Album Reviews

Driven by a striking swing that is far more disciplined than the decadent overdrive on the guitar is, “Leaving While You Stay” slashes through our speakers and starts filling the air with a hard rock presence the moment we press the play button on this new single from Greg Hoy …

Rolling out of the silence with a rollicking beat that just gets more and more inviting as we push along with the melody, Paul Helou & Friends’ “There Are Heroes (Stay Put Blues)” doesn’t beat around the bush – it jumps right into a sexy groove head-first. This harmony-driven single …

With their latest single, Pittsburgh based Nied’s Hotel Band proudly support working class Americans. Released as a fundraiser for Mom & Pop stores during the COVID-19 pandemic, “Sacred Land” is a red, white and blue anthem which encourages unity in the toughest times. While the pandemic has divided America, this …

Smooth Sailing Forever is interesting because Terry Ohms is really the alter ego of one Wes McDonald, the songwriter and singer/guitarists for Vulture Whale and The Ohms, and now the drummer for dream-psych-rock outfit, People Years. McDonald himself can take the credit for it all but it’s nothing new because …

The Matrix warned movie goers that taking the red pill meant revealing an unpleasant truth. Viewed from the lens of 2020, this might have taken on a whole new controversial meaning, but in the world of music, “Red Pill” is New York singer/songwriter Cat Dail’s latest roar of a single. …

There’s a provocative textural expressiveness to the first few bars we hear in Now Endeavor’s “You Know Me” that is hard to pinpoint at its onset, but as we listen on, it becomes as much of a contributor to the color in this song as any verse here. The bass …

Making a good rock song involves a lot more than just throwing some potent riffs and bombastic beats into a single melting pot of melodies – you have to have feeling, and moreover, investment in the story you’re trying to tell for it to work properly. In Ocean Hills’ second …

Florida is home to some weird and wonderful attractions, including a city of mermaids, an underwater music festival and a hill that defies gravity. A welcome addition to that list is aptly named classic rock act 308 Ghost Train, who have recently released their new single “Bleed Over Me”. Despite …

Clandestine but colorful and melodic in every department that matters, the new single “Blossoms” from indie poppers OK Mayday might not be the loudest and proudest display of swagger you hear out of the American underground this summer, but it’s definitely one of the most sonically alluring without question. OK …

Psychopath Etiquette is a band comprised of two brothers, who have embarked on a mission to record a catalogue of songs they have developed together over their lifetimes. Their single “When Anxieties Attack” is an acoustic-based song with a sincere, unrestrained melody. Taken from the EP Rough Draft, the track …

Formerly of the Finnish band Carmen Grey, Tom Tikka is no stranger to accolades. Having signed to Sony/BMG with his previous act, and inking a deal with a German label for his side project The Impersonators, Tikka is reinventing himself and releasing new work under the moniker Tom Tikka & …

Music videos ideally serve as an extension of the narrative that the original source material tries to express through melodicism or textured beats alone, and in this way, you could definitely say that Sonarpilot’s “Fossil” is a superb offering this summer in every department. The surreal graphic illustrations and color …