Album Reviews

One House Worship is an eclectic camp of writers, producers, and cutting-edge creatives, founded by best selling authors and pastors of The Potter’s House at One LA and Denver, Touré Roberts and Sarah Jakes Roberts. The group’s gospel sound combines a diverse scope of influences – from soul, to rock, to …

Purple Tone Flower is a solo project created by Chilean musician Mauricio Flores Sánchez. From the age of 15, Sánchez went on to play in numerous original and cover bands across a multitude of genres. By adulthood, he had gone solo, rounding out his songcraft while subsequently focusing on production. …

Dan Ashley seeks to understand the passageway from the past to the present, on his new single, “Now And Then.” True to its name, the song signals the halfway point of modern and classic influences, with a slight favoritism towards the latter. Ashley’s quiddity is exemplified by his marriage of …

Sapeur.wav is a collaborative effort of singer/songwriters Katrell and Numonics. Bolstered by the latter member’s penchant for audio production, the band aims to capture a diverse fanbase, as it features a distinct foundation of alternative rock and an additional channeling of complementary styles. On their latest EP release, Universe Provides, …

Zack Landry’s latest song ‘Hold On’ will no doubt be one of the most moving, uplifting songs you’ll hear this year. An all-out musical bonanza, ‘Hold On’ features a deadly combination of key changes, chromatic scales, soothing background vocals, uplifting lyrics, and of course, Landry’s rich, syrupy voice – which …

A song about learning from past mistakes and growing, Madelyn Victoria’s ‘Good at Goodbye’ is an easy-going, pleasant listening experience with a profound message. From the onset, it’s clear that there’s a lot of good things to take away from ‘Good at Goodbye’ – first, the song’s instrumentation is fantastic. …

When the strings are as expressive as they are in songs like “Lonesomeville,” “Blue Collar Blues,” “Messin’ with Sasquatch” and the title cut in Alan Bibey & Grasstowne’s Hitchhiking to California, trying to stay away from the melodies they create can be next to impossible. For a bluegrass aficionado like myself, Hitchhiking …

Vocal harmonies born of the dirt from which the stories they convey were first sourced. A rhythm that synchronizes with your heart even at a distance. The sense of community and cultural continuity that persists from one century to the next. Poetic binds that tie in both melody and linguistics …

Guided by a righteous little swing but never the central draw of the track or its video by any means, the tempo in Raquel Kiaraa’s “Love to the Moon” is definitely a tension-inducing element without dispute. In the tradition of classic jazz/vocal pop crossovers, this song struts about with a …

Streamlined beats are almost everywhere you look and listen right now, but in the realm of vocal-powered grooves Legaxy and Tory Lanez are bringing the heat like no one else can in their new single “Rotation.” With Legaxy taking the lead and Tory Lanez backing him up in one of …

While bubbly and slightly psychedelic-tinged at the onset of their introduction to “Flicker,” I wouldn’t say the guitar part in this collaborative single between The Loft Club and Lisa Loeb is the most colorful part of the track. The music video for “Flicker” is artsy and wonderfully strange in a …

In his official studio debut, a single and music video by the name of “Looking Up,” Jaybandsome makes it a priority to establish himself as a nimble linguist above all else, but this doesn’t prevent his organically soulful voice from making an impression independent from any other element in the …