Album Reviews

Unfurling with an ominousness that is both distinct and devastatingly impactful on the mood of the lyrics, Ready, Steady, Die!’s “Deep” isn’t spackled with plasticity nor inauthentic bells and whistles, but its cold introduction is truly inhuman in tone. There’s something very eerie about the beat that claws its way …

Grand Nathaniel is one J Burton, an artist who settled on the name by way of it first going by Grand Nathaniel and the Ghosts, with a more progressive approach. The difference is a lighter and more pop style with an 80s throwback vibe on the current release of At …

Walk on the hills of the craftsman, fly forbidden cliffs, by my side. New lead singer Israel Gil has taken the reigns of Chile’s progressive rock stalwarts, Aisles and it’s crystal clear from his first outing that in the two years the band took searching for Gil, it’s like no …

With a good beat and a solid harmony, a talented player like 5ive Ft Giant can accomplish a lot, and in the new single and music video “Let’s Dance,” the Tennessee-stationed rapper/crooner drops what could be one of his most affective numbers so far. Steeped in old school vibes that …

The UK has produced quite a few legends within the punk scene, and IDLES seem to be one of the latest names to be added to that list. After the success of 2018’s Joy As An Act of Resistance, the band toured the world and gathered major praise for their …

In an age where genre labels are becoming increasingly obsolete, the artist known only as A-Lister is going out of his way to pull out the stops in his new single “Groove-A” and set an even bolder standard for his contemporaries in the underground and mainstream. In the video for …

The songwriting duo of Tommi Tikka and Antti Autio, better known as The Impersonators, are back with Rodeo, a rocking introduction to the next chapter of the band. Rodeo’s writing process was a collaborative effort with both Tikka, Autio, and Tikka’s wife, Elina Suominin, contributing to the lyrics and melodies. …

It’s been said by a number of critics in recent times that there has never been quite as talented a generation of R&B players as the one emerging from the shadows right now, and when listening to the tracks “Still Luv Me?” and “Gas U Up” by Devinn Le’Raay, it’s …

As light as a feather and so melodic that it occasionally runs the risk of getting lost in the divine strumming in the background, the lead vocal offered up by The Forevers’ Natalia Safran is undeniably the most stunning element in the soundscape of their single “Frederique.” Much as is …

Since 2010, Tray Davis has been crafting and refining his own blend of pop-oriented hip hop. The Florida-born, California-based singer/songwriter and rapper would make his recording debut in 2017, with his acclaimed EP Urgent Care spawning three popular singles: “Bicoastal,” the Forgiato Blow-guested “Boatloads,” and “Divine Intuition.” Following its success, …

John Vento is known as the dynamic frontman of the Nied’s Hotel Band, but with Vices, he’s showing fans a different side of himself. Vices is a poem written by poet and comedian Matt Wohlfarth, reimagined and set to music by Vento and David Granati. A scathing critique of many …

For an instrumental to really speak to its audience, it more or less has to embody the emotions that would typically be conveyed unto us through lyricism – often times exclusively – and that’s precisely what makes “Aether” from collaborators Faizan and Amadeus such a compelling listen this September. Defined …