Album Reviews

It’s undeniable that hip-hop has embraced a stripped-down look from one generation to the next, but in recent years, the genre has become inundated with more minimalism than a lot of hardcore fans have been willing to put up with. This is where Miami’s Kendall Spencer, an experimental rapper with …

House crossovers are enjoying a nice resurgence at the moment, and if you’re curious why, I’d recommend taking a peek at what the underground beat has been producing in 2020 and 2021. Dovley’s new single “Be About It” is a fine example of what this potent movement is giving up …

Clandestine in style but never devoid of a thick, textural synth output behind every breathy verse whispered to us, PIERA’S “Unraveling” is a track that reaches out from the silence and strangles us with a brooding musical might uncommon anywhere in alternative music anymore. Between the flutter of the string …

In his first official release, T.A. Parker is making a point of establishing himself as a cathartic, fearless singer/songwriter that isn’t about to spoil his originality with trend-inspired accents, and from start to finish “Endless” feels like an identity track more than anything else. Parker’s voice and throttling guitar play …

New rock acts of every ilk, at one point, primarily emerged from three different areas of the United States. They came out of New York City and its surrounding environs, Southern California, or an assortment of points throughout the Midwest. There are exceptions, of course, and some era specific – …

Making synthpop sound organic and non-plasticized can be a bit of a chore unless you’ve got a supreme talent on your side, but luckily for The High Plains Drifters, they’ve got everything it takes to produce incredible content for the genre’s modern fans in their new single “Since You’ve Been …

The influence of postmodernity on contemporary music is impossible to ignore no matter what genre you listen to the most, but it can be said that this is perhaps most prevalent in hip-hop and indie rock at the moment. Acts like 10-19 & The Number Men simply don’t have time …

Review by Anjte Mehrlich The US rock band Pop Evil was formed in 2001 by the lead singer Leigh Kakaty and features Dave Grahs (rhythm guitar) Matt DiRito (bass), Nick Fuelling (lead guitar) and since 2016 Hayley Cramer (drums). Three years have gone by since the band has released its …

Reaching out to us with a pulsating beat that gets stronger by the second, Yevae’s “Wings” jumps from silence to sublime intensity like it’s taking in a breath of fresh air, and although the first few bars of her other single, “I Run to You,” are possibly just as powerful, …

Witnessing musicians practice their craft is like nothing else in entertainment, and when it’s against the backdrop of a beautiful landscape, the resulting experience can be absolutely intoxicating. This is what we’re offered in the new music video for Faizan and Husen’s cut of “Blinding Lights,” and while they didn’t …

Barista is the brainchild of Istanbul-based pop / rocker Bahadir Han Eryilmaz. Featuring a cast of special guests from multiple genres, including Simon Phillips (Judas Priest), Jesse Siebenberg (Supertramp), Brian Duffy (Guns N’ Roses) and Lydia Salnikova (Kenny Rogers), the Barista project is intriguing in every way. Each album is …

When listening to any portion of Pennan Brae’s “El Camino,” it’s virtually impossible for anyone to escape the pendulum-like swing of the instruments – nor the urgency with which Brae himself is hurling the lyrics at us – but if you’re thinking this track is all about physicality exclusively, you’ve …