Ananda Xenia Shakti and Love Power The Band have released a five-song collection, “Love Is Where You Are.” The EP includes first single and video, “I Am Love.” “The song is formed around an ancient mantra ‘I Am Loved I Am Love;‘ two statements that can quantum leap you and …
Read More »Single Review: “More” Alli Starr
In her new single “More,” Alli Starr’s sole focus is emphasizing big rhythm, and the erotic music video for the track reinforces this in no uncertain terms. Using sexuality as a symbolic extension of the groove, Starr dexterously creates an inescapable web of seduction with the beat in “More” whilst …
Read More »Single Review: Country Goldd & Spyder Raw “Pass Me Another Drink”
Dood vibes are hard to come by in a lot of the emo-heavy mainstream hip-hop making waves in the past year, but this certainly isn’t the case with the new video for Country Goldd & Spyder Raw’s “Pass Me Another Drink.” As the title of the single implies, this duo …
Read More »Single Review: “Don’t Do That” Marc DiNero feat. WunTayk Timmy
In modern hip-hop, the right hook will make you world-famous, and I think Marc DiNero might have found his in the new single “Don’t Do That,” which features WunTayk Timmy in a collaborative guest role. Although it’s a pretty simple setup, scarcely is there a moment in this song in …
Read More »Single Review: Baker Grace “Midnight Thoughts”
As top-heavy in the mix as a surreal indie rock track but sporting something a little lighter in terms of its vocal harmonies, Baker Grace’s “Midnight Thoughts” will leave pop puritans in quite the conundrum this late winter season – and my gut tells me it’s all by Ms. Grace’s …
Read More »Single Review: Mister Vershawn “Real”
How should you feel while listening to this joint? Reminiscent? Lustful? Uptempo? On Mister Vershawn’s track, “Real,” it’s easy to get caught up in a bevy of emotions. Just as life is, everything doesn’t stay consistent, everything isn’t predictable. Simply put, the feelings that arise are real. The guitar is …
Read More »Single Review: HeIsTheArtist “I Want You Around”
An old-school funk and soul rolls through on the gentle demeanor of HeIsTheArtist’s “I Want You Around”. Sounding like one of those long-lost tracks from the early 90s, there is a tenderness that ties the journey together. The dreamy disposition the piece takes on incorporates glowing keyboards, dusty drum kits, …
Read More »Album Review: Little Muddy “Chain Link”
If you were to sit someone down and have them list their top ten instrumental artists, barring mention of any classical or film composers, you’d either have a confused friend struggling to remember that “one lo-fi beats guy” they used to put on and study to in college, or you’d …
Read More »LP Review: Eddie Vedder – Earthling
If you’re familiar with Eddie Vedder’s solo albums then a dynamic rock record isn’t something you’d expect from the famed Pearl Jam frontman. While he might have been a trailblazer for Seattle’s grunge scene in the 90s, most of Vedder’s solo work has geared towards the softer side of rock …
Read More »Album Review: Mumex Trio “Folds Of Time”
From the initial glistening bars of its title track forward, there is at once as much volatility as there is a complex measure of melodicism in Folds of Time, the debut from collaborative jazz trio Mumex Trio. Rather than coupling cold grooves with a removed harmony from the piano keys and …
Read More »EP Review: Mary Broadcast “Panic”
There’s a lot of tension behind the swinging opening steps of Mary Broadcast’s title track in the new record Panic, and it’s not going to waste. With seemingly every move the percussion makes, Broadcast’s words grow a little larger in the mix, giving into a chorus just past the :45 mark …
Read More »Album Review: Go to Space Die “Red Air Don’t Care”
Progressive music doesn’t always have to contain a lot of campiness and indulgence that only serves to please those who love the genre the most; in fact, sometimes it can center on a concept of efficiency, expressiveness, and the absence of linguistics altogether. The latter is true of the debut …
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