Album Reviews

Zay P SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/zaytrigga This young hip hop artist has his sights aimed higher than most. Driven to do far more than turn out reams of braggadocio disguised as art, unoriginal odes to babes and bling, and formulaic exhortations to audiences that they get their freak on in some less …

Kim Vogels – Native URL: http://www.kimvogels.com/ Being brought up surrounded by so many different cultures, Kim Vogels was drawn to the power and energy of the original sound of those worlds i.e. Flamenco, Klezmer, Celtic, early Persian, Gypsy, Native American, Folk & Blues etc. Even though these musical styles are …

The Color Morale has a new release, Desolate Divine featuring eleven tracks that entertain and excite throughout the entirety of the album. The music maintains a high level of creative diversity that is alluring and satisfying. As the band’s fifth studio production, Desolate Divine demonstrates a time in which the …

Porcelain People – Streetlights  URL: https://www.facebook.com/PorcelainPeopleMusic/  The thirteen song debut from Louisiana based electro pop duo Porcelain People likely heralds the arrival of a major new creative voice in the genre. On the basis of this debut alone, Josh Thornhill and Fred Kalil can credibly assert that they stand among …

Chasing Down Sunset’s latest EP, A Proper Introduction features four pop punk tracks that are sure to quench your thirst for distorted guitars, fast drums and clean vocals. The band recently completed an eight date summer tour throughout various cities in the U.S.. Having formed in 2015, the Jersey quintet …

With song titles like “God” and “Prodigal,” both familiar words within the Christian community, Air for Free looked on the surface to be a much more promising release for Christian music fans. And while the album doesn’t include songs about one night stands, the way the recent Collapsible Lung did, …

One suspects Florida George Line titled its latest full-length Dig Your Roots to stave off criticism that these poster children for bro-country have strayed too far from real country music. The good news for country fans, and slightly bad news for the act’s critics, is this album is a little …

  September 2nd saw the debut release of Vian Izak’s EP Brink of Love which includes collaboration with such esteemed musicians as Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Eliza Ramgren. Starting off the three song record, “World of Trouble” blasts with an energetic euphoria of blazing instrumentations before Izak’s mellow voice bleeds …

Like any other industry, the music business has its fair share of hidden talents. Whether they be smaller performers who have yet to gain a large amount of notoriety or an artist who simply prefers to remain out of the spotlight, there are always going to be musicians who don’t …

Bob Lien – Color of Sky URL: http://www.boblien.com/ The thoughtful folk-fueled musings spread out over fifteen songs on Bob Lien’s Color of Sky album are largely elevated by their classical affectations alone. If the album were shorn of these stylistic traits, listeners would be left with a lean, if not …

Art Of Dying continues on their unstoppable trajectory to the top with their latest EP Nevermore, out on September 2nd. This six-track collection is packed full of strength, determination, and drive. The Vancouver-based hard-rock band formed in 2004 and is made up of Jonny Hetherington (lead vocals), Tavis Stanley (guitars), …

Jupiter in Velvet – The One in the Many  URL: http://jupiterinvelvet.com/  Iconoclasts stand out. In our world of cookie cutter pop stars with the shelf life of vegetable, the performer/songwriter who writes vibrant material referencing influences while still blazing its own path is increasingly a rarity. American born and UK …