“Zombie” is a touching tribute to the late Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries). What Bad Wolves do here is keep the tremendous emotional content of the original performance while adding a heavier sound and more intense instrumentation. The band is able to make the track their own, with the supersonic vocals laid down providing further depth to the martial-influence drumss and soaring guitar work. A bit of a growl provides a further…
A rapid-fire flow and sparkling production are the duo that will immediately draw listeners in to the latest single from Baby Blue Whoaaaa, Scale. The track builds off of the sound of Three Six Mafia and Twista to make something dark, realistic, and eliciting the style of trap and gangster rap genres. Baby Blue Whoaaaa’s chorus during Scale provides the perfect bit of harmony to keep things popping from beginning to…
Butta B-Rocka’s “The Storm” draws upon a rich r&b tradition that draws equally from Blu Cantrell, Beyonce, and even storied Motown performers like Tina Turner. Butta B-Rocka does double duty with her vocals hee, both laying down a tremendously detailed narrative while contributing mightily to the overall harmonies of the effort. Sweeping synthesizers and touching pianos unite with a booming bass; The Storm’s distinct sound will continue to yield new…
Whooda Thunk’s “Used To” is an effort that shines with Dre-esque backing beats and a darker, almost horrorcore approach taken by the lyrical fare. Together, these two elements unite to make for an audibly distinct effort that will bury itself deep into the psyche of fans. Assertive, acerbic lines stand boldly out from the track and draw listeners’ attentions, while the effort itself benefits from a piano line that binds…
Arisen From Nothing’s “Better Off Dead” is a high-energy track that builds upon the style of bands like Hatebreed and Avenged Sevenfold. Hard, chugging guitars, deliberate drum beats, and screamed-out vocals make for an effort that will tattoo itself deeply into the hearts and minds of listeners. The chorus keeps the same intense focus but allows listeners to easily sing along. Arisen From Nothing are able to refresh the heavy,…
East London’s Nicola Thoms, comes out on the scene with her new single, “Beautiful Mind” and it’s a beautiful song indeed. And she’s no new comer. As a musician she’s been around since the age of 16 but still young. She attended the Brit School of Performing Arts to study music and this is when she really began to develop her love of writing. Since graduating from the Brit School,…
We had a few brief moments to sit down with Nipun Nair (NOOP) a few months back and had wanted to provide our readers at NeuFutur with a bit of additional information about the performer. Wearing a composer hat alongside the aforementioned turn as live musician, it becomes clear that all things music flow through Nipun’s body. The next thing that becomes readily apparent is that the amount of influences…
At this point you can mark the change of the seasons by the release schedule at Legacy Recordings. In what seems like a quarterly initiative, the label is doing its duty to keep Elvis Presley’s legacy alive by re-releasing his work on vinyl. And that’s certainly not a complaint because each new offering has been impressive in both the additional material that’s been added and the beautiful gate-fold layouts.
(DC) Formed in 2017, Sirens just released their latest single called (I Believe).
Nefertiitii’s “Motives” (featuring Ron Dreamz) is a rap track that builds upon the gangster rap of the late nineties and early 2000s. Nefertiitii is able tyo spit hot fire on this single, punching well above her weight class, punctuating the backing beat in a fashion that each bar tattoos itself deep into listeners’ minds. The inclusion of Ron Dreamz into the mix further varies this track and increases Motives’ replay…
Brian Hutson should give up his day job as soon as he can. Hutson went to work on Wall Street after earning a business degree from college and continued to chase his dreams in his spare time, but it’s apparent that his real talent lies with music and its ability to affect people’s lives multiple times a day for many, many years. His latest single “Anything Can Happen” practically throbs…
Shane Palko’s “Sunrise In Bangkok” is a timeless effort that is reverent of performers like Ben Harper and Elliott Smith. Numerous twists and turns dot the track, as Palko is able to whip in hints of blues, 1990s alternative, and the punctuality of modern jazz into an easy-going (with a tinge of melancholy) indie rock style. Over the course of 4 minutes, Palko is able to take listeners on a…
Brandon Bonine’s “Only With You” is a touching statement that needs little more than Bonine’s vocals and a hint of guitar. The sweet, soulful sound that Brandon weaves through Only With You brings in hints of the Goo Goo Dolls and John Mayer alongside pieces of the Counting Crows. The backing instrumentation on Only With You is surprisingly deep, with an intricate bass line and intense guitar line that leads…
SONI withanEYE’s “REBEL” is a strong, authoritative pop track that brings in a sizzling guitar line and a booming drum beat. With such a diverse array of sounds, SONI withanEYE is immediately able to draw some attention to the song. The vocals build off of the tradition of performers like Erykah Badu, Fergie, and Gwen Stefani. REBEL is a song that stands alone when compared to other tracks currently kicking around…
On repeated listens you can hear everyone from The Pixies to The Black Keys on the debut from Seattle-based trio Naked Giants. And despite the slew of bands who have name checked those groups over the years, there is a genuine connection on the part of Naked Giants. While it’s not particularly hard to simply ape another band’s sound, on “Sluff,” these guys seem to have internalized the endearing, shambolic…
Well, it’s not exactly a secret that UK artists have had a habit of, shall we say liberating, American Soul and Blues music over the years and remaking it in their own image. Everyone from Cream, and The Stones to Led Zeppelin and The Animals would be career-less if it weren’t for a bunch of self-righteous pilgrims who loaded up the boats with their bibles generations ago and headed for…
Let’s face it, we all have genres and subgenres and microgenres that we don’t get into not for any reason but because there is just so much content from bands in genres that we do like that we rarely find reason to stray. Doom and it’s microgenre drone metal is one of those genres, that I hear only good things about, but seemed so far away from the metal I…
The lyrical acumen on display with the ten song collection Swan and Wolf won’t surprise anyone who’s followed Nathaniel Bellows’ trajectory through modern American public life. He’s an artist with a wide foundation in various forms – music, prose, poetry, and visual art all fall within his purview. His second full length album Swan and Wolf continues his musical journey and shows his powers as a songwriter exponentially expanding from…
It was down to the wire for me and my buddy to work everything out to be able to go on the eighth annual Monsters of Rock cruise. We literally booked ten days before departure and got lucky by snagging a mid-ship, mid-deck cabin location (prime location for multiple reasons) from someone who had just recently had to cancel their reservation. It was an early morning as we left St.…
Over the past 10 years, Echo Bloom has been putting out an eclectic mix of styles, with a reliance on strong melodies and significantly expressive lyrics being the common threads that run through each record. Their fourth and latest, Green is the final in the trilogy of color-themed albums that each focus on different styles. While Blue pulled in more folk influences and Red a more traditional rock theme, Green mixes…