A Fragile Tomorrow imbues their powerful sound with politically charged lyrics on “It’s Better That Way”. With the departure of one of their original founding members Dominic Kelly who is pursuing a career in political activism, they reflect the importance of standing up to large, menacing organizations whose very existence …
Read More »Album Review: The Sheepdogs “Outta Sight”
Canadian classic rock revivalists, The Sheepdogs, have dropped their seventh studio album, Outta Sight, today via Warner Music Canada. Hailing from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the band – composed of Ewan Currie, Ryan Gullen, Sam Corbett, Jimmy Bowskill, and Shamus Currie – hone into their deep, utmost need for making music together …
Read More »Album Review: Valleyheart “Heal My Head”
Massachusetts-bred alt rock trio, Valleyheart, have returned with a new full-length LP, Heal My Head, following up 2018’s Everyone I’ve Ever Loved and their 2021 Scenery EP, both in which were hidden gems amongst alternative rock fans. On their new effort, the band is one member shorter than when we …
Read More »Single Review: “Need Somebody” by Albert Cummings
“Need Somebody” is the sweaty new single from fiery bluesman Albert Cummings. Armed with a sweltering guitar and a tale of being ‘so tired of a table for one’, the Massachusetts’s born rocker exudes coolness and sincerity. Capturing the energy and the excitement of a live-recording, the “Need Somebody” music …
Read More »Album Review: Nick Phoenix “Wide World”
Nick Phoenix came to Los Angeles more than two decades ago after finishing college in Connecticut. He hoped, like scores of other young people, to form a band and find musical glory in the City of Angels. It didn’t turn out that way. Phoenix discovered his peers were focused on …
Read More »Ananda Xenia Shakti & Love Power The Band New Single – ‘Cosmic Quiver’
From Punk Singer to Singing with the Angels: Ananda Xenia Shakti’s Mission is Love Ananda Xenia Shakti & Love Power The Band’s new transformational single “Cosmic Quiver” will be released Friday, May 13. “Cosmic Quiver” is a song that draws upon the deep and mysterious energies of the universe celebrating the …
Read More »Album Review: 148 “Sampati” (LP)
Fluidity is what determines whether or not an album feels complete or not, and despite boasting a few singles that sound larger than life, there’s a strong sense of continuity to 148’s new record Sampati this spring. Sampati is a lusty effort in hip-hop that sports plenty of melodic tension, from its star …
Read More »Jonah Leatherman Releases Self-Titled LP
The mainstream is setting the bar pretty low for rock musicians these days, but if there’s a group out there trying to raise it to where it used to be, it’s undeniably Jonah Leatherman. Jonah Leatherman comes out of the heartland of America, but don’t expect any John Cougar covers …
Read More »Album Review: Florence + the Machine “Dance Fever”
There is a convergent intersection between character and authenticity in the spirit of conceptualized albums. Fabricating a folkloric aesthetic whilst creating music that is so true to its core is something that Florence Welch has always excelled at. On her fifth studio album, Dance Fever, British alt rock band Florence …
Read More »Single Review: Jane n’ the Jungle “Ocean Creatures”
The Phoenix music scene has consistently been one of the more overlooked underground cultures in all of American music, but bands like Jane n’ the Jungle aren’t letting this narrative last into the 2020s. With their latest single, “Ocean Creatures,” Jane n’ the Jungle are expanding on their conceptual form of hard rock and …
Read More »Single Review: Star2 “Run Away”
Star2 is rocking a pretty high profile at the moment, and while I don’t think this has anything to do with why he made the new single and music video “Run Away,” it’s definitely going to help his message in the track reach a lot of people who need to …
Read More »Single Review: Said the Sky “Walk Me Home (featuring Illenium and Chelsea Cutler)”
When a collaboration is getting a lot of good buzz in the indie press, there’s a reason for it, and for Said the Sky’s “Walk Me Home (featuring Illenium and Chelsea Cutler),” that reason is the fiery chemistry of the three players who made it. Where Illenium and Said the …
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