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There’s nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide. The walls around Sun & Flesh are closing in around them and us both in their new single “Hell is People” and its music video, but for whatever reason, the lyrics and, more specifically, how they’re delivered unto us suggest nothing but calmness …

Walk on the hills of the craftsman, fly forbidden cliffs, by my side. New lead singer Israel Gil has taken the reigns of Chile’s progressive rock stalwarts, Aisles and it’s crystal clear from his first outing that in the two years the band took searching for Gil, it’s like no …

With a good beat and a solid harmony, a talented player like 5ive Ft Giant can accomplish a lot, and in the new single and music video “Let’s Dance,” the Tennessee-stationed rapper/crooner drops what could be one of his most affective numbers so far. Steeped in old school vibes that …

It’s been said by a number of critics in recent times that there has never been quite as talented a generation of R&B players as the one emerging from the shadows right now, and when listening to the tracks “Still Luv Me?” and “Gas U Up” by Devinn Le’Raay, it’s …

John Vento is known as the dynamic frontman of the Nied’s Hotel Band, but with Vices, he’s showing fans a different side of himself. Vices is a poem written by poet and comedian Matt Wohlfarth, reimagined and set to music by Vento and David Granati. A scathing critique of many …

Part rock opera, a sliver of pop and a mild case of Electric Light Orchestra, the catchy “System Crash” from Les Fradkin is an unexpected sonic journey. Fradkin, a MIDI guitar pioneer, suspends the listener into his societal statement. Swirled into the hum-along melody is Fradkin’s quiet demeanor and assured …

Ed Roman is cranking up the intensity with “Tomorrow is Today,” the latest single in what has been a busy summer for the Canadian singer-songwriter. Coming on the heels of “Stronger” a blue sky, summer anthem, “Tomorrow is Today” raises the volume and intensity as he stomps his way through …

In his new single “Patience” and its accompanying music video, rapper Andrew W. Boss laments isolation on the surface whilst exposing some of his own inner demons through a multi-interpretive poetry almost certain to leave his fans deep in thought. Provocative content isn’t a new element in Boss’ sound, but …

Slowly churning us in a vortex of melodicism as strong as any hurricane wind, Rick Dorn doesn’t have time for synthetic props when he’s crooning the verses of his new single “Great Things.” For this gospel-soul singer/songwriter, there’s simply too much substance to share within the music to get hung …

A surreal lake. The canoe with a single occupant. An accompanying soundtrack as supple as it is inviting and emotive in tone. Like scenes from a dream, David Drake’s music video for the single “Touch the Burning Sky” is undisputedly one of the better releases of its kind you’re going …

Unlike a lot of hip-hop you’ll hear this season, daFinchi’s new single “The Burbs” doesn’t commence on the back of a sample, nor does it ride a rhythm you’ve probably already heard in another track earlier this year. There are no synths, no chest-beating vocal chants or ominous spoken word …

Initially rather unassuming but quickly revealed to be the heaviest component of the track, the rhythm in Brandon Phillips and The Condition’s “Sunrise” is absolutely one of the most charming features this all-new single and music video has to offer, but hardly the only reason to give it a listen …