Denver, Colorado R&B/neo-soul artist Anna Orsborn, who records and performs under the mononym Annabelle, is kicking off 2020 right. In the two weeks since her full-length album, XI:XI, was released, it has been continually well-received among various musical outlets and streaming sites. Prior to that, Annabelle achieved initial success with …
Read More »Single Review: Wendy Halo – “High Life”
Wendy Halo offers a refreshing and competent alternative to the often-saturated modern music scene. The pop singer is currently based in Marbella, Spain, after freeing herself from the confines of her corporate job. That transition was emphasized on her new single, appropriately titled “High Life,” which will also be the …
Read More »Album Review: RPxSB – AudioPorn
San Francisco’s RPxSB (an abbreviation of the stage names Roddy Picante and Stay-Bizzy) initially laid the blueprints for their project during their college days, creating an unreleased demo album titled The Cutty Online Mixtape. From there, the hip hop duo’s efforts would carry over into two additional splinter albums, TMP …
Read More »Brush With Death Galvanizes Eclectic Songstress Cami Galles Into Releasing Uplifting Soul-pop Solo Debut, “Correlated”
“This album tells an evolutionary story about my past relationships, and how I learned to prioritize my relationship with myself.”— Cami Galles Cami Galles has known since the age of 4 she was here to sing. Yet, over the years, she’s succumbed to her own fears and yielded to the …
Read More »Album Review: Danny Worsnop – Shades Of Blue
Whilst most people know Danny Worsnop to front the metalcore band, Asking Alexandria, and some know his work with We Are Harlot, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that his solo work is also equally appreciated. What does is the genre that he decided to take on with his first …
Read More »Album Review: Caleb Hawley- Sad People
New York-based, Minneapolis-born singer, songwriter, and producer Caleb Hawley released his fifth full length album album titled Sad People on Friday. As described by Hawley himself, “It’s an album that depressed people can dance to.” His soul wrenching lyrics are deceivingly well paired with groovy bass lines, pop beats and …
Read More »JD SIMO Releases Album + Announces Dates with Allman Betts Band
Off At 11 is JD Simo’s debut solo collection and showcases the virtuosic guitarist at his most electric. The eight tracks are a journey through the ghosts of the blues masters, the psychedelic arrangements of the 60s, the guitar gods of the 70s and beyond. In JD’s hands these influences …
Read More »Robert “Freightrain” Parker releases “Outside Ourselves”
Robert “Freightrain” Parker leads his eponymous super-group of dynamic players in the brilliant new album Outside Ourselves, which unties the seductive sway of soul music, the frustrating melancholy of blues, the blunt grooves of funk and just a touch of metallic rock n’ roll magma to make a sound that goes …
Read More »Single Review: Glorious – “Move”
Glorious is a Washington, D.C.-bred singer, drummer, and producer currently based in New York City. Named after her grandmother, Glorious Cooper, she initially developed her musical sensibilities on drums as a toddler, at just three years old. By adolescence, she’d put that talent to the test, earning a degree from …
Read More »Single Review: Jason Ewald – “Looking Everywhere”
Jason Ewald honed a competent musical understanding as early as childhood. Born in Wisconsin and raised on classic rock and jazz, Ewald equally absorbed both sounds – whether through his father’s drumming along to Creedence Clearwater Revival, or in listening to Clyde Stubblefield’s Monday Jam session, just outside Madison’s King …
Read More »Single Review: Jacob Seeger – “Something Real”
Jacob Seeger is a rising singer-songwriter who established his craft through self-taught sufficiency. The limelight was first cast on Seeger when he was just 17, following his victory in a local performance competition, Englewood Idol, where seasoned industry heads made note of his talent. Through his educational tenure at Fordham …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With R&B/Soul Singer-Songwriter Clayton Morgan
Growing up, Clayton Morgan was surrounded by music, at school and at home. Clayton starred in school musicals, and participated in both choir groups and drama clubs. His father and mentor, Eddie Daniels of The Four Sonics was his greatest inspiration. Clayton was also heavily influenced by Michael Jackson, Janet …
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