Album Reviews

Patiently Awaiting the Meteorite – Strange Intuition WATCH THE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBYqGlVyOoE “Strange Intuition” is Patiently Awaiting the Meteorite’s second single from Canyon Diablo, the first sustained musical collaboration between producers extraordinaire the Grand Brothers and popular singer/songwriter Dee. Dee has experienced tremendous success on his own and previously working with the …

The Blackmail Seduction release The Blackmail Seduction II SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/theblackmailseduction The Blackmail Seduction’s The Blackmail Seduction II expands on the promise we heard with the band’s 2013 debut and definitely adds a handful of potent additions to the four piece out of Minneapolis. Long a hot bed for singer/songwriter rock with a …

Cwiredband releases EP Soundcloud Fans of audacious alternative country music with a folkish bend would do well to check out Chuck Whyard’s latest project Cwiredband and their new six song EP Omega, which hit record stores over the summer and has made a strong impression on the indie rock scene it …

“I been tryin’ all my life to find you, I been tryin’ to hold on when I do,” Abby Zotz tells us in the affirming opening stanza of “Peace Sweet Peace,” the third track of her stellar new album Local Honey. Yearning with a desire to be heard, she continues on …

Jupiter Gray is an up-and-coming force in the LGBT community. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Gray earns distinction as one of few notable transgender hip-hop artists, giving merit to an unfairly overshadowed scene within the genre. Her wealth of musical aptitude since teenhood has allowed her to persevere the …

Jalal Andre releases Dark Alien Pop (LP) SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-495147057/02-dream-about-nothing-promo/s-zuW6S Fusing eclectic post-punk experimentalism with electronic-tinged industrial dance beats, Jalal Andre (under the moniker gloryBots) dishes out one of the most evocative and stylish rock albums of 2018 in the all new Dark Alien Pop. Powered by the leadoff single “Dream About …

Back in early 2016, Los Angeles alt rock trio Sci-Fi Romance showed great promise with their acclaimed sophomore release, Dust Among the Stars. The Vance Kotrla-fronted band has made the best of their identity, featuring introspective lyrics backed by gothic-tinged textures and an earthy, melodic folk body. Now heading toward …

Del Suelo drops LP URL: http://delsuelo.net/ The audience roars as Del Suelo lays into “Second Encore,” the opening track from his new album The Musician’s Compass: A 12 Step Programme. Swaggeringly he works his way through a reggae-inspired jam that sets up the colloquial tone of the record, which is divided …

Alberta Drops MMMMM (LP) URL: http://www.albertasound.com/ This is a cross between Americana and alternative rock, in some ways, with the artier side of Alberta’s inclinations often shaping their take on traditional material in unexpected ways. Even the bluer moments included on Alberta’s album MMMMM are given an added spin with a more modern …

A review on Anthem Of The Peaceful Army, the debut full album from Michigan’s Greta Van Fleet. Greta Van Fleet is an American rock band from Frankenmuth, Michigan, formed in 2012. It consists of vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist Sam Kiszka, and drummer Danny Wagner.  The band’s heavy rock sound is said …

People in the music world tend to say that when you have a parent that was a great musician it’s way harder to breakthrough due to the fact that you can’t get out of his or her shadow, always developing comparisons or being perceived as a carbon copy of said …

Rock n’ roll as we know it is changing. Gone are the bombastic overindulgences of the four and five-piece outfits of the 2000s. Replacing them are postmodernists with electric guitars and drum kits; artists who value individuality more than they do financial gains. Rock n’ roll is going somewhere it’s …