STRFKR’s Open Your Eyes is a dreamy sort of indie rock that adopts the distinct synth sound of 1980’s new wave. Emotive, warm vocals run parallel to the bold instrumental arrangements. When these vocals drop out for a second in the middle of the track, Open Your Eyes is reinvigorated.
The Bodhisattwa Trio (Kolkata, India) has just released their latest album, Heart of Darkness. The title begins with Sections, a haunting, ethereal sound that links together a sound that feels more at home in a horror or dystopian film score. The track immediately draws listeners’ attention in, making the sudden change in sound that is presented during the opening seconds of Transcendence all the more shocking. The trio’s tautness is shown nicely here, with…
SilverSnake Michelle begins their Her Snakeness with Drops of Time. We have taken a look at the single before, but the re-mastered version that leads off Her Snakeness feels that much more punchy and in-your-face.
Todd Curry and Focus create a gospel track that is reverent while still possessing a catchy, hooky sound. The back and forth between Curry and Focus pushes each side to a greater plateau. A taut instrumentation is the final cherry on top of that sundae, while an extended vocal section provides further variety to the single.
Raftree’s “All The Time” is a smoothed out but musically ferocious hard rock track. Hints of 311, early Foo Fighters, and Shinedown can be discerned here, but what Raftree does here is considerably different than their influences indicate.
On “Machines and Magnets”, Zeroes create a powerful sort of rock that builds off the blueprint laid by acts like Muse and Wolfmother. A more contemplative and thoughtful approach taken by the vocals spin this single out in a bold new direction.
Kristine Mirelle is able to do something special with her latest single, Freakin’ Mess. With a unique, distinctive voice, Mirelle is able to part the seas of female pop performers; Freakin’ Mess links together a doo-wop and 1990s and 2000s R&B (Angie Stone, Amy Winehouse) style to great success.
Half A Billion Miles’ video is an interesting, creative look into a richly emotive indie-rock track. With vocals building off of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) and Morrissey, Vagabond Specter are able to offer an emotionally rich, effecting track.
Jmaxx’s “Sassy Girl” deftly ties together pop and R&B styles, with Jmaxx’s vocals coming across with hints of Enrique Iglesias and Jason Derulo. A catchy synth line and assertive drum beat imbue Sassy Girl with an infectious sound that will bury itself deep into the minds of listeners.
Can you give us a little background information about yourself as a performer? I started singing as a little girl and my mom recognized there was something different about my voice; I didn’t have a normal little girls’ signing voice. There was something more there. So she asked me if I wanted to sign up for singing lessons and of course I said yes right away. At this point I…
Rock N Roll Queen begins Kym Larsen’s new album Bird of Prey, providing fans with an utterly epic opening to the album. The dynamic that is crafted between the sizzling guitar riffs and a confident set of vocals will resound loudly in listeners’ ears long after the track ceases to play.
Hello, Pekkanini. How’s Uppsala this December? Hi, James. Yes, I was born i Uppsala (not far from the capitol of Sweden, Stockholm) but I’ve moved around quite a bit and in the last few years, I’ve lived in Gothenburg on the west coast. The weather here this time of the year use to be cold with some snow, but not this year. Well, cold of course, but no snow so…
Brunettes Shoot Blondes releases the lyric video to their new song “Every Monday”, the song that made it to the finals in the Eurovision 2016 national selection. Filipino phenom Gian Solamo provided the calligraphy that brought the song to life, set on a backdrop of real-time drum play.
Firestone Walker does not distribute in Ohio. It is a sad fact of life but it means that any time we make it to a state that has Firestone Walker distribution, we have to pick up a bottle. The company has just released the 2016 variety of their popular Imperial coffee Stout power up by Java. This beer which is pegged at about 13% ABV pours with a chocolate brown…
If you can’t tell the difference between a Fender Telecaster and Gibson Les Paul, this is clearly not the book for you. However, if you know Hendrix was a Strat guy and underneath that black spray paint and all those stickers, Joe Strummer always rocked a Tele, then this is likely to be your new Bible.
To be honest there are a slew of Roy Orbison albums out there packed with “hits” and “best of” tracks, but this latest 26-track offering from Legacy is among the best to date, including his late career tracks and going all the way back to his legendary Sun Records period.
A Little More Country is the latest album from Michael Van and The Movers. Little More Country’s titular effort seamlessly blends together the easy-going rock of the seventies with a current and contemporary country style (exemplified by Florida-Georgia Line and Brad Paisley. The bubbling opening shifts into something pulling from the country and western tradition of the 1960s and 1970s, Gettin Drunk On A Monday. Coming forth with each effort built off…
We last checked in with Violet Night for the release of their I Hope You’re Well, which showcased a wide variety of styles over the course of four tracks. The band has just released a new single, North, which does well to further expand the tool set available to the band while building off of some the influences and styles that made their previous EP so memorable. North is a…
Chip Gibbons’ Billion Dollar Pill begins with the titular single, which will have listeners focused in to Gibbons’ vocals. While the instrumentation provides a deep and intricate sound to the opening point to the EP, there is much greater gravity to the discussion that is weaved by the vocals. Hints of Warren Zevon, Phil Ochs, and Neil Young can be heard alongside Gibbons’ charismatic voice. A solid production unites these two…
It was only a matter of time before The Hickoids, the definition of Texas Cow Punk, put out a covers album features tunes exclusively penned by Lone Star Staters.