Today, we are speaking to Jess Novak. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? How did you get into music? I’m from New Jersey and grew up in a somewhat musical family. My great-grandfather and his brothers were all professional musicians and my Mom’s name is Melodie – but she doesn’t play or sing. However, she does have a great appreciation for music (so does my Dad)…
Wettworker’s Are You Okay comes forth with some serious fire. There are nods to Atmosphere and Swollen Members here, while the gothic / industrial-tinged backing beat adds a bit more teeth to the effort. These two distinct elements ensure that the song is hurtling past listeners by the minute mark. With a lead-out that calls back to the more ferocious side of Marilyn Manson, Wettworker is able to imbue rap…
The Districts today shared the Laura-Lynne Petrick-directed video for new single “Cheap Regrets,” the second from their forthcoming album You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere, which will be released on March 13th, 2020 (Fat Possum). “‘Cheap Regrets’ is some late capitalist nihilism channeled into a Districts dance party. It’s about the extremes of American culture constantly reinforcing the self,” explains singer/guitarist Rob Grote of the kinetic track. “The mirror reconfirms…
Barrow calls back to the days of Garth Brooks and mid-1990s country music (Diffie, Lawrence) with his latest single, Country’s Just Cooler. The track soars based on taut instrumentation, a heck of a lot of sizzling guitar work, and an imitable set of vocals laid down by Barrow himself. While the song looks back to the halcyon days of country music, there’s a bit of Paisley or Chesney here in…
While some of the largest sporting events in the United States have occurred in the last few hours, there are still massive events yet to come. With there being an increased amount of interest in soccer and other foreign sports, the amount of individuals that are trying to get some action on the events have increased considerably. There are so many different options that are out there that it becomes…
The Sidewinder’s Empathy is a composition that refreshes the trip-hop of Massive Attack and late-nineties Bjork. Neuronal Disintegrity ensures that listeners will have to strap on their headphones to hear the sheer ranges of actions that are occurring at any one section. While the effort concludes well below the four-minute mark, pagan interface ensures that there is enough ensconced within here that one will have to play the effort five…
Will’s new single Staying Alive succeeds due to a melange of approaches and styles. This means that there are hints of scratching, Del the Funky Homosapien, and more than a fair shake of mid-1990s NYC hip-hop (e.g. Nas). Scratching represents a good portion of the interstitials between the vocalists’ bars, building off of the style of a Static Selektah. Incorporating guest bars laid down by Illogic to the track further…
A corner garden enhances your house’s attractiveness by 3 times, experts from Fort Worth tree service indicate. Besides, you have already known that nothing is as beautiful as flowers. People use flowers to decorate their buildings on any occasion. Any event like wedding, birthday, function etc. are almost completely impossible without decorating the venue with flowers. And, if you have a flower garden of your own, this is really special…
Over the course of the last few years, we have received a number of headphones that have been designed for the children’s market. The trend for these products have been to skimp on the product as much as humanely possible, making it difficult for the product to stand up to any sort of normal usage. About a month ago, we received the FosPower Kids Headphones for review. Our daughter (4…
Cool Ass create a wry, catchy track that builds off of the rock of the late nineties and early oughts. With straight-forward, fuzzy guitars linking together surf rock with Slash-style technical riffs, Cool Ass are able to ratchet it up to 11 both on the lyrical and musical side of things. The track moves into a more prog/arena breakdown at around the three-minute mark. With a rapidly-increasing tempo bringing things…
Aqua Seca calls back to the rock of the 1980s with their new single, Don’t Care. The song links together Big Country with Eddie Money. Down and dirty guitar lines united with psychedelic and progressive-inspired sludginess. The fact that no two segments of Don’t Care sound the same is astonishing on its own right, but listeners will be agog at how well the resulting composition sounds. Aqua Seca are so…
Izzy Ice comes forth immediately on his new single Cake Up as an evolutionary step forward of DMX, Big Joe and Xhibit. Tons of swagger blend nicely with a robust backing beat to tattoo Cake Up deep into the minds and hearts of listeners. The production of this single ensures that Izzy Ice should garner playlist and rotation play in 2020. II’s wordplay during this cut does more than tell…
During Mexico, twocolors and The Dead Daisies are able to make a slinky composition that call back to the early nineties. Luxurious electronic beats mesh well with a bit of rock that draws from INXS and U2. Mexico has a bit of current and contemporary EDM styling as a drop (around the 2:30 mark) unites the two sections of the track. The last 30 seconds of Mexico are kicked into…
While the titular opening to You Can’t Run Out of Love starts in a time-honored singer / songwriter style, Siobhan O’Brien immediately reaches into the stratosphere with The King’s Fool. Adopting traditional native American and country and western styles with a bit of Sheryl Crow, O’Brien has a hit on her hands. The Burger Song is a bit of 1960s rock with hints of Depeche Mode and The Pretenders. O’Brien…
Elise Lieberth begins her Invincible with “Forgive”, a powerful pop track that could easily garner airplay on CCR playlists. With considerable vocal depth, Lieberth is able to shine with each foray on her new album. Final Surrender showcases the considerable passion and devotion that she possesses. Adding more than just vocals but an additional layer of harmony on this pop/EDM cut, Elise has her fingers on the pulse of contemporary…
Soft, careful, and with tremendous charisma, Lisa Bell is able to open up her Back Seat with aplomb. Couple that with the funk groove laid down during The Road is Always Longer, and fans will start to recognize the sheer depth to Bell’s performing persona. Always Chasing Darkness represents another chapter in Bell’s biography. Slowing things down, Bell keeps fans on the edges of their seat with each line that…
Better Day is the lead-off track from DownTown Mystic’s same-named new album (due out January 24th on Sha-La Music). Better Day is a track that could easily make it onto rock rotation in the early eighties as DownTown Mystic blends together hopeful vocals with laid-back guitars and on-point drumming. There’s a bit of an edge to Better Days that gradually reveals itself as Robert adopts a bit of the “Unmasked”-era…
Philadelphia- duo Rise Twain released their debut self-titled album last year on InsideOutMusic. The union of Brett William Kull (producer, audio engineer, and member of Echolyn, Grey Eye Glances, and Francis Dunnery’s New Progressives) and J.D. Beck (The Scenic Route, Beck-Fields, author & playwright) bring their collective years of direct and varied experience in writing, performing and recording music together for their impressive first album. Today, the band have launched…
V-HAJD is able to call back to 1980s and 1990s metal with their latest track No Man’s Land. The supersonic vocals that are immediately presenting during this single are reminiscent of performers like Dio, Queensryche, and The Scorpions. The taut instrumentation of V-HAJD is nothing to sniff at, either. This means that the drums are intricate as all get out, while the guitar lines that play at the background here…
Award-nominated, multi-platinum artist Halsey will launch the North American leg of her world tour on June 2 at White River Amphitheatre in Seattle, WA. Produced by Live Nation, the headline run will include shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (June 10), Forest Hills Stadium in New York (July 15), Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (July 24) and Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre (July 27). The supporting acts will be CHVRCHES and…