Harpoon Brewery has just released their Winter Warmer, one of the first winter seasonals that we have received for review this holiday season. The beer is able to go and stand on its own as a solid effort – one does not need to feel as if they are in the season to properly enjoy what Harpoon has done here. The beer pours with a very reddish brownish coloration and…
2 CD and 2 DVDs comprise this hard cover box set and showcase Jethro Tull like listeners have never heard before. These discs and recordings have been remastered to perfection and the clarity and fidelity all the recordings that issue forth are sublimely surprising. The first disc is the entirety of the WarChild album while additional recordings bolus comprise outtakes as well as orchestral versions of just wrote calls songs.
One Long Skid Volume 2 is the follow-up to Clark’s 2011 initial volume of the One Long Skid series, and it provides listeners with some of the most eclectic and well thought-out rock music that they have heard. The guitar lick that begins Mr. Fix-It Man is emotive, alluring, and tells a tremendous story even before the rough and road-weary vocals of Clark begin. These vocals straddle the line between…
Molly Roth’s latest single is Believe Me, a sultry bit of pop that showcases the tremendous vocal range of Roth while possessing something that will work well on pop rotation. The track looks back to the days of the tremendous female star (Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Beyonce) and has enough orchestral authority that one would be hard pressed to not hear a Bond theme kicking around. The drum / vocal…
One More Night is a fun and funky track that blends together EDM and swingstyle into something that will interest fans of Alexandra Stan or Yolanda Be Cool. The vocal accompaniment to Orisha Sound’s harmonies provide a fullness to the track that allows it to deftly take up hints of reggae and R&B. Providing something to everyone, One More Night is an utterly successful track. Orisha Sound makes herself relevant…
Craymer has just released a video for Underneath You, a track that deftly ties together EDM, indie, and R&B styles into a fun and catchy track. The disparate influences that filter through (Blink 182, The Anniversary) provide further depth for this track; listeners will have to spin Underneath You a number of times before understanding everything that Craymer has placed here. The overall production of Underneath You makes it ready…
There is a certain timeless feel to Gerard Singh’s current single, Crazy. The track has a driving beat and a set of vocals that touch upon hints of Rob Thomas and Jakob Dylan. The inclusion of a second set of vocals and a guitar line that is influenced by Santana make this track into a must-listen. The track can easily crossover to the pop or AC charts, all while pushing…
“Whimsy” is a rather appropriate title for Tetherball’s debut full length; 10 songs of quirky, enjoyable pop songs that could be about nothing or could actually be revealing life’s secrets, depending on how deep you dig into the lyrics.
This five-song self-titled release from California Indie band The Gromble serves as a solid prelude to their forthcoming debut. The sound is a mix of alternative folk and Indie pop and ‘90s emo with just enough synthesizers to shade in the rest.
Finally the one piece of nostalgia to unite vinyl nerds and kids of the ‘80s: The Ghostbusters Stay Puft Super Deluxe Edition 12”. Side A of this brilliantly creative set is Ray Parker, Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” theme (well, duh) and the flip side is a deliciously dated, but still entertaining “Ghostbusters Rap” by Run DMC (off of the Ghostbusters II soundtrack).
