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URL: https://www.charliemariemusic.com/ A lot of country’s longtime disciples have been straying away from the genre as of late, but I don’t think it has as much to do with a collective exodus towards the alternative model as some of my critical peers seem to. While some artists have grown complacent …

The single “July” from Canadian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter Dan English working under the moniker RV Farms solidifies his status as one of the more talented figures toiling in the indie music scene today. The track runs a little under four minutes and has a light disjointed feel thanks to …

WEBSITE: https://www.officialtrevordrury.com/ Pop music has been going through a lot of stylistic growing pains in the western world lately, but in the midst of all the chaos, if there’s one artist who has come to unite fans of all backgrounds and tastes in recent times, it’s been Trevor Drury. With …

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/doubleVeeSongs/ Abrasive white noise is channeled into sophisticated strands of melody as we try to avoid the galloping percussion of “Ladder for the People.” The rhythm is agile and uncompromisingly forceful, but the instrumentation is surprisingly relaxed amid all of the anxiety in the vocal track. Next to the …

URL: http://starsintoledorock.com/ Rock fans of the millennial generation are a hard group to please, but in Stars in Toledo, we find a group that is able to play to the extremes in this era’s unique taste for heavy grooves and supple string play better than most. In their self-titled debut …

It’s as if we’re somehow listening to a dream. Shapeless, formless noise suddenly shatters into fragments of immaculate piano keys that dance across an empty plain of introspection and thought. They swirl around us, bask in their decadence and reverberated warmth, and without ever warning us, cue a mischievous bassline …

This spring, club-goers and pop fanatics alike will find a jam worth getting excited over in “Automatic,” the first in a string of collaborative singles from Neko X James. Featuring a guest appearance from Travis Atreo, “Automatic” wastes no time throwing various shades of neon-colored smoke at us in its …

URL: https://www.caseyahern.com/ While it’s the goal of every aspiring singer/songwriter to convey the deepest of emotions through little more than a major key melody and a homespun harmony to complement it, few artists are able to do what Casey Ahern does in her all new EP He Was Summer – which is …

Many performers trumpet the uniqueness of their art. They do so in a variety of a ways – through eye-catching visuals accompanying their music, multimedia presentation, elaborate stage productions, or other gimmickry. Some figuratively beat their breasts proclaiming their individuality to any potential listener. Adam Bendy, longtime member of New …

After a slew of awards and critical acclaim spanning the continental United States, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers return with another ambitious collection of bluegrass ballads and bruisers in For the Record, available this April. Featuring a guest spot from Del McCoury (singing and playing guitar on “The Guitar Song”), For …

“Cocktails and Cannabis / They take me to another place / Cocktails and cannabis / I get high looking into your face,” croons Australian rock n’ roll rebel Rhett May in his latest studio cut “Cocktails and Cannabis,” but he’s not singing about the joy of partying in this all-new …

Slowly rising from the silence, an intimidating wall of melodic white noise starts to envelop everything within earshot in a lush, radiant texture. Soon, its stoic complexion is penetrated by the piercingly beautiful voice of Katie Schottland, who starts to color the textures surrounding her with delicately dispensed lyrics that …