Category: Music Reviews

Posted on: March 1, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Darren Waller “Faith Test”

Darren Waller’s “Faith Test” makes as much of a splash into rap music as his plays do in games. The production incorporates an ethereal sample and drill-esque beats to provide a solid foundation upon which Waller’s bars can shine. The lyrical flow laid down by Darren showcases drive and determination, with goals of occupational as well as spiritual success as endpoints. When instrumentation and vocals as combined, Faith Test ends…

Posted on: February 29, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Love Crushed Velvet “Blind Emotions”

Blind Emotions, the newest track from Love Crushed Velvet, is an 1980s infused synth-pop track that will have fans immediately paying attention. The layered instrumentation on Blind Emotions acts like an onion. As one continues to play Love Crushed Velvet’s new song, they will continue to find new twists and turns that the act has incorporated within. We’re particularly impressed with the vocal range that A.L.X. achieves here. These vocals…

Posted on: February 29, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Carolee Rainey “Hard Times In The Heart”

Carolee Rainey’s Hard Times In The Heart is an engrossing track that immediately draws fans in through a pairing of heartfelt vocals and guitar. There are hints of classic country performers (e.g. Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire) and artists like Stevie Nicks presented here. The delicate production of Rainey’s latest song imbues the composition with a close-knit feel; listeners can imagine that they are in a smoky bar or coffee shop…

Posted on: February 28, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Stewart Taylor “Nightmares”

Stewart Taylor’s new single Nightmares showcases a tremendous vocal range and a production that ensures that both instrumentation and vocal sides are able to coalesce into one cohesive effort. The song utilizes the R&B of the late 1990s and early 2000s as a start point, ensuring that there’s a certain familiarity to Stewart’s voice. This ensures listeners’ attentions are focused on what is to follow. Nightmares is a welcome addition…

Posted on: February 28, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

May Fall “Sleep”

May Fall’s Sleep is a dreamy pop track that calls back to the days of New Wave for inspiration. With twinkling keys bolstering the alluring vox, SLeep is one of those efforts that will have fans singing along after their first experience. The song is coherent while keeping things interesting. Each of the tracks’s sections contributes something else to the effort. Sleep’s bridge is precisely what is needed to keep…

Posted on: February 27, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

APROPOS “Heartbreak” 

We’re floored by the tremendous range that APROPOS is able to achieve with his new single Heartbreak. The song builds off of the R&B of the late 1980s with bits of INXS and Bell Biv Devoe incorporated alongside modern sensabilities. The dynamism of this effort ensures that one will keep this on high rotation. There are so many twists and turns present in Heartbreak that fans will be finding something…

Posted on: February 27, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Nya “Selfish Reason”

On Selfish Rason, Nya is able to create tremendous emotional complexity while adding mightily to the song’s instrumentation. By putting the vox front and center from the onset, Nya’s able to draw listeners in. With the addition of drums and guitars to the mix, Selfish Reason ends up being a momentous track. Fans will be falling off of every word by the time that this single concludes. The strings that…

Posted on: February 26, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Ron Brunk “Nothing” 

Nothing is one of those tracks that listeners will have to play multiple times before they can properly appreciate everything that Ron Brunk has included here. There is a shuffling beat that firmly implants the melodies deep into listeners’ psyches, while Brunk’s rich vocals will keep listeners engaged with the song through its entire run time. The song builds off of REM and the charged political content of a Rage…

Posted on: February 26, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 1

Ron Brunk “Be Somebody Reimagined”

On Be Somebody Reimagined, Ron Brunk is able to immediately draw listeners in with a high-energy rock track. Bringing in hints of punk and 1970’s radio rock, Brunk’s fuzzy guitars and punchy drums will tattoo their melodies deep into the minds and hearts of listeners. Including the secondary set of vocals for a call-and-response, Brunk is able to draw in fans of blues and early R&B. The track wil have…

Posted on: February 24, 2024 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Stylz Milleon “Good 2 Yuh”

On Good 2 Yuh, Stylz Milleon is able to create one of the catchiest singles we’ve heard so far this years. The rapid-fire lyrical delivery of Stylz Milleon both conveyes the song’s narrative while working with the single’s instrumentation to make a melody that will stick around long after listeners conclude the single. The dynamism experienced during Good 2 Yuh keeps things fresh the further one plumbs the depths of…