HeIsTheArtist’s latest EP, “Dreaming in Emerald City” is an eclectic collection of Broadway-style Neo-Soul with a contemporary twist. Taking influence from legendary movies “The Wizard of Oz” and “The West Side Story,” HeIsTheArtist crafts an EP full of both covers and original songs that are sure to inspire and captivate …
Read More »EP Review: Yellowcard “Childhood Eyes”
Pop punk pioneers Yellowcard prove that age is just a number. In the second phase of their accomplished career, the band have a new label, a new outlook, and a new EP, and are ready to pick back up where they left off. Now signed to Equal Vision Records, their …
Read More »EP Review: Anna Shoemaker “Hey Anna”
Brooklyn’s Anna Shoemaker continues to evolve in her voice and confident musings on new EP Hey Anna, out today via +1 Records. Always self-aware, earnestly confessional, and utterly unafraid to embrace the brigade of feelings that cycle in and out of life, Anna’s brightly-hued indie pop is deeply personal and …
Read More »EP Review: Nick & June “Beach Baby, Baby”
Hailing from Nuremberg, Germany, indie pop duo Nick & June unveil their new EP, Beach Baby, Baby, out everywhere today. Comprised of Nick Wolf and Suzie-Lou Kraft, the pair have orchestrated a signature sound, evoking feelings of longing, love, and other prevalent cinematic tropes throughout their discography and visual aesthetic. …
Read More »EP Review: 87 and the Toys’ “The Smile Room”
In 87 and the Toys’ The Smile Room, the much-hyped Texas indie rock group takes elements from across the pop spectrum and combines them to make truly imaginative, wholeheartedly diverse tracks that don’t play by the same rules that most EPs of its kind are forced to adhere to. Right from …
Read More »EP Review: The Real J Israel “Glass Half Full”
Playful, slightly restless, and instantly infectious in every way that a thoughtful extended play of any genre should be, The Real J Israel’s latest dispatch – Glass Half Full – doesn’t waste a second getting our attention with an especially bold melodicism as it’s presented in “A Better Me” and “I Am …
Read More »EP Review: Gary Sohmers “Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera”
You cannot claim that Gary Sohmers is aiming low. The collaborative work on the new concept album Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera is a bit of delightful madness for the 2022 music world, a release flying in the face of fashion and following its own path. Sohmers recruited an eclectic cast …
Read More »EP Review: Greg Loftus “Western Medicine”
Greg Loftus started playing music and writing songs at the tender age of 12 years old. The southeastern Massachusetts native weaned on punk rock before moving in the direction of alt-country acts such as Drive-By Truckers and their ilk. The two-song teaser EP Western Medicine for Loftus’ album release illustrates the wisdom …
Read More »EP Review: “Feeling Colors” by Moody Bank$
R&B/Soul artist Moody Bank$ has released the EP “Feeling Colors.” This EP would suit anyone who enjoys listening to R&B and soul music and who likes love songs. Finally, anyone who is a fan of 90s vibe should also listen to this EP. “Feeling Colors” contains nine tracks: “Note To …
Read More »EP Review: Del Vertigo “On the Day That You Come To”
In rock, and really any pop genre, most of the concept pieces that I review as a critic tend to begin with a drive rather than a specific theme, and in this regard I would say that the new EP On the Day That You Come To by Del Vertigo fits the …
Read More »EP Review: Mary Broadcast “Panic”
There’s a lot of tension behind the swinging opening steps of Mary Broadcast’s title track in the new record Panic, and it’s not going to waste. With seemingly every move the percussion makes, Broadcast’s words grow a little larger in the mix, giving into a chorus just past the :45 mark …
Read More »EP Review: Rory D’Lasnow “Songs From An Empty Room”
New Jersey born Rory D’Lasnow embarked on his musical journey early, as most great talents do, and his first memories involving the guitar are his father playing for him before bedtime as a child. D’Lasnow played the guitar upside down, not because he’s left handed, but equally fundamental but less …
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