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…
“Official” is the new single from rising Southern California talent Michael Capshaw, aka Cap, took a circuitous route into the music world, but it’s always been percolating through his blood. His youthful passion for the art experienced a temporary hold when Capshaw opted to join the military for a couple of years before returning to the country and beginning his musical career in earnest. He’s already experienced some commercial success…
For a British band, the guys in Brighton’s Harker have a pretty intense love for American music. You can hear everyone from the Bouncing Souls and Dinosaur Jr. to Jimmy Eats World and the Gaslight Anthem on No Discordance, their debut full length. And while there’s no denying the inspirations are all over this LP, the band has injected enough originality into the offerings that they still come off as…
The Last Gang split up for a bit in 2009, having lost momentum and the energy to get going again. But thank the gods of punk rock or whatever deity you want to credit, singer/guitarist Brenna Red and drummer Robert Wantland roped in Sean Viele to take over on bass and The Last Gang gave it another go.
Ali Jacko has crafted Working Man in a fashion similar to modern Bon Jovi or Fuel. The track is built off of a strong chorus and raw passion, making for a hooky effort that will stick with listeners long after the song ceases to play. I Found Love is the more pop-facing effort from Jacko, a light-hearted ballad that listeners will be able to appreciate no matter their tastes. Our…
Carolyn Marie’s Man Eater is a track that deftly links together pop and rock genres in a fashion that will appease a wide swath of listeners. Marie’s vocals are able to hit all of the right notes as the dark and brooding instrumentation provides highlights at all the right places. A hint of echo on the guitars, on-point drums, and smart repetition turns this from a solid track into something…
Jeff Rosenstock’s “Melba” a track that saddles the line between pop-punk and alternative rock. This means that there are the swirling guitars of Fugazi and The Pixies mixed in with the nasalness of The Descendants and The Dickies. Melba’s instrumentation is on-point, too; the chunky bass lines, jangly guitars and splashy drums will indelibly tattoo the melodies of the single deep into listeners’ brains. Vibrant and refreshing, Melba speeds up even…