CD Reviews

Rhythm can make or break a crossover track like Old Man Jack’s “Stone Cold.” In a situation where artists decide to tackle a composition as multifaceted as this particular release from the acclaimed underground blues-rock […]

If you’re like me and long to hear about a different kind of project that boasts familiarity while pushing the envelope in challenging ways, Jake Allen and Jennifer Mann’s Refractions, Vol. 1 is the release for you. […]

I confess my familiarity with Universal Dice isn’t great. It’s only recently that I first became acquainted with their music and, as such, the experience still has a fresh hold on me. However, I can’t […]

Daniel Grindstaff’s collaboration with singer/songwriter and guitarist Trey Hensley, “Looking at the World Through a Windshield”, is contemporary bluegrass in its finest iteration. Grindstaff, an East Tennessee native and banjo virtuoso, has pursued his professional […]

Stephanie Bettman made her name in music circles as a talented practitioner of Americana/folk for well over a decade. She amassed seven releases to her credit and toured extensively as one-half of the highly praised […]

As the brutal war continues to rage in Israel and Palestine, novels like Amir Tsarfati and Steve Yohn’s Out of the Far North take on new meaning. There’s something inherently cinematic and visceral about setting […]

Welcome to IMAAI, Brea Fouriner! You have a new album out – congratulations. We love the music we have heard so far – tell us more about how you decided the track list?  Thank you so […]

Anjali Ray’s art emphasizes an assortment of key strengths. Two that leap out more than others are her ability to make the personal universal and the deceptively simple tenor of her musical arrangements. They are […]

Styles and sounds will come and go, but sincerity always sells. Make a listener believe what you are singing and the battle for their entertainment dollar is already more than half won. Dianña may not express those […]

I’m happy to report that “Alone on Christmas Day”, New York City’s High Plains Drifters’ contribution to the long-standing tradition of acts producing Christmas-themed material, isn’t just a holiday season gimmick. Banging around for over […]

It feels like Davie Simmons has been getting a lot of love from the indie music press this December, and with the new single “Traffic Disruptor,” it’s hard to argue against his being worthy of […]

With a glamorous sway that slowly becomes more indulgent as the music around the beats starts to grow in size, “Burning Journals” comes flooding from the stereo and instantly fills the air around us with […]

Danny Burns has a passion for bluegrass, and it doesn’t take much time into his new single “Dirty Old Town” to pick up on the influence of Appalachia on his songcraft. From the minute we […]