In a velvety-soft guitar melody, David Gelman paints us a vivid picture of undying romance in “My Vows to You (Wedding Song).” With the aid of a pristine piano’s melancholic yearn, he conjures just as evocative a harmony in “Presence of the Lord.” Exotic percussive swagger drives the lush lyrical center of “In the Sun,” and though it’s not quite the swarthy swing of “Feel Alright,” it’s perhaps even more…
“I’m entitled, to some little attention / I’m entitled, so don’t let me down,” Jas Frank declares at the onset of her monolithic performance in the new single “So Far Away,” which can be found on her all-new album with the Intoits, The Girl from Cherry Valley. Together with her band, Frank utilizes every second of this song to crater us with her commanding presence in the studio, which by…
URL: https://www.alexiskeegan.com/instagram Using a mild piano melody as a canvas, singer Alexis Keegan gently applies colorful verses that will paint us a brooding picture of her emotions in the all-new single “What Am I Supposed to Do,” which debuts this April 19th. Her vocal extends its warm reach through our stereo speakers without ever breaking an even stride with the glowing keys behind it, and long before the track has…
Juicy riffs come oozing through our headphones as we encounter the beastly “Angels Are Not Afraid of the Dark” in track number five of Cwiredband’s Angel Circuit Engaged, which was released late last year. In this song, Cwiredband prove to be as much about the texture of their musicality as they are inspired lyricism, and though it’s admittedly one of the only conventional tracks that we’ll find in this all-new…
PRIMARY URL: https://www.safeashouses.ca/ With a gentle melody to lead the way, Safe as Houses’ tender strings forge a wicked little hook for us to cling to at the onset of their new single “Lucky Lucky,” from the album of the same name. The drums soon join them, texturizing the groove with a jazzy sway that lends its experimentalism to the otherwise black and white structure of the verses. A silky…
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/whitebeardmusic1 Whitebeard calls his new record a “Nashipeg” album, but to be frank, I hear little of either scene that the term is referencing in its leadoff single “Paris,” which could be described as a confusing hybrid of country, pop and roots rock at best if we were to examine it from a mainstream perspective. However, if we look at this song from an experimental angle, the critical perception…
One of the reasons why more and more pop fans are turning to the indie side of the dial in 2019 is that the mainstream, by and large, has lacked the heart and emotional investment that underground artists like Jon Dowling put into their work every time that they get into the studio to make new music. Dowling himself turns over one of the most erudite compositions to debut in…
A howling vocal harmony lays its sharp hooks into us as we descend into the grooving guitars of “Girl from Caroline,” the third track in a set of eleven that together form So Much Beyond Us, Brooks Forsyth’s new full-length studio album and official follow-up to 2016’s On the Lam and Lonesome. Forsyth turns in his most endearing collection of ballads and roots rockers yet in this LP, which is…
Midnight Shine dispatch a respectable cover of Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” in their latest single, and while it’s not that different from the original in terms of aesthetic and style, it’s still a gripping listen from an adept band of players. In their version of “Heart of Gold,” Midnight Shine incorporate elements of their own Cree culture into the song, including but not limited to translating verses in the…
Skipping like a stone across a pristine lake, a gentle percussion creates a sensuous environment for Labán to unleash his signature serenade in the all-new single “Para Ti,” from the upcoming album Todos Somos Dueños de Aquí. We swing to an affectionate beat while a guitar and bass join forces to paint a vivid picture for us with nothing more than their decadent melodies, and while the strings are as…
