Sweet Escape is the first track on Cole’s latest, Dirty Cheat; the track is able to take on the overall sound and styles of the fifties with a much more contemporary and current set of vocals; this trend continues with Cole’s next two tracks, Darlin’ Sweetheart and Death Row. The blues-infused style of Cole during this effort is absolutely effecting and will be remembered by listeners long after the album…
The biggest problem during the holiday season is that a great many of the Christmas-themed songs that are played are those sample old tracks that listeners have been hearing their entire life. The United Kingdom’s Mountain Rio (the nom de plume of Frank Robinson) looks to establish a new seasonal tradition with the release of two new tracks, She’s In Love With Santa and Let The Lights Shine. She’s In…
Dawn is the latest album from Steve Henrichs, and it will immediately hit listeners with a funky, soulful composition that does more with the interplay between musical elements than vocal-heavy bands can do in the space of their album. There’s A Song feels at home at all periods; there are subtle nods to the seventies, nineties, and the current generation – when the vocals kick in, listeners are given a…
There Is No Other God has a tremendous instrumental side, with considerably more complex and intricate interplays between the synth, bass, and vocals than other similar efforts; it is this care and dedication that is taken in the creation of the songs on Miracles Still Happen that will get the most listeners interested in what the act has to say. Freedom Released is a bouncy, bassy track that unites a bevy…
“Heaven’s Window” is the first track on Peter Kater’s Etheria and is a bold track that extends to nearly the eight minute mark. A microcosm of the styles, approaches, and influences that are near and dear to Kater’s heart are presented here. The track is able to easily ensnare listeners with the wide array of sounds and distinct movements that are presented at the onset. Where many pop tracks fade…
Attic is an effort that ties together Irish and Japanese musical modes and approaches, revitalizing those traditional styles into something that is bright, twinkly, and fun.
The eponymous effort on Hostile Land is a darkly emotive track that will immediately draw in listeners based on the interplay between the vocals and softly-composed piano. There is a haunting melody that is weaved through this introductory track, something that continues during They Will Eat Us Alive. The more deliberate compositional elements during the song are reminiscent of Spanish guitar work, while the dynamic that is created between vocal…
Glitter On The Sun is the latest album from Jupiter In Velvet, and the compositions that are contained within possess a great deal of evolution from the band’s 2013 effort, Shut Off Your Mind. While the previous JIV album spoke more to the interplay between guitars, drums, and vocals, I feel that the Glitter On The Sun’s introductory salvo – So Automatic – is much more nuanced and controlled. The…
Hooyoosay has just released their latest effort, Googly Goo. This EP contains two tracks – Googly Goo and Tare Too Te Rut Te (there are also instrumental versions of the two tracks presented. Googly Goo is a fun bit of electronc pop that links together acts like Men Without Hats and Yaz. There is a current and contemporary style to the track that will appease fans of chiptune and EDM…
With jangly chords, some fuzzy guitar and nearly a dozen delightfully jagged songs, the Cleveland trio Filmstrip offer a stellar full length more in tune with the 1990s college rock scene than the current state of rock music.
