The harmonies in Little Hurt’s new single and music video “Alaska” are both broodingly aggressive in spots while being light and feathery in others, but no matter how much of a punch he’s putting into his vocal, singer/songwriter Colin Dieden isn’t backing down from the challenge of turning us on with tonal …
Read More »Single Review: Billy Ray Rock “Get The Funk”
African-American artist Billy Ray Rock offers a fresh take on rock/hip-hop fusion with his latest single ‘Get The Funk’. Built on a smooth groove of dusty beats and slinky bass, the track bounces with soul and substance. ‘Get The Funk’ sits comfortably in a club setting, or at a music …
Read More »Single Review: King Falcon “Shake! Shake! Shake!”
The sticks slam into the drums and a lightning bolt of a guitar lick comes slinking out from behind the clatter as King Falcon’s “Shake! Shake! Shake!” gets started up, and though the first few moments in this song are quite ear-catching, they’re not even half as enamoring as what’s …
Read More »Album Review: Avatar ‘Hunter Gatherer’
Avatar hits the world with their new album, Hunter Gatherer, on August 7th, 2020. This is their eighth full length album. Their first single, Silence in the Age of Apes, gives us a glimpse of their new wardrobe and look. Each song was recorded with each member of the band …
Read More »Single Review: Rich Lindo “Jungle”
There’s no room for debate – hip-hop is now the biggest genre in the world, overtaking a spot previously dominated by rock n’ roll for the better part of the last century. As rap has ascended to the top of the heap, so have its many underground markets, including Rich …
Read More »Single Review: A.T.L.D.V. “Hotel”
Music videos, when they’re done right, can serve as the perfect continuation of a song’s lyrical and sonic narrative, and this is definitely the case with A.T.L.D.V.’s new cut “Hotel.” A divine encapsulation of the track’s noir-like club energy, the video for “Hotel” is dark, smoky and surprisingly colorful, but …
Read More »Single Review: TripleYoThreat “Always Lookin’ Fly As Fu%k”
In the glowing sun over an oceanfront property, we find TripleYoThreat awakening for the day in his posh apartment, and from the looks of his general demeanor, this guy is definitely a morning person. He isn’t wasting any time planning what this day is going to look and feel like, …
Read More »Album Review: Lailien – TA-DA!
Back in 2019, Bradley “Lailien” Shubat’s debut double LP, Ensoular, received consistently warm reception from numerous outlets upon its release. Soon after, The Toronto, Canada-based indie artist had supplemented it with several videos for the album’s singles, both in conventional and lyric form, and would eventually provide pre-release singles to …
Read More »Single Review: Free Yourself/Wesley Walker “Take Your Breath Away”
Part Laurel Canyon rock sound and part jam band, with Jack Kerouac-level road stories, the unwearied and ever positive Free Yourself casts a spellbinding aura in the wonderful “Take Your Breath Away”. From the debut album Free Music coming soon, this honey-dew dipped track is the perfect backdrop to ease …
Read More »Single Review: JHelix “Baby Yellow (In a Dream)”
The needle makes contact with the vinyl for the first time, and in the ensuing harmony that comes gliding out of our speakers, we’re invited into the dream world of JHelix in the music video for his all-new single “Baby Yellow (In a Dream).” There are strange, faceless figures that …
Read More »Single Review: Psycho Village “Unstoppable”
Lurching forward from the darkness like a wild animal that’s ready to come out of the shadows and take hold of its prey, Psycho Village’s “Unstoppable” is a creeping metallic wonder right from the start. It doesn’t make a difference where you leave the volume knob on this track, or, …
Read More »Single Review: Ethan Gold “Our Love is Beautiful”
Tumbling from the speakers like tiny raindrops on a lazy afternoon, we find the opening notes of Ethan Gold’s “Our Love is Beautiful” waiting to kiss us hello with their elegant melodicism. Theirs shall be the foundational harmony for this song, and though they’re not quite as magical an element …
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