Album Reviews

The wave of vulnerability that crashes through talker’s recently released EP Horror Films refuses to let its listener up for air until the raw tide of emotional pull runs its course. There is a startling relatability to each track on this five-song compilation. Showcasing her true talent as a storyteller …

URL: https://francinehoney.com/ If you’ve been following independent country music lately, there’s little doubt in my mind that you’ve likely come across the amazingly tender vocal stylings of Canada’s own Francine Honey, whose new album To Be Continued… has been taking the underground by storm since its release last year. Championed by …

YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUlnyin8tt0&feature=youtu.be A heavy-handed strike of the piano is soon met with a searing guitar riff. Pulsating drums trip over each other, desperate to clear a path as rapper NoTrace comes ripping through the silence with lyrical might in the brand new single “Vibrations,” which also features an awesome …

Snake Bite Whisky are an Australian outfit who channel 80s-inspired decadence, hook-laden songwriting, and most importantly, genuine rock n’ roll spirit. Formed in December 2014, the Brisbane quartet soon experienced success on an international level. Their first two self-releases – Two Steps to Oblivion and Dirty, both buzzing in 2016 …

URL: https://thecaminosideproject.com/music Effervescent grooves guide a humble set of guitar strings along a rhythmic path in the first few bars of “Vilma’s Soundtrack,” the lead single from The Camino Side Project’s brand new album Of Movement & Music, which is out now everywhere that indie rock is sold and streamed. A …

Sonic patchwork woven of synthesizers, assaultive drumbeats and a slinking vocal from AV Super Sunshine mark the intro to “Time Bomb (Radio Mix),” the first track on his new albumCandyland: Remixes Volume 1. This version of “Time Bomb” is perhaps the most soul-stirring, awakening from a peaceful slumber and springing …

Amongst the brittle acoustic guitars that come alive in the introduction to Sam Levin’s new single “Bookmark,” a rich vocal track from Levin himself penetrates the opulent wall of sound with a cutting lyricism that is imagistic and begging for us to embrace its dreamlike poetry. “I’m wastin’, wastin’, wastin’ …

On the back of a galloping percussive beat, we ride into a vicious melodic assault that encompasses the opening of the title track in Steve Wheeler’s new album Stormseeker. Horns, strings and a synthesized harmony made up of effervescent grooves start to converge before us, creating a towering wall of sound …

One-man pop machine The Sweet Kill combines cosmopolitan grooves the size of skyscrapers, stylish vocals that are beautifully bonded to the bassline, and unapologetic lyrics that don’t pull any punches in his all new single “Fuck Love,” which is out now everywhere that independent music is sold and streamed. The …

As we descend into the macabre musicality that Pocket of Lollipops’ new single “Face Value” has in store for listeners, barking dogs and unsettling noise overwhelm us, a stinging feedback saturates the master mix in glistening fuzz, and the beginnings of a surreal spoken word piece start to form before …

A review on OK, I’m Sick, the debut full album from California’s Badflower. Check out music videos from OK, I’m Sick below. Badflower is an American rock band founded in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of singer/guitarist Josh Katz, lead guitarist Joey Morrow, bass guitarist Alex Espiritu and drummer Anthony Sonetti. Their debut studio album, …

BANDCAMP: https://scatterswept.bandcamp.com/ Razor sharp riffs glide along capricious grooves framing an opulent melody. Drums pitter-patter against a reflective atmosphere of sonic bliss; vocals penetrate the blanket of noise, if only for a couple of memorable verses, before retreating into the whirlpool of tonality from which they first emerged. “Until I …