CD Reviews

Sounds of switching the radio dial starts the song. Muffled broadcasts lay atop each other. Static. Then, a throbbing bass guitar. Then, magic. The single “WTF” is from Tallahassee, Florida’s band Once Great Estate. Describing […]

Though conservative in his approach to the harmony in “Cowboys,” “Witch Love” and “Queen Song,” Luis Mojica isn’t afraid to show us a little bit of aesthetical experimentation in “City Friends,” “Invoked” and “The Ranger,” […]

We begin our journey with moderate rock singer/songwriter Gordy Hunt in his new album Mood Swings with the delightful sway of “Just Can’t Leave Her,” arguably the perfect tone-setter to kick of any tracklist, and although its […]

“Never needed much / Gave away my share / ‘Till I felt your love / ‘Till I felt you there” sings Jim Lord in a retrospective tone as his new single “Helplessly I Fell” begins […]

Baseball Gregg is an electro-pop duo based in Stockton, California, by way of Bologna, Italy. Samuel Regan and Luca Lovisetto met as students. As their sound has matured, the interesting paths and corners of the […]

There aren’t many genres of music in the American lexicon that have come as far as country has in the last century, but for singer/songwriter Carlos Washington and his Steel Horse Swing, playing to the […]

Atmospheric harmonies aren’t difficult for even the most novice of new age players to dream up, but they’re undoubtedly tough to execute unless provided with the best equipment and venue for recording possible. However, with […]

Swirling in a surreal pattern of melody and rhythm not entirely defined by the structure of the lyrics that will soon adorn every beat in the song, the first few bars that come flowing out […]

“An explorer’s guide to human suffering / By slimming it down to its barebones” sings Thomas Charlie Pedersen in the opening lines of his song “The Meriwether Pull,” one of the star tracks of the […]

Described by songwriter Scott Schaus as a “platonic love story”, his self-named music project Schaus releases their latest single “Hasan”. Anyone hoping for literal songwriting in the lyrical department will suffer disappointment because of the […]

Unusually harmonic and melodic, The Chicago based duo The PondHawks Mario and Jorie have a unique vibe. They put all of their passion and emotion into their tunes and it’s appearing in their songs. “Afraid […]

Allison Brewster Franzetti artfully straddles a piano melody with elegance and exquisite self-control as we listen in on “Wonderful Tonight,” a cover of the Eric Clapton song of the same name, one of the eighteen […]

In their new self-titled record, Mike Donello & the New Essentials introduce us to a soulful take on modern pop/rock that comes untethered to any of the commercial trends you might have heard while browsing […]