CD Reviews

In the melodic “What We Breathe In,” The Chordaes elevate their sound to a level that was only teased at in 2016’s Touch the Ground while staying true to the aesthetic that brought them out of the […]

Few indie acts in the American lexicon have the reputation for delivering exceptional hybrid moments that AV Super Sunshine does, and in the new statement single “Candyland,” AV reminds us why this ever-changing vehicle for […]

Daniel Coloprisco issues a formidable soundtrack to the changing of seasons in his new extended play Winter’s Song, which despite running a collective eight minutes in total playing time dispenses one of the more charismatic listening experiences that […]

The piano gently chimes, and with its ensuing melody, it emits the very essence of emotion inside of the few seconds that exist between the start of Sonja Béets’ “De Stad” and the first appearance […]

URL: www.vanscottmusic.com/ A haunting harmony that starts and ends with a powerful piano welcomes us as we fall upon “Tough Love,” the latest single from pop singer/songwriter Vân Scott, and over the course of the […]

Bands take many circuitous routes through their musical journey. Some are overnight sensations; they write an inspired track propelling them to notoriety, land in the right place at the right time, or else occupy a gap that music listeners, […]

Cincinnati, Ohio born Darian has led a challenging life resulting in ultimate victory. His birth father, onetime James Brown guitarist Calvin Goshade, returned to touring during his mother’s pregnancy and had no idea he had […]

Chris Mardini has a lot on his mind, and he’s hashing it all out in the song “Retrospective Outlook,” In what amounts to some of the smartest alternative poetry I’ve heard in a while, Mardini […]

With nothing more than a brooding harmony, Milquetoast & Co. dispense one of the most powerful slices of modern balladry to see widespread release this year in “No Speak So Good,” but as anyone who […]

With a confident strum and a vibrant vocal to lead the way, “This Moment On” gets Dave Vargo’s Spaces in Between in motion on a high note and leaves a trail of glistening harmonies in its […]

Lumbering grooves led by a heavyset bassline crater through anything and everything that gets in their way as The Lost Millions get us lost in the thick instrumental forestry of “Wisdom of the Mad Priest,” […]

Golden-toned guitars and a soft, humble voice come together to form a harmony that is unlike any other I’ve reviewed this season in Sam Levin’s incredible new single “Dairy Queen Queen.” From the moment that […]

2019 has been a big year for James Cole. With the release of “Cali Queen” and an eyebrow-raising remix from AX.EL, Cole was able to lure a lot of new fans to an experimental R&B sound that he started […]