Month: June 2016

Posted on: June 5, 2016 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

3@Sea – Venus

3@Sea’s Venus (composed by Terry Manning) is a track is a little bit Bond, a little bit big band, and is sublimely catchy. The track is able to tell a detailed story over the course of its five-minute run time. The constituent elements of the track are able to shine alone or as a cohesive unit.

Posted on: June 5, 2016 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Armada Named Sound – NY

Armada Named Sound have just released a video for their latest single, NY. The blend of female vocals and immersive electronic instrumentation are unique and distinctive from pop or EDM-charting music. The song pulls from the halcyon days of the late eighties and early nineties, all while promoting a current and contemporary sort of sound.

Posted on: June 3, 2016 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Lauren Carter – “Rule Breaker”

Rule Breaker allows Lauren Carter ample opportunity to impress listeners with her vocals. The instrumentation here does a lot to properly highlight Lauren’s voice in that the drums and piano rise and fall, providing additional emphasis to certain lines.

Posted on: June 2, 2016 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 1

Colette Kavanagh “Hold On”

Colette Kavanagh’s “Hold On” blends together vocals and piano in a stirring way. The gradual incline present in the track will have listeners on the edges of their seats as the track rises and falls. The track links together the singer-songwriter style with hints of Sarah McLachlan and Kelly Clarkson. The deliberate instrumental arrangements shine based on their ability to create a rich musical tapestry upon which Kavanagh’s vocals can…

Posted on: June 2, 2016 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Ideomotor – The Gutter

Ideomotor’s The Gutter is a supersonic track that builds upon the framework of 1980s New Wave and emo from the oughts to create something that blends together disparate sounds and styles masterfully. A strong, assertive beat is the perfect counterpoint from the honeyed vocals. The production of The Gutter is strong enough to allow these elements to shine alone and as a cohesive entity. Allowing the vocals to take on…

Posted on: June 2, 2016 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Dear God – Transparent Soul

Dear God by Transparent Soul is a powerful hard rock track that showcases a good amount of emotion. Where a number of the more intense rock songs tend to ignore the vocal side of things, what Transparent Soul does here is keep listeners on the edges of their seats through heavy thoughts and a passion that is hard to deny. The production of Dear God allows each of the elements…

Posted on: June 2, 2016 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The Suits – Jerome Lee

The Suits by Jerome Lee is a R&B track that touches upon the styles of the 1980s and 1990s to build upon a very current and contemporary sound. The current sound of the track is predicated on how successfully it builds this blueprint; hints of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock can all be heard here. Jerome’s vocals are a particularly high point to the composition, while the backing instrumentation…

Posted on: June 1, 2016 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Charlie’s Chalk Dust, a high bar for e-juices

Charlie’s Chalk Dust is a premium E-Juice company based out of Costa Mesa, California. We had the pleasure of receiving the full line of their E-Juice and the hype is real! Charlie’s first caught our eye because it’s a collaboration of creators from both California and Ohio. The goal at Charlie’s is to keep it simple yet they produce some of the most complex (and delicious!!) flavors we’ve had. Every…