With over 20 years in the music industry, Izzie is no ordinary musician, and he prefers to refer to himself as a poor man’s “Buddy Guy or Lightnin’ Hopkins”. Izzie’s Caravan is a band that draws musical inspiration from some of the rock legends like Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith. Even …
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Great duos occur once in a while, and FaB seems to be one of those partnerships that the music industry has long been searching for. Composed of Neil Fitzsimon and Bee Brogan, FaB is not just a happenchance duo. The two were part of Sony-licensed indie label Pretty Blue Gun, …
Read More »Single Review: “Strange Luv” Butta B-Rocka
Boldly funky but far too indebted to an upbeat poppy swing to be considered a straight throwback to the psych-tinged old school, experimental vibes accompany every pulsation of the percussion in the new single and music video “Strange Luv” from Butta B-Rocka and Homer MC. As much as the groove …
Read More »Single Review: “48 Ratchet” MariBased1
There are some cities that just live and breathe music no matter what the era might be, and Seattle is definitely one of those cities. From garage rock and punk to grunge and formative hip-hop, there haven’t been many corners of the American pop culture lexicon that the capitol city …
Read More »“Count It Up” by Frank Hugo
Wealth comes in many forms, and from the looks of his new music video for the single “Count It Up,” Frank Hugo is covered from every angle. While on the surface “Count It Up” looks and sometimes even feels like a conventional rap track, its celebration of riches is perhaps …
Read More »Single Review: “The One I Love” – Billy D Rice
Indebted to the fuzzy grime of thunderous garage rock yet mostly made up of a furious hip-hop flow and decadent country harmonies that could win us over all on their own, it’s initially a little difficult to find a category for Billy D Rice’s new single “The One I Love” …
Read More »Single Review: Natalie Joly – “Yours to Stay”
“Why would you let it go to waste / Instead of telling the world I’m yours and yours to stay?” begs Natalie Joly in the climactic chorus of her new single “Yours to Stay,” currently out everywhere quality indie pop/rock is streaming this spring. Although there’s a case to be …
Read More »Single Review: Bruce Sudano – “It Don’t Take Much (Because I Do)”
Neither overstating his talent nor shying away from letting his natural ability to conjure affective harmonies, seemingly out of nothing, Bruce Sudano paints a perfect picture of cut and dry pop composing in the new single and music video “It Don’t Take Much (Because I Do).” The melodies are simple …
Read More »Single Review: “Valentine” by Grey DeLisle
Like the restless chop on a flowing river, there’s a sense of angst aching beneath the surface of a beautiful harmony in “Valentine” that punches listeners in the gut right around the chorus in Grey DeLisle’s latest release, leaving us both bewildered by the strength of the vocal and completely …
Read More »Single Review: MJ Songstress “Carousel”
There’s an understated playfulness that fills the air around us as MJ Songstress’ “Carousel” begins to play, and though it will swell significantly as the singer begins to unfurl the groove-assisted narrative from behind the mic, it won’t act as the primary focus in this piece at all. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjsongstress/?hl=en …
Read More »Single Review: Kailey Nicole “Aim A Little Higher”
The best singers in country music are those who are wise enough to build off of a strong harmony when given the opportunity to do so, and in her new single “Aim a Little Higher,” Kailey Nicole asserts herself as one of the premier young voices to keep an eye …
Read More »Album Review: Bobby Dove “Hopeless Romantic”
“You kick my funny bone each time you’re near / I double over, laughing through my tears” croons Bobby Dove in a pseudo-American drawl, these verses kicking off the rather obvious title cut in their new album Hopeless Romantic. Though the lyrics often feel terribly recycled and quasi-hipster more than any …
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