Album Reviews

BraNNue Life Primary URL: http://www.iambrannuelife.com/#!music/mainPage Hip Hop and EDM music used to be two underdogs back in the days but somehow on the past two decades they have found their ways to charts and have become a popular genre, overshadowing –and sorry, I know it hurts but its true- big …

David Britt – Country Flow URL: http://www.davidbrittmusic.com/ David Britt brings his blend of country and pop to Spectra Records on his latest release “Country Flow.” The album was recorded, Mixed and Produced by Jason Scavone at CHP Audio, Charlotte, NC. The new CD shows all sides of him, as he …

Guitarist Ian C. Bouras releases “Two Sides to Every Story” Primary URL: http://www.sdmprecords.com/sdmphome.html New York based guitarist just released “Two Sides to Every Story” in 2014 a nice collection of 6 timeless gems that will blow your mind. I knew I was in for a good listen as soon as …

The eight full album from Papa Roach looks into the rebirth and maturity of the nu-metal heroes.  Do Jacoby Shaddix and company offer something intense and compelling like in the past?

By far one of the most underrated emcees in  hip hop, Metaphor The Great releases “Season Phor: outfromthebackground” The Mixtape. Recently relocating to Los Angeles, CA from Greensboro, NC; the New Jersey native took to expanding his influence and talent to the West Coast. Before his departure, however, he compiled …

Artist: Joe Ness Album: Ellipsis For some people making music is more like a hobby but for artists and rappers like Brooklyn native Joe Ness, it is his life. He has been part of the rap scene for more than 10+ years and who has perfected the catchy hook to …

Artist: Robert J. Hunter Album: Songs for the Weary Having supported the likes of Wilko Johnson, Josh Kumra and HeyMoonShaker and influenced by great musicians and iconic bands such as Peter Green, Tom Waits and The Doors, Robert J. Hunter is no stranger to the stages and music having started …

Band: Privet Earth Album: Breaking The Ice Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and raised in Vologda, a small city a few hundred miles from Moscow, artist Ivan Smirnov was heavily influenced by the American/British rock scene and started writing his own musical material in English at the age of 8. …

For most people’s 20th birthday, they…well, I don’t know, really. It’s one of those weird in-between years where you can’t legally drink or get into clubs. Anyway, what I do know is that most 20 year olds don’t release chart-topping albums on their birthdays–but that’s exactly what Joey Bada$$ did. …

Progressive rock and metal now have a new force with The Juggernaut.  How does this double album stand  with seventeen tracks and over an hour of intense volume?

Angeline Schaaf, the lead vocalist for the Dark Wave/Alternative band RxGF, has blossomed into one of the more underrated female vocalists in music today. As she channels mystery, flare, charisma and grace, she is backed by a group of talented musicians; John Morgan Reily, Jonathan Plum and Mathew Burgess. The …

Oregon (and every hipster alive)’s favorite folk rock band The Decemberists deliver their seventh studio album.  Just how beautiful or terrible is this new release?