Album Reviews

Harmonies don’t have to be the centerpiece of a country-pop single, and Alicia G wants us to know that in her new single “Shake Down,” which I would qualify as her most rhythmic thus far. There’s so much affection in the beat here, and still, it’s Alicia G’s alluring voice …

AFTERMYFALL is the moniker of Andrew Kutner, a Los Angeles, California-based singer-songwriter/producer who blends hardcore and metalcore with electronic music. Today, Kutner releases A Future of Meaningless Tomorrows, his third effort in a series of EP releases. The 5-song EP centers around his personal struggles with anxiety and depression. and …

Holed up in Dan Auerbach’s studio in early 2021, 26-year-old blues rock phenom Marcus King cut his fifth studio album in just six days. Young Blood, King’s second solo effort after the success of his first project, The Marcus King Band, is the musician’s testimonial to the core of his …

The world of EDM is a fascinating one in the eyes of an everyday music listener. While it may seem on the surface like a genre sprinkled with bizarre tones and a mishmash of shallow sounds, those who dig deeper find fascinating sound experiences that tantalize the earbuds. Today’s artist …

Coco O’Connor’s crowd-sourced fifth album release Big Reveal demonstrates the sort of consistent grassroots support niche music communities are relying on to remain viable. You can’t really place the ten tracks of this album in a comfortable classic or retro country niche. It shares common ground with those songs, but it also …

From cerebral rock harmonies ala “Swimming Pool” to more casual sonic decadence in “Hornet’s Nest,” there’s a lot of musical wonderment to behold in the new album Day Off from Elijah Johnston, but I wouldn’t quite go so far as to say that this is a record centered exclusively on …

In their new single “Tornado,” Gorilla Apocalypse don’t just want to put down a stock groove behind some sexy vocals and call it a finished piece – they’re letting a wild animal loose in the backdrop of this track, affording the carnage it will produce all of the spotlight when …

Giving us a few good shots between beats would have been one thing, but the guitars in the new single “Tense” from Dark Below have an even greater part to play in this single. Instead of putting some texture on what is already a physical element of this song, the …

East coast punk-meets-ska hybrid Keep Flying reinvent their sound on their latest EP, Revival. The six-track EP is a follow up to 2020’s LP Survival and reimagines previously released tracks across their discography, while welcoming in the new. This fresh take finds the band exploring more vastly and playing with …

From the moment we get started in “Sweet N Sour” forward, there’s never any denying the venomous undertow Jojo Engelbert and Yetibear are unleashing in this track both melodically and physically via the drums. There’s no big build-up or lead-in to explore here, but instead an urgent crunch that only …

If you browse around the underground at the moment, you’re going to find a lot of melancholic Americana just about everywhere you look and listen. The aesthetic has been influencing just about every scene in the country lately, and with all of the rather self-aware songwriting coming out of local …

There’s nothing better than music that touches your soul. The new release, “Parted Waves”, by Heistheartist is a soulful track that hits you deep and tugs on your heartstrings. As he sings about his faith and his fight against evil, you can feel how strong his belief is. Heistheartist has …