TWITTER: https://twitter.com/steel_blossoms When it comes to making organic roots music that speaks to the core of our being, the fabric of our culture and the nature of humanity itself, there are few – if any – on the Nashville circuit who do it better than Hayley Prosser and Sara Zebley …
Read More »Cwiredband Releases EP
Ripping away the silence on the back of a guttural strand of feedback, electrified six-strings come careening into a stampede of drums as we descend into the first stanza of verses in “Climb the Mountain,” the third of the six tracks in C Wired band’s new record Angel Circuit Engaged. …
Read More »Album Review: Across The Board “Wild Ones”
One thing that is always worth pointing out when talking about Canadian rock band Across the Board is the fact that they are a band with a very personal and recognizable musical approach, so it’s very easy to have an instant connection with their work–you can listen to a Across …
Read More »Album Review: Slaves – Revision EP
On January 18th, Californian post-hardcore band, Slaves released an EP full of their acoustic renditions of some songs from their 3 studio albums, plus 2 new songs. On January 24th, the band announced that singer Jonny Craig will be leaving the band due to him wanting to focus on his …
Read More »The Empty Mirror – The Mere
Horns covered in a grimy bass dirge slither their way to the forefront of a blistering mix riddled with abrasive volume in “All Stems (Ready to Fast-Forward Now),” one of nine stylish tracks that make up The Mere, the previously unfinished final album by The Empty Mirror that is out now …
Read More »Roses & Cigarettes Release LP
Like the crack of a whip, strings as bright as the sun slice through stampeding percussion and welcome us into “Fast as I Can,” the first of ten new songs that Roses & Cigarettes have compiled for us in their album Echoes and Silence, due out this February 22nd. The harmonies …
Read More »Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout Compilation LP
Religion and music have a bond as old as time, and Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout amplifies that bond through a tidal wave of studded grooves, swinging bluegrass rhythms and magnetic lyrics delivered by country music’s hottest and most talented performers. Written by Rick Lang and produced by Jerry Salley, this compilation isn’t …
Read More »Nick Andre Releases New “Turn Back” Single
Accented with a lush bassline and evocative lyricism dexterously dispensed by Nick Andre and his featured guests Gift Of Gab, Lateef The Truth Speaker and Eric Boss, Andre’s single “Turn Back” is a contemporary rap thrill ride that takes us into the depths of G-funk rhythm before catapulting us into …
Read More »Dawg Gone Davis Drops New EP
Horns, synths, saxophones and furious flow that pummels us with words of wit and wisdom are all found in the hysterically whimsical I’m Here for Thee, Midwestern rapper DawgGoneDavis’ latest release. Featuring six songs that have garnered their fair share of attention from independent music buffs over the last year (including …
Read More »Hemhora and the Glass Band Release EP
Pop has been getting very surreal lately on either side of the mainstream, but few acts in or outside of the American underground have been able to capture the bright, uncaged tonality of contemporary postmodernist rock music the way Hemhora and the Glass Band have in their all new EP Helix …
Read More »Xuan Releases “Have Some Fun”
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/stoplookingatmexuan/ A buxom little percussive part slinks around in stereo sound as we enter the opening bars of “Big Blue Ocean,” just one of twelve all new songs offered on rising popstar Xuan’s new album Have Some Fun. It’s punctuated by a glistening vocal from Xuan, who elegantly commands the …
Read More »Rebecca Blasband’s “Here”
URL: https://www.beckyblasband.com/here/ Few albums are able to capture the identity of an artist as well as Rebecca Blasband’s Here does. Released mid-November of this year, Here is an anthological, wide-reaching LP from an artist who wowed critics and audiences 20 years ago with her first album RAPT and left an indelible imprint on indie rock as …
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