Articles by Clay Burton

The collection Country Faith Bluegrass moves something within my heart. Many of the songs included with this release are, quite simply, performed poetry. Others are more tightly tethered to dogma but even those moments are never heavy-handed. […]

Luis Mojica’s “Songs From the Land” is quite possibly one of the most romantic albums I’ve heard this year. Don’t be fooled by that statement however, because it’s not an album designed to spur imagery […]

Jarod Grubb’s journey from Montana’s Western landscape to the bright lights of Nashville, Tennessee has turned towards a national and global stage. “What She’s Drinkin’ On”, his new single, capitalizes on the success of his […]

One look at the music video for Mold’s new single, “I Can See The Ghost,” and you know you are in for something RADICALLY different. Mold, whose proper name presentation, includes an exclamation point, is […]

In a time where it seems the pleas and hopes of the public fall on deaf ears, the arts has been a wonderful place when it comes to venting overwhelming frustration. Take Aisles, the Chilean-based […]

If it’s balance that you seek, a way to turn down the heat and be at one with your soul and mind, then the new album A Seeker’s Slumber is the right mix of pop, classical and […]

A complete blues rock album layered with searing drum fills and dazzling electric guitars, the collective efforts of Chris Tapp and Brian Mullins deliver a gem to behold as the Cold Stares, entitled Heavy Shoes. Such […]

Pop’s surreal side has been the headline in 2021, whether it’s coming via the postmodern composing ideals of the indie rock community or a generation of rappers uninterested in the plaintive hooks their predecessors experimented […]

Although it has the bones of a soft pop/folk crossover single that wouldn’t normally appeal to the contemporary tastes of country fans, there’s something so classically Nashville about the new single “County Fair” by Eller […]

Good songcraft takes years to develop, not months, and this can be a very hard fact for some indie players to face. There’s a lot of work that goes into cultivating something special for your […]

Talk to us about the process in releasing your latest album? Our latest album is a recording from 1981. It was a live performance early in our career. We found it on some cassettes that […]

“A to Z” is the new single from Hawaiian power trio Executive Order is urgent rock music for modern audiences. There’s none of the posing and predictable idiosyncrasies of a glorified tribute band present in […]

High-quality rock n’ roll and qualified mainstream metal have been largely missing from the general pop culture spectrum for a few years now, and people are starting to get restless. The zealous beats, the explosive […]