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Larry Jay’s latest two tracks ‘Drunk On Dreams’ and ‘Wow’ are vastly different, but still somehow showcase Jay’s signature country twang with a contemporary twist. The euphoric and nostalgic ‘Drunk On Dreams’ features Jay’s classic deep voice on an unmistakably country track, but with some pop elements sprinkled in there. …

American singer/songwriters have had a busy year in 2020 to put it mildly. Instead of continuing to follow the creative trajectory of an increasingly introspective (and aging) hipster generation of players, this new era in the genre and its brightest artists has ushered forth a more politically-conscious style that has …

Though its charm is mainly derived from the lush quality of its string-born harmonies, it would be inaccurate to describe “Hidden” from Hidden Beams as anything less than a formidably multidimensional release. While it’s only his second official studio single released under this moniker, Carlos Argon – the mastermind behind …

Izzie’s Caravan is back with their rowdy, energetic new song ‘Stick It To Ya’. Well, it looks like someone has upset this artist as he boldly declares on the opening lines – “Hey little Phoebe, I’ve got something to say. You’ve been mouthing, but nothing much to say”. Although Izzie’s …

Adorned with a familiar rock n’ roll sting that has become a little harder to locate in the mainstream spectrum over the last couple of years, Pennan Brae’s “Crashland” doesn’t conceal its musical ambitions from the audience for a second – whether we’re watching the video or listening to the …

Rebellion comes in many forms within popular music, and from the protest songs of midcentury folk singers to the chest-pounding cries for justice in contemporary hip-hop and angst-ridden howls for global harmony in metal and punk, 2020 has more attitude than the last two decades put together. In this spirit, …

Presenting the audience with what feels like an advanced artistic course on the physics of everything from a melody to the beat behind it through visuals that stoke a reaction from anyone who comes in contact with them, Sonarpilot doesn’t beat around the bush when it comes to giving us …

Grinding out a bassline as grungy as it is reminiscent of a noise-laden American punk underground still not properly recognized for its importance nearly thirty-five years after its advent, we find the opening bars of Nocturnal Animals’ “LHW” ready to smother just about anyone who comes in contact with them …

308 Ghost Train has written an instant-classic love song with “Love You More.” Every great band needs at least one truly great love song in their catalogue and 308 Ghost Train officially has theirs. Featuring the soulful vocals of singer and frontman, Anthony “Train” Caruso and a beautiful performance from …

Floating out of the misty silence on the back of a bluesy yet thoroughly psychedelic guitar lick, AV Super Sunshine’s “Baby Goodbye 2020” draws us closer with its robust harmonies, but ultimately its sizzling string play serves as the song’s best feature. In both the single and the music video …

Few artists these days go against the grain to follow their musical compass, but with their new album, ‘Undesirables and Anarchists’, the Little Wretches prove that sometimes, sticking with your sound and fully executing is a reward in itself. It’s fitting the new record is titled the way it is, …

There’s something assaultive about the way Head Fake hits us with the first couple of big, bass-saturated beats in their new single “Sucker For Your Ways” and its music video, both of which are out now and making some great impressions among the critics this autumn. It isn’t that there’s …