For a debut, the self-titled Split Persona EP shows remarkable growth and variety. Split Persona rattles together a solid backbeat with contemplative lyrics and a rapturing rock sound. With curdling roars and even some youthful vocals, the five tracks on Split Persona offer indie rock fans a new reason to raise their …
Read More »Single Review: Alex Woodward “Halfway”
Built on the back of searing guitars and not-so-subtle pop harmonies that could reach right through your speakers and get you swinging even without much assistance from the beat, there’s no denying that Alex Woodard’s new single, “Halfway,” is an addictive melodic rock track. To be fair, it’s designed to …
Read More »Single Review: Kristina Murrell “Got Me Dreaming”
From an instrumental point of view, Kristina Murrell’s “Got Me Dreaming” isn’t totally breaking new ground, but this doesn’t make it any less profound in the context of what it represents for this young singer/songwriter’s talent. Rather than trying to show off with a lot of theatrics and material that …
Read More »Single Review: John Reilly “La La La (Bulletproof)
For a lot of rock fans around the globe, it’s been feeling as though what was once the biggest genre on earth needs some kind of superhero to rescue it from oblivion in 2021; that’s where singer/songwriter John Reilly comes in. Hearing the cries for a better, purer form of …
Read More »Single Review: Kam Dutchie’s “Pain”
Unfolding like a collage of memories that are both impossible to bear and unlikely to ever be forgotten, the music video for Kam Dutchie’s “Pain” is initially hard to digest – but not because it isn’t presenting us with an introduction befitting of its emotional source material. Long before lyrics …
Read More »Single Review: Casey Ahern “Bradley”
Soft and approachable but not without an authentically emotional tale to be told, Casey Ahern’s “Bradley” lives in two worlds at once. On the one hand, it’s a country ballad, slow and simple whether we’re moving a million miles an hour or standing perfectly still, intent on pushing us in …
Read More »LP Review: Greta Van Fleet – The Battle at Garden’s Gate
The meteoric rise of Greta Van Fleet is one of the most polarizing of a young rock band in recent history. When their debut EP Black Smoke Rising dropped in 2017 the excitement in the air for a rock n’ roll revival had everyone talking about the young band from …
Read More »Single Review: Stizee “Warm”
Sometimes rigidity can have an important part to play in a single, and this is definitely true when it comes to breaking down the rhythm in the hot new single “Wave” from Stizee. While a lot of rappers have been cozying up to the shapeless grooves of a psychedelic/ambient hybrid …
Read More »Single Review: Karma “Hold On Me”
A good producer makes a lot of difference in any song, but in a song as delicate as the new single “Hold On Me” from Karma, a remix from the likes of Jack Rayner is enough to turn the simple tune into an instant hit. While Rayner doesn’t change anything …
Read More »Single Review: Keelie Walker “Girls Night”
Keelie Walker can’t wait another three months for the summer season to start, and in her new music video for the song “Girls Night,” she’s rounding up her friends for a throwback to the lively July parties we haven’t been able to really appreciate since the conclusion of the 2010s. …
Read More »Single Review: Herstory “My Time”
There’s nothing in this world quite like the bond of universal sisterhood as it’s shared by women around the globe, and in the music video for their debut single “My Time,” Chicago’s own Herstory take this bond and make it the focal point of the presented visual experience. While some …
Read More »Single Review: “Hold On Me” by Nathan Harrington
For his newest single, “Hold On Me,” Nathan Harrington has gone the sentimental route. Hailed as “Reggae’s New Leading Voice,” Nathan Harrington is unquestionably in the twilight of his career. Possessing all of the tangible qualities to be a Pop Star/heartthrob, the young Singer/Songwriter, is poised to bring his own …
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