CD Reviews

Americana releases often collapse under the weight of their pastiche. Too many writers and performers treat the genre like a butterfly intended to be pinned under glass rather than allowed to breathe. They are too […]

Madelyn Victoria continues to set her sights higher and higher with the release of “Good at Goodbye”, now available on Spotify. Her first release since the 2018 single “Right Here With You” which is her […]

The brother duo known as Conceptz out of Orange County, NY is back, with a new single “Drippin And Drownin.” We often defer to hyperbole to describe a particularly hot act, but make no mistake […]

Begin Again, the latest album by Randy Seedorff makes its message incredibly clear from its opening track (“Dream”). You have to have faith in yourself and not listen to anyone trying to drag you down. […]

Having started making music by the time he was 20, Davy Williamson has a lot on his mind, and a lot of artistry to offer. Originally from Plant City, FL the man bounded around bands […]

Criticizing country music can be a little hard, I’m not gonna lie. There’s so much of it and sometimes it’s hard to see how one trend got to another. In some ways, the current country […]

In an era dominated by streaming and home releases, many musical acts have found massive success aspiring to be based out of as homemade a studio as possible. Noteworthy artists with albums made literally out […]

There’s a rusticity to the tone of the guitar strings in Jarret Forrester’s “Tonight” that I’m entirely hesitant to deem old school for one big reason; the melody they create is forward-thinking and progressively stylized. […]

There’s truly no limit to what a melody can convey in the bluegrass genre, given the style’s multifaceted structure of song and complex storytelling frequently employed by its best players, and we’re reminded as much […]

In his latest release, the collaborative Barry Abernathy & Friends, bluegrass icon Barry Abernathy invites some of the best players in his genre to the studio for an exhibition as much about self-exposure as it is […]

When singer/songwriters adapt with their material over time, they tend to become an embodiment of their original narrative – and vice versa. This is certainly true of the one and only Linda Imperial, whose new […]

There’s plenty of arguments debating when Rock allegedly “died”. Some try to suggest it was the 60s, and some even the mid to late ’70s in the midst of the rise of disco. Judging from […]

Anyone who loves lively bass playing will adore King Cole’s “The Mean Season”. It is the title track of Cole’s new collection and pops with energetic zeal throughout the course of this cut. The Florida […]