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With a lustrous slink to its rhythm and rhyme, David Drake’s “Shooting Arrows at the Sun” begins to take shape before us. Whether we’re watching the video for the single or simply taking in the song as it was originally recorded, there’s a profound darkness that overtakes most every word …

“Butterfly” is the new track from London-based singer Ilja Alexander. From his album Nature, this new song is a spirograph of harmony, flickering lights and crystalline vocals. Alexander’s easy to like lyrics and drop beats give “Butterfly” the wings to scale the highest of charts. Alexander is from Amsterdam, but …

Fans won’t have to wait much longer for new music from Cory M. Coons! The Canadian roots-rocker is set to release his new EP, “33.3,” in early July. The album features singles “Leavin” (released March 2020) and “Good Times Gone” which will be released in conjunction with MTS records on …

With a lustrous slink to its rhythm and rhyme, David Drake’s “Shooting Arrows at the Sun” begins to take shape before us. Whether we’re watching the video for the single or simply taking in the song as it was originally recorded, there’s a profound darkness that overtakes most every word …

JTK doesn’t have time for the sonic filler that a lot of his closest rivals on the mainstream side of the dial would contend with in his new single with Tunji, “No Be Mouth.” To be perfectly honest, the pair don’t have much room for anything other than purely muscular …

Gary Burk III’s “Like That” opens with a line we’re all going to wish we had written, “everybody wants a love that makes everybody else want to love like that.” The closing track of his 2020 album, “Show ‘Em What You Got,” the song has the makings of a true …

Combining gentle guitars, a bittersweet beat and a vocal that melts hearts on the spot isn’t necessarily a new concept when developing a single, but when Cary Park does it in his song “You Matter to Me,” he elevates the role that each of these components has to play. Park …

What do you get when you mix a bourbon entrepreneur and an exciting Americana rock musician? You bet Tyler Boone. Under the radar for some, but it seems like he’s caught the eye of many in the music industry the past few years while supporting Sheryl Crow, The Avett Brothers, …

“Don’t Start Now” is the newest track from phenom group, Dallas String Quartet. Unlike the song’s title, this track revs up the listener from note one. Instrumental and intricate, “Don’t Start Now” is a sparkplug of a tune and shows up Dua Lipa’s original track. A wide mix of violins, …

I imagine the live stage performance of Gravity by Paul Mark & The Van Dorens to be like the album – shamelessly merrymaking and an American music jamboree. Uniquely voiced like Leon Redbone and harnessing some of the smoky-hued chords of Dr. John, Mark dazzles the listener with both his …

Vocal harmonies tend to provide the foundation for the vast majority of bluegrass’ most revered tracks, and in the case of the dozen new songs found on Steve Thomas & The Time Machine’s record All Of These Years, they’re at the core of every sensational moment this mighty music produces. “Since …

The Lone Star State’s very own Jeremy Parsons returns home with a stellar new single entitled “Tragedy.” After living in Nashville for several years, San Antonio’s rising country star is already prepping for a new album set to release in 2021. Until then, he offers one of the darker tracks …