You could make the argument that nothing has been easy in 2022 and a lot of indie fans – myself included – would be inclined to agree right off the bat, but even with this being the case for the overwhelming majority of us in the world, Sonarpilot is intent …
Read More »Single Review: Spider Rockets – “Casual Violence”
In their latest single and music video “Casual Violence,” rockers Spider Rockets address the mundanity of modern rock with a pop hook that could serve as medicine to malnourished melody-lovers everywhere this autumn, largely breaking with the trend of gloom and doom that some of their indie peers have been …
Read More »Single Review: Jane N’ The Jungle – “Raw As A Jewel”
When you start your musical career already catching the eye of MTV and Spotify, there’s nowhere to continue to go but upwards! Phoenix, Arizona-based rock group Jane N’ The Jungle knows what it’s like, as they’ve been talked about on both of the aforementioned hot ticket sites as well as …
Read More »Single Review: Jacob Agar “Avinu Malkeinu”
Though driven by a heavy-handed melody that could crush just about anything that gets in its path at the right volume, the instrumentation behind the vocals in Jacob Agar’s powerful new single “Avinu Malkeinu” is undeniably a product of simplicity over lusty excess. The rhythm is subtle and the harmonies …
Read More »Single Review: “Dream Catcher” Christian Parker
Christian Parker has an interesting approach to making credible pop music, and in his new single “Dream Catcher” and its accompanying lyric video, he doesn’t have any problem putting all of his cards on the table and showing us exactly who he is. Traditional folk-rock is a big influence on …
Read More »Single Review: Dark Below’s – “Hate Being Human”
With a venomous backdrop from drummer Quin Koldan’s beat, Dark Below’s “Hate Being Human” erupts from the speakers and instantly fills the air around us with an overdriven but surprisingly melodic riffing that will serve as the backdrop to every cathartic moment this song has to offer. There is no …
Read More »Single Review: Bosco – “Lady Laces”
When it comes to making a modern pop/rock piece, everything tends to start and end with a quality melody, and listening to the new single “Lady Laces” by Bosco, it’s hard to deny such a fact. Right from the second we hit the play button forward, the thrust of the …
Read More »Single Review: Migrant Motel “Shame”
Migrant Motel delivers a stunning fourth single in “Shame,” the latest in a string of intriguing releases to bear the twosome’s name in the byline, and the buzz isn’t about the potency of the hook it features alone. “Shame” fuses the emotive lyrics of modern pop with reflective, almost atmospheric …
Read More »Single Review: The High Plains Drifters – “He Reminds Me of You”
There’s no shortage of chills to behold in the new single/video combo from The High Plains Drifters “He Reminds Me of You,” but if you ask me, the main source of this song’s excitement can be traced to its amazing vocal harmonies. Reminiscent of a classic pop/rock that sounds particularly …
Read More »Single Review: Noah Hoffeld “Born For America”
In a gust of a verse that will set the tone for all of the kaleidoscopic harmonies soon to follow, Noah Hoffeld begins our journey into his heart amidst the opening bars of “Born For America,” his third single currently out everywhere that quality independent pop is sold and streamed. …
Read More »Single Review: Mannie T’Chawi and Shane Palko – “Fathers”
Mannie T’Chawi and Shane Palko present quite a weighty message in their new single “Fathers;” they sound very assertive and sure of the meaning, and while the subject of race is hard for many to discuss, the dialogue created in this fascinating new spoken word piece is provocative, heartfelt, and …
Read More »Single Review: Jim Jacobs – “Over For Good”
Both textured and in possession of a dirty melody as resonant with the narrative as any of the vocal delivery ever could be, the guitar parts in Jim Jacobs’s new single/video combo “Over For Good” are certainly a commanding force to be reckoned with. Split between the verses with a …
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