Album Reviews

Anthems by Tim Houlihan ALL MUSIC: http://www.allmusic.com/album/anthems-mw0002741540/similar The thing about the rock albums these days is that there is a lot of similarity between the albums of one artist to another and there’s really not much distinction to what they deliver, in terms of performance. Although, the tracks of these …

Desert Dreams: Seemingly ordinary yet enjoyable URL: http://www.autopilottheband.com/about.php Autopilot, the indie, alternative rock band, based out of Saskatchewan offers their latest band album, titled ‘Desert Dreams.’ The band has, released their first album in 2007, which was titled ‘Now It’s Time You Know What You’re Losing For,’ produced by Joel …

St. Anger is the patron saint of sucking.

Colorway – The Black Sky Sequined URL: http://www.colorwaymusic.com/about/ Colorway isn’t messing around. This hard-nosed, smart three piece hailing from Northampton, Massachusetts is a lean musical force that bristles with energy in every performance. They release their second album, The Black Sky Sequined, into an increasingly marginalized and fragmented rock scene, …

‘Not Another Playne Jayne’ Primary URL: http://www.notanotherplaynejayne.com/ One of the reasons I left my hometown of Aurora, Colorado, was to pursue music because I couldn’t find any intriguing scene available in the area. So in part, I was a bit surprised to see Not Another Playne Jayne, an up and …

Brett Vogel – Never Giving Up URL: http://brettvogelmusic.com/ Brett Vogel, a young singer/songwriter based out of the Los Angeles area, has released an eleven song collection entitled Never Giving Up. In one fashion or another, each of the album’s tracks deal with enduring adversity, self-created or otherwise. The songs are …

Jodi Krangle – Time Will Tell URL: http://voiceoversandvocals.com/music.php A hard working singer and songwriter, Jodi Krangle ‘s CV includes her stewardship of a popular website for songwriters named The Muse’s Muse and a successful career mentoring and instructing vocalists and working as a voice over talent. She adds recording artist …

London based indie rock group The Vaccines have released their third studio album, English Graffiti. English Graffiti seems well rounded that brings the band to a modern sound but still maintains strong influences from their original rock sound from their 2011 album What Did You Expect From the Vaccines? The fast paced …

Iceland’s indie rock sensation return from 2012’s massive success to bring their sophomore album Beneath The Skin.  Just how much of a mark will this album leave?

Xavier Toscano – Feels So Good URL: http://www.xaviertoscano.com/ Score: 4/5 Stars One of the greatest things a music-lover can experiences is the discovery of a new artist so exciting, so invigorating it makes the listener want to “really” write about it. Though I don’t write reviews under false pretenses I …

Kat Perkins – Fearless URL: http://katperkinsmusic.com/ Former contestant on The Voice and onetime front-woman for Minneapolis rockers Scarlett Haze has released a debut solo EP, Fearless, that looks to build on her successful television run and a recent spate of live appearances throughout the country. Perkins clearly established a rapport …

The rock world gets gritty and low with Brooklyn’s Highly Suspect and there “No F’s Given” attitude. Check out http://www.audiorecordingschool.com/