international club floors & playlists. UK producer Just Jon touches back down with his latest release, ‘Far Away’ – an infectious piece of danceable pop music on which Myah Marie’s catchy …

Scorching overdrive and old fashioned honky tonk swing are ready and waiting to greet anyone who presses play on Story Book Road’s The Window of Your Soul – a record which won the acclaimed Houston country crossover crew the praise of critics and fans around the nation last year – and its …

Forcefully, a striking electric guitar breaks off a sensuous lick at the start of “Let’s Begin Again,” track one of The Best of Matthew John, and in the next four minutes, its might will only grow more intense and visceral. John navigates the harmonious channels that the guitar and bass leave …

A fragile guitar melody wisps out of the silence only to be followed by the near-whisper of Nicholas Altobelli, whose voice was tailor-made for the exquisite ballad that is “Midnight Songs.” “Midnight Songs” is about as soft and gentle a song as they come, but while its captivating colors and …

Washington D.C.’s Broke Royals kick off Saint Luxury with “Ave”, the first of a few brief instrumental interludes included on the album. It is an elegiac, wide-screen piece despite its brevity thanks to understated keyboards and piano working in counterpoint to one another before the song ends with a big guitar flourish. …

King Ropes are back this summer with some of the most brooding and physically engaging rock songs of the year in their brand new album Gravity and Friction. Gravity and Friction sees King Ropes departing from the softer tones of their first record, 2017’s Dirt, and stripping away the pop varnish from their …

With a playful rhythm to lead us right into the heart of its molten-hot melodies, “Summer Muses” sees Good Service not wasting a second before diving right into one of the signature string grooves of his debut album, Please. This track is definitely one of the more radio-ready on the record, …

Colorful electric guitars clash against a black and white drum pattern in “On the Ground.” A bassline as big as the Mississippi Delta smothers anything within its reach in “Blackboard.” “Your Way” drowns us in bright pop melodies, but the secret to its spellbinding nature is rooted in its weighty …

Clad in a black leather cowboy hat and sporting a long, pointed beard, Dudley Taft picks up his guitar, retrieves a pick from its headstock, and blazes through a collection of twelve tracks infused with rock n’ roll riffs, sonic textures and musical diversity. Taft’s new album Simple Life will …

There’s a surprising amount jammed into the relatively brief running time of Jacques Gaines’ new single “Something Wrong with Me” from the album Volume Won. Some may feel Gaines tries to do too much with this track; after all, the rap portion of the song, however short, does seem to be …

SOUNDCLOUD:   “Flooded Field” is unique in its genre. Most singles of this type, even if they follow strict pop music lines, treat the lyrical content as a mere placeholder, something the listening public expects but the artist has little investment in. It is because of this attitude we are …