Album Reviews

Personal songcraft can tell us a lot about the artist involved. From the stylization of a mix to the colorizing of a harmony, when an artist of a certain pedigree finds their personal outlet in a lyric, you know sparks are going to fly, and that’s precisely what transpires in …

Alicia G is very much an independent artist, and she brings a lot of uncaged energy with her into the studio in “Boom Boom Baby (Country Slide),” her all-new single and recently-minted music video. “Boom Boom Baby (Country Slide)” starts with a potency, playing at a lumbering pace, slowly blossoming …

The churning, hard-charging attack style that Missouri’s Dark Below brings to their music helps draw attention from the brains behind the lyrics. There is a thoughtful message about the power of the mind behind in their new single “Make Believe”. The three members of the band, vocalist/guitarist Joshua Campbell, bass …

Pamela Hopkins’ latest release, “Raised Some Hell in Me,” has been capturing attention left and right. Where many modern country and rock musicians look to change things up, Pamela embraces her past and musical influences wholeheartedly. Nowhere is this more obvious than on the new single itself, and we’re eager …

There’s no relationship quite like the one that a musician and his music share, and Slick Naim does his best to interpret and translate this very relationship into a vivid rap ballad in “In the Vault.” “In the Vault” is a powerful, passionate, and boldly produced song that delves into …

Most critics will agree with me when I say that country music is reshaping its identity right now, and it’s partly due to the influx of alternative, folk-influenced, and outsider talent entering an arena that has traditionally been dominated by artists who are anything but. Among the more interesting newcomers …

2023 has been a really interesting and diverse year for pop music. From hip-hop to electronica, alternative rock, and even experimentalists in ambient and avant-garde music, there’s a lot for discriminating music buffs to be excited about at the moment, and in an ironic twist, underground upstart Sp8ce Owl is …

MattO doesn’t have to belt anything out to offer us a fever pitch that encapsulates the prescience of what’s about to come careening at us just around the next corner in his new single, “It’s All About Me.” The bass slowly comes alive like a long-dormant volcano, the foundation ascends …

Proving again that blues-rock is alive and well, Ghost Hounds explore new dimensions of the genre on their latest record First Last Time, out July 28 via Gibson Records. The Pittsburgh, PA band— comprising frontman Tré Nation, guitarists Thomas Tull and Johnny Baab, bassist Bennett Miller, dummer Blaise Lanzetta, and …

Spider Rockets rambunctiously return with their new single, “Monster of Your Dreams,” serving as a captivating showcase of their unyielding energy and rock prowess. From the moment the track kicks off, the band grabs your attention with a storm of distorted riffs and thunderous drums, creating an atmosphere of turbulent …

When you start your musical career already catching the eye of MTV and Spotify, there’s nowhere to continue to go but upwards! Phoenix, Arizona-based rock group Jane N’ The Jungle knows what it’s like, as they’ve been talked about on both of the aforementioned hot ticket sites as well as …

I love atmospheric harmonies like the next guy, but like many other music fans, sometimes I just want something groove-filled to dance to. Finding both of these features within the same song can be difficult to put it very mildly, but this season, that’s where INZO and his new single …