Get ready to rock, because Davy Williamson’s new single ‘Thin Disguise’ is about to send you into an all-out listening frenzy. Starting with unmistakably roaring guitars, Williamson’s vocal performance perfectly complements the song’s rebellious and emotional tone. With depth and a growl slightly resembling the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, and …
Read More »Single Review: The Tennessee Werewolves “American Dream”
Angst-ridden and powered by a vocal that could seduce even the most country music-averse among us, The Tennessee Werewolves’ “American Dream” is a brooding country ballad that is as much an outlaw as it is an example of the band’s capabilities in stereo. Whether we’re taking in the music video …
Read More »Single Review: Stokoff “Fuego & Hielo
Starting off with a subtle beat that will eventually become the catalyst for the song’s best moments, Stokoff’s “Fuego & Hielo” doesn’t necessarily whip out the fireworks right from the jump, but instead spreads out the catharsis as far as it will run. In this latest single and music video …
Read More »Single Review: MkX “Fall”
MkX has shown us his melodic skillset on plenty of occasions prior to his latest trip to the recording studio, but in the new single and music video “Fall,” he strips his sound clean for a hard-hitting rap performance unlike anything else presently in his discography. Addressing the camera straight-on …
Read More »Single Review: Winchester Revival “Tiebreaker”
As sad as it is for me to admit as a rock critic, the genre is often picked apart and overanalyzed in 2020 to such an extent that some of the best talent in and outside of the American underground feel the need to get particularly intricate when making a …
Read More »Album Review: FaB “This Wicked Pantomime”
Fitzsimon and Brogan, known as FaB, are a pop duo based in London whose music fuses pop and rock to create an alternative sound that has been the hallmark of their past three full-length projects. Their latest work This Wicked Pantomime brings out the best of Fitzsimon’s evocative songwriting and …
Read More »Single Review: Cory M. Coons “Burning Bright At Christmas Time”
Cory M. Coons has etched an indelible mark in the genre of rock music. A multi-award-winning artist with a slew of chart-topping hits, Coon’s exceptional skill for making hit songs has only gotten better by the years, and his latest release is a testament to that fact. With “Burning Bright …
Read More »EP Review: HeIsTheArtist “Roots”
HeIsTheArtist is a unique artist just as his peculiar choice of name might suggest. Starting off as a secular musician doing R&B and dance music, Leeman Bassey switched to making Christian music after a sermon by world-reknown evangelist T.D Jakes inspired him so much that he decided to commit himself …
Read More »Single Review: Ultra Major “Disaster”
There’s nothing quite as powerful as the rush that comes from hearing a really intense collision of bass, drums and guitar within an insular arrangement of beats and melodies, and in the new single “Disaster” from power quintet Ultra Major, the brawn of old school noise and stoner rock gets …
Read More »Single Review: Bill Abernathy “More Than Meets The Eye”
Evocative language and insightful lyricism have been the hallmark of Bill Abernathy’s music in recent years, and his latest single, “More than meets the eye”, is no exception. After a highly successful No. 1 Roots Music Charts single “Goodbye Will Never Come Again” and his politically charged “Cry-Wolf”, the Kansas-based …
Read More »Single Review: Blake Langdale “Streets”
From the subtle accent of a breathtaking acoustic guitar part to the fierce lash of the synthetic melody dominating the frontend of the mix and every bass, percussive and vocal texture emitted in between, to say there are a lot of components to the new single and music video “Streets” …
Read More »Single Review: Joey Phantom “Joint And A Juicebox”
Anyone who said adrenaline is required to produce a genuine indie hip-hop hit clearly wasn’t prepared for Joey Phantom to come out of the woodwork with “Joint and a Juicebox” this autumn, particularly as it’s currently garnering critical acclaim some of its mainstream counterparts have failed to achieve on their …
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