Every so often you come across an artist that has been right under your nose for the longest time, but you never knew it. Des Cox is one such artist I am talking about. He started his career off way back in the early days of music and TV, and it involves a lot of well-known TV and film stuff, as well as having extensively toured as a live performer.…
Brought to life by the brooding strum of an acoustic guitar, the string-bound “My First Band” embodies every bit of the youthful rebellion its title would suggest it does and then some. Like the other songs found on the stunning A Gateway to a Lifetime of Disappointment (a record which sources its title from a line in “My First Band”), this track sees David Newton and & Thee Mighty Angels blending the…
Today, we are speaking with Nick Calarco. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? Growing up I have always had a love for music. Being from NY we had a lot of access to different music genres. I have always been into the dance, dance pop, EDM genre of music. As a kid growing up I used to pretend I was on the radio mixing songs together like a…
My Time is a stripped-down rap track that places a spotlight on KOTH’s lyrical content. With a bit of grit and intelligent wordplay, KOTH is able to hit listeners over their heads for three minutes. Little more is needed in the backdrop as My Time as a sequenced percussion and deliberate keys; the song is able to appease oldheads and new rap fans alike. The two disparate elements are able…
David Drake’s Touch the Burning Sky blends together alternative rock with a more ethereal, dreamy rock. There are notes of Tom Petty in the vocals and Brit-rock (e.g. Pulp, Thom Yorke, Blur) here. Rich guitar lines strum at the bottom of thee single, while the gradual increase in the song’s tempo will keep listeners firmly on the edges of their seats. Drake’s vocals are hauntingly beautiful and are able to…
Kase 1hunnid has just released one of the catchiest rap tracks we’ve heard so far in 2020. An utterly hopeful song talking about the close ties that one has with their friends, Kase 1hunnid and some heavy hitters (Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross) speak the truth. Anyone that has close friends will be singing right along with the cut after just a minute. Calling back to tracks like Scarface’s My…
Like This has Proper Einstein blend together a very traditional (think 1950s) sample with a rap style reminiscent of XV, Wiz Khalifa, and Lupe Fiasco. The dreamy sound of the backing beat allows Proper Einstein the ability to effortlessly float through R&B, rap, and even pop music styles. The song comes and goes before one knows it; there’s a focus to these two and a half minutes that ensures the…
Product of My Environment showcases the outright dire situation in Newark, New Jersey; Arsonal da rebel is able to insert in hints of harmony alongside booming drugs. There are nods here to mid-oughts Kanye West, Pusha T, and Lil Wayne. The narrative that is laid out during Product Of My Environment is stark and effecting, but with a sort of everyman approach that will have listeners identify similar scenarios in…
There’s a maturity that is present to Tamas Bulla’s performance during his latest single Out Of Time that listeners will be taken aback about how (relatively) new of a performer he is. Taking a tact from performers like Hanson, Bulla’s passion and charisma work nicely when framed with a pop-rock approach. Bulla is able to reach a wide variety of notes in his performance here, making the track absolutely shine…
Sunrise is an intriguing effort that ties together 1970s rock (e.g. Santana, Cream) with the vocal braggadocio of Lenny Kravitz and early Rod Stewart. The backing band’s contributions are similarly eclectic, adopting the standards of psych, surf, soul, and modern jazz. Of particular notice during Brandon Phillips and The Condition’s new song are how precise the instrumentation gets. The drums start and stop on a dime, while the guitars are…
Appreciate Life has a robust rap flow that will take listeners back to the mid-1990s. There’s hints of Too Short, Del the Funky Homosapien and Skee-lo that are interspersed here, while the laid back backing beat takes ample inspiration from the hyphi era. The bit of wobble and darker synths that play at the back of Appreciate Life ensure that the track is wholly unique when compared to other rap…
BLVK Mirror has a backing beat that is influenced by J Dilla, while the lyrical complexities laid down by Tyson onBEATS ensure that listeners will have to play this track multiple times before hearing each call out and literary reference. I’d compare these bars to Joyce’s Ulysses; for every mainstream mention (e.g. W.E.B. DuBois, Newton), there are five to ten call-backs that one will need to search out. This is…
Andrew W. Boss is able to build upon the tradition of mid-oughts hard rock with his new single, Patience. Adding a bit of rapid-fire rap-metal flow, Boss is able to keep the energy of his new track high. With nods to Linkin park and Flobots inserted within, Patience will be able to appease fans of numerous musical approaches. The cherry on the top of Patience’s sundae has to be the…
Destiny is a hopeful sort of effort that will immediately draw fans with charismatic vox. Gradually incorporating complex synth lines and a booming beat, the single is something that will wipe away a lot of the stagnant air and sad vibes that have demarcated 2020. The main synth line is whuipped up into a frenzy, making the second vocal section highlighted that much more. As the song gradually increases in…
On Great Things, Rick Dorn is able to make an inspiring praise track that is able to blend together hopeful instrumentation with a pop-friendly vocal style. Part of praise (And gospel) music has to getting fans to be receptive to the message, and this wonderfully-produced effort is able to immediately draw in listeners. With keys, bass, and drums fitting in like pieces of a puzzle, Great Things ensures that fans…
Niramsin’s How You Like is able to come forth with a vibrant sound due to an absolutely scintillating backing beat and passionate, charismatic vocals. There are nods made here to 2000s R&B even as the instrumentation calls out to wobble and modern EDM approaches. There’s a bit of rich, brooding, 808s and Heartbreak-infused synths and bass to add a further layer of complexity to the single. There’s a lot to…
Where does music take you? Does it lift your spirits? Does it motivate you to finish that last 20 minute cardio workout? In the new song “Relationship” from the wonderful singer/songwriter Arina Mai, this petite-sounding singer fills in the void of doubt and reveals more about her inner beauty to her listeners. URL: https://www.arinamai.com/ Mai, who is based in Denmark, first came to my attention with her KP Larsen-produced track…
On Sad Girls Dance Party, Blake English is able to blend together late nineties pop-punk with bits of early-oughts emo. There robust backing beat provide ample highlighting to Blake’s vocals, while oodles of charisma issue forth with each and every lyric that issues forth. Building upon the tradition of performers like Say Anything and Good Charlotte, English is able to craft a single that will easily crossover onto pop and…
Today, we are speaking with Karen Salicath Jamali. Karen is a Professional Multi Award-winning Composer, Pianist, and Professional American Artist, for the last 30 years, born in Denmark, living and working in NYC. & Florida. She is Educated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, School of Design in Copenhagen, 1991. Working as a painter, sculptor, and photographer for 30 years. Now also as a composer and musician. Can you give…
Comprised primarily of some electrified string play, delicate piano keys, a profoundly crisp beat and honeysweet vocals that have our attention from the start, Gary Burk III’s “Two Lane Airplane” isn’t the most fanciful country song I’ve heard in 2020. It isn’t featuring any grandiose fat on its bassline, nor does it have a sizzling lead guitar part that puts it into metallic, stadium-shaking territory. For the better part of…