Blurry has a crisp sound to it that puts ample highlighting to Chris Waters’ inimitable rap style. A beautiful set of keys allows the track to pick up pop fans, while the song’s hook provide the counterpoint for the punchier rap flow that comprises Blurry’s main body. Fans of Owl City and Tom McDonald will be able to sink their teeth easily into this cut. The production of the track…
Keys FTV has a fun, laid-back track in his new outing, Flexin. There’s a chill flair to the synths and snap tracks, all while Keys FTV lays out an ode to the latest girl in his life. The song straddles the line between rap and R&B, with enough interesting material hidden in the song’s instrumentation that the track stays poppin’ even five or ten plays straight. Perhaps most interesting about…
Enough is a hopeful track that is a powerful reminder that today’s unique experience can be weathered. The song has an utterly timeless sound to it that is hard to point down. There’s a bit of 1950s R&B, 1960s motown, and more than a bit of traditional rock that is inserted into the mix. With other nods bringing in funk and gospel to the fray, Malina Moye has hit it…
Raw has Elijah slot in really nicely to the sexy, sultry R&B performer style. There’s rapid-fire lyrics laid down here like Trey Songz and Chris Brown while the instrumentation is (like the girl described in the track) flawless. The heartbeat-esque backing beat, the brooding keys, and the ability of the track to rise and fall at all the right points makes this a surefire lock for playlist and radio rotation…
Sucker For Your Ways has Head Fake revisit the Brit-rock of the late 1990s, with hints of Pulp and Blur incorporated into their slinky, fuzzy rock approach. There’re other influences presented here as well; a bit of Depeche Mode at points, some Stabbing Westward at others, which all are brought together into an eclectic sort of sound. There are no two points during Head Fake’s latest single that the act…
Anthem is a powerful song of praise that will have listeners following each lyric laid down here by Quianna Crute. There’s double duty being pulled here in that Crute is able to tell a story of personal realization while bolstering the synths and booming beats that comprise the backing instrumentation for the song. The additional presence of Canton Jones during Anthem is the perfect blend of finesse to Quianna’s strong…
30 Days In The Hole has The Dead Daisies move into the ballad style of acts link Every Mother’s Nightmare and Cinderella. The tremendous vocals laid down here showcase the intensity of the titular sentence, all while the lightest trappings of the guitar provide a vibrancy to the composition. Touching upon Perry Ferrell and Chris Cornell with this effort, The Dead Daisies are able to marry the past and present…
Hot Sauce has a throwback vibe to it that will get listeners out on the dance floor. The vibrant vocals laid down here by Sayonne are married to sweeping synths and emphatic percussion and claps. What results here during Hot Sauce is an effort that works equally well when played alongside pop, R&B or dance tracks. The bit of echo that Sayonne’s vox are given towards the song’s chorus ensures…
If I had a voice like Jeff Coffey’s, I would be singing some of music’s biggest hits, too. Origins – Vocalists And The Songs That Made Me, Coffey’s album is a bevy of rock music and some pop rock songs that steal the moment. A former lead singer of legendary band, Chicago, Coffey makes these cover songs his own in a 14-track odyssey. As each track unfolds, the listener gets…
Believe and Become is an effort that draws on the last forty years of the contemporary Christian genre all while Hendrix puts forth her own unique flair into the track. The backing instrumentation pushes Sharon’s voice to a ethereal plateau as it imprints an infectious melody deep into the minds and hearts of fans. Few artists are able to reach the vocal timbre that Hendrix does during Believe and Become,…
Walking On A Wire has some of the most tender instrumentation, matching with the wonderful one-two vocal elements. Together, the constituent elements for the composition are able to deftly maneuver between pop and rock. There’s a timeless sound here that will appease fans of 1990s alt-rock, 2000s country, and modern pop. There’s been considerable evolution in The Imaginaries’ output over the course of the last few years. Walking On a…
Hell is People is a rager of a track, blending together the mid-oughts output of Papa Roach and Disturbed with some straight-forward guitar riffs and furious drum fills. The charismatic vocals that sit at the top of the track unite a number of distinct sections that will bring fans as far afield as System of a Down, Guns and Roses, and even Megadeth. The band’s strongest side during their new…
Deep has Ready, Steady, Die! create a slinky, intense effort that links together Garbage and Nine Inch Nails. There’s a bit of modern EDM wobble incorporated here, paired alongside some seriously traditional / classical arrangements. The track is so eclectic that fans of practically any genre will find something that they can appreciate here. However disjointed the song may seem at the surface, the act is able to create a…
Frederique has an airy sound that seems like an evolutionary step forward from Carole King and The Carpenters. Technically proficient instrumentation work masterfully in providing just enough highlighting to the vocals. Fans of yacht rock or Sade-style R&B will find something they can sink their teeth into. The Forevers have the uncanny ability to transform older musical styles into something that speaks volumes to modern music fans. Rockets Fly calls…
Aether is an engrossing effort that links together ethereal performers like Black Tape For A Blue Girl with world music and classical genres. While the track does not include a vocal element, the strings and percussion unite to tell a rich tale. The brooding, bold elements that are approached during the single’s first half gradually move into something more airy and tender. Fans should strap on their headphones to hear…
A-Lister has released Groove-A, a poppy track that has a timeless feel to it. With a charismatic set of vocals and a bouncy backing beat, the track will easily bury itself deep into listeners’ brains. There are a few nice changes to the track’s tempo that will keep listeners firmly on the edges of their seats. It is this ability to move through styles and sounds that provide ample replay…
On Stop Killing Us, Samar is able to make a tremendously catchy and hard-hitting effort. With nods to The Game and Freeway in his verbal flow, Samar is able to make something familiar yet wholly unique in rap music. The backing beat has a hit of DJ Premier and J Dilla. Shifting to a dreamier lead out toward the final minute of the track, Samar attempts to showcase how dangerous…
Amber Alert, the latest single from Young Rich Kidz, has some intense wordplay that builds off the work of Tyler the Creator and Wiz Khalifa. Utilizing the titular alter as the cut’s backing beat, YRK ensure that listeners will immediately be locked into what the act is laying out here. There’s literally no time to take a breath here as the group keeps hitting fans with intricate lyrical content and…
Injecting a bit of additional frenetic energy to the Iron Maiden classic, the combination of heavy metal royalty that comprise The Wheelblocks are able to put their impression deep. The video showcases that the music can stay as pure as all get out even if the performers are hundreds (if not thousands) of miles away. Of particular note during this version has to be the sizzling guitar riffs laid down…
1 Time 2 Many is a poignant track showcasing the continual problem of policing in the United States’ baked-in sort of racism. The stories of disproportionate force being utilized by police departments towards African-Americans has been a sad reality of the last 100+ years; Shaheed’s smart repetition of the titular phrase has the effect of hammering home this fact into the minds of anyone listening to the track. The track’s…