Craymer has just released a video for Underneath You, a track that deftly ties together EDM, indie, and R&B styles into a fun and catchy track. The disparate influences that filter through (Blink 182, The Anniversary) provide further depth for this track; listeners will have to spin Underneath You a number of times before understanding everything that Craymer has placed here. The overall production of Underneath You makes it ready…
There is a certain timeless feel to Gerard Singh’s current single, Crazy. The track has a driving beat and a set of vocals that touch upon hints of Rob Thomas and Jakob Dylan. The inclusion of a second set of vocals and a guitar line that is influenced by Santana make this track into a must-listen. The track can easily crossover to the pop or AC charts, all while pushing…
“Whimsy” is a rather appropriate title for Tetherball’s debut full length; 10 songs of quirky, enjoyable pop songs that could be about nothing or could actually be revealing life’s secrets, depending on how deep you dig into the lyrics. John B. Moorewww.neufutur.com
This five-song self-titled release from California Indie band The Gromble serves as a solid prelude to their forthcoming debut. The sound is a mix of alternative folk and Indie pop and ‘90s emo with just enough synthesizers to shade in the rest. John B. Moorewww.neufutur.com
Finally the one piece of nostalgia to unite vinyl nerds and kids of the ‘80s: The Ghostbusters Stay Puft Super Deluxe Edition 12”. Side A of this brilliantly creative set is Ray Parker, Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” theme (well, duh) and the flip side is a deliciously dated, but still entertaining “Ghostbusters Rap” by Run DMC (off of the Ghostbusters II soundtrack). John B. Moorewww.neufutur.com
On first listen, you’d swear the trio The Antics came out of some dreary old mill town in Northern England, playing alongside the early ‘80s bands on Rough Trade and The Factory. John B. Moorewww.neufutur.com
Lovely is a track that immediately will hit listeners with the softly-sang and alluring vocals of Los Angeles’ Eye’z. The track has its roots in eighties and nineties R&B, but Eye’z puts her indelible mark on the track. A punctual drum line keeps the momentum of the track high, while the track’s sub-three minute runtime is an emphatic punctuation to this cut. Levitating has a hint of the tropical present,…
Stand Tall is the current single by Briannagh D, and it is a perfectly-polished effort that will resound loudly with listeners long after the track ceases. The vocal harmonies laid down by Briannagh D pull double duty in that they provide listeners with a narrative as well as provide further complexity and depth to the already shimmering effort. The rich production values of Stand Tall ensure that Briannagh D will…
Stuck On You is a track that has a current and contemporary sound while looking back into the archives of seventies and eighties female country singers and nineties alternative-pop performers. There is a certain richness that is cultivated through this initial effort that will keep the track bouncing around listeners’ heads long after the track has ceased. Bad Girl works at the juncture of rock and honky-tonk; the confident guitar…
Arm Yourself With This Song is a folksy, intimate piece of music that will remind listeners of acoustic-era Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and Phil Ochs; there is little more present here than a man and a guitar, but the sheer gravitas and authority that is created with this song will have listeners focused in for the balance of the album. Can I Ever Be Noticed showcases the vocal ability of…
Ain’t No Life Like The Low Life is the first effort on Heart & Soul Radio’s latest, thieves. The track is energetic and will show listeners that Heart & Soul Radio is an act that can blend the emotive rock, pop-punk, and pop genres into something that is hard-hitting while still able to showcase a softer side to the band. True Romance- You Be Rosanna Arquette, I’ll Be That One…
Cocktails and Cannabis opens up May’s current release, the Insatiable EP. The track has a unique style that builds off of the work of Peter Murphy and Midnight Oil, while having hints of funk bass and an epic, almost Peter Gabriel-like feel to the song. Hey Peter is wholly different from Cocktails and Cannabis, adopting the outward style of reggae. The guitar is stellar with all of the spirit of…
The RockTronix are an all-star act that are looking to take the world by storm with their latest effort Magnificent Obsession. The specific constellation of influences and style that the band brings to each of their compositions on Magnificent Obsession ensures that listeners will both be on the edges of their seats and have no idea where the act will take them. Surrender is a tremendously introspective track that is…
You can throw a can of mustache wax on just about any street in Brooklyn and hit an indie folk band. But finding a great indie folks band in the borough is a much tougher task. John B. Moorewww.neufutur.com
The Tiger Club starts their latest album, Mephisto Island, with a sound that ties together Gilberto and Getz’ version of Girl From Ipanema with a little hint of the Squirrel Nut Zippers. The unity of lounge, psychedelic, and first-wave ska makes for an innovative and unique style to issue forth during the initial registers of Mephisto Island that will have listeners on the edges of their seats. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing…
1000facez has just released a collection of their songs with the Robokingdom EP; during the album’s five cuts, listeners will be provided with considerable variation in overall sound. The one thing that is constant from beginning to end is how fleshed-out the tracks are; this is a cohesive and a coherent effort from stem to stern. Robokingdom is a track that links together goth, industrial, and alternative rock into a…
Aside from (maybe) The Dead, no other artists’ fans have been more rabid about collecting every scrap of recorded music put out by that musician than Bob Dylan’s acolytes. Ever since his label started releasing their Bootleg Series in 1991 – mainly comprised of outtakes, demos and live recordings, many that had never been heard outside of Dylan’s circle – fans have been speculating about the existence of more songs…
It’s always a tough act trying to replace a deceased front man. For every band like Big Country, who successfully (at least for a while) moved Alarm singer and longtime band friend Mike Peters to the front of the mic, there’s an INXS or Doors who have fumbled through various weak versions and ended up looking like sell outs. When the ‘80s band The Call lost its singer to a…
Broke My Heart is a pop effort that possible considerable instrumental ability; Alice Sungurov creates vocals during this single that tie together Jewel, Kelly Clarkson, and Avril Lavigne. The spontaneous approach taken by the instrumentation on Broke My Heart imbues the effort with considerable replay value, something that is further bolstered through a larger than life arrangement. The track may be a hair over four minutes but all of the…
I Think We Should Be Friends is the first track on Naked Tunes, and the effort provides listeners with a blend of styles that ties the track into the eighties (Pet Shop Boys), nineties (Julian Lennon, George Michaels) and something more current and contemporary (Robin Thicke). The presence of the guitar and strings during I Think We Should Be Friends provides additional complexity to the initial strains of Naked Tunes.…