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The Matrix warned movie goers that taking the red pill meant revealing an unpleasant truth. Viewed from the lens of 2020, this might have taken on a whole new controversial meaning, but in the world of music, “Red Pill” is New York singer/songwriter Cat Dail’s latest roar of a single. …

There’s a provocative textural expressiveness to the first few bars we hear in Now Endeavor’s “You Know Me” that is hard to pinpoint at its onset, but as we listen on, it becomes as much of a contributor to the color in this song as any verse here. The bass …

Making a good rock song involves a lot more than just throwing some potent riffs and bombastic beats into a single melting pot of melodies – you have to have feeling, and moreover, investment in the story you’re trying to tell for it to work properly. In Ocean Hills’ second …

Psychopath Etiquette is a band comprised of two brothers, who have embarked on a mission to record a catalogue of songs they have developed together over their lifetimes. Their single “When Anxieties Attack” is an acoustic-based song with a sincere, unrestrained melody. Taken from the EP Rough Draft, the track …

Formerly of the Finnish band Carmen Grey, Tom Tikka is no stranger to accolades. Having signed to Sony/BMG with his previous act, and inking a deal with a German label for his side project The Impersonators, Tikka is reinventing himself and releasing new work under the moniker Tom Tikka & …

Music videos ideally serve as an extension of the narrative that the original source material tries to express through melodicism or textured beats alone, and in this way, you could definitely say that Sonarpilot’s “Fossil” is a superb offering this summer in every department. The surreal graphic illustrations and color …

Seattle’s noise underground was a true force to be reckoned with in the mid-2000s and early 2010s, but in recent times, the cratering effect of its biggest names has been mostly absent for a new generation of players in the scene today. That said, Jalal Andre’s Glorybots project is in …

It’s a freeing feeling to be your own boss. Your own thinker, doer and captain. Imagine being stuck in such a rut that you gave up raising your hand when you saw something you didn’t like? Or didn’t stop to think something seemed out of sorts and just walked on …

Lumbering guitars, powerhouse lead vocals and a lyrical center that alludes to everything from pandemics to police brutality, there’s no question as to whether or not The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus are bringing their A-game to the studio in their new single “Brace Yourself” and its colorful music video – in …

The harmonies in Little Hurt’s new single and music video “Alaska” are both broodingly aggressive in spots while being light and feathery in others, but no matter how much of a punch he’s putting into his vocal, singer/songwriter Colin Dieden isn’t backing down from the challenge of turning us on with tonal …

African-American artist Billy Ray Rock offers a fresh take on rock/hip-hop fusion with his latest single ‘Get The Funk’. Built on a smooth groove of dusty beats and slinky bass, the track bounces with soul and substance. ‘Get The Funk’ sits comfortably in a club setting, or at a music …

The sticks slam into the drums and a lightning bolt of a guitar lick comes slinking out from behind the clatter as King Falcon’s “Shake! Shake! Shake!” gets started up, and though the first few moments in this song are quite ear-catching, they’re not even half as enamoring as what’s …