Music

I expected this to be an uneasy listen. Once I realized Not Ashamed’s “In Spirit and Truth” praises the band’s God, gnawing uneasy chewed on my insides wondering what I’d gotten myself into. I didn’t […]

Quon is something of a veteran in the Hip Hop community. Coming up in the Arizona and Texas area, Quon plied his trade on the local club scene. He considers himself a product of the […]

There is scarcely a moment in the new single “Lawrence” from Colorado-based bluegrass outfit Floodgate Operators in which the powerful glow of the string play isn’t more powerful than the lead vocal at the center […]

Telling a story through straightforward music and lyrics is rather simple in comparison to building something conceptual from the ground up, creating character profiles within verses, and developing a poetic narrative that isn’t limited to […]

Corey Stapleton & The Pretty Pirates delivers an open and honest performance on their new album Sea Change. Stapleton broaches a myriad of subjects both political and personal throughout the album. He accompanies these topics […]

Hi sora – thank you for talking with me today. I’m such a fan of your music and your image. When did you break into the music industry? sora: Hey imaai! Thank you so much for having […]

Chris St John leaves no stone unturned on his sophomore album Fly Away. Witty, vulnerable, and incredibly honest St John doesn’t hold anything back. After writing enough songs to fill two albums (his debut album […]

Typically when we think of rock music, the first elements that come to mind right off the bat are loud guitars, anthemic vocals, and an arena-shaking groove that feels as endeared to blues music as […]

Conceptual records don’t have to extend aesthetical ambitions with the use of camp, and I think the new progressive outing from L.A.-based alternative rockers Illuminaut does a lot to solidify this statement as truth. While […]

There is welcomed plasticity to the synthetic melody we open “Count on Me” with that I would normally detest in any setting outside of pure pop music, but for whatever reason, it precludes the stirring […]

In pop music, using lyrics to create an identity at the start of your career isn’t especially uncommon, but to do so the way that Angel Hilson does in her debut release “Just This Once” […]

With evasive fretwork and a fleeting dissonance in the melodicism directly behind her in the track, Psyclo constructs an intimate performance in her new single “I’m Not Lovesick” that might surprise a lot of listeners […]

Using music to create some perspective among the audience is a part of the fabric of what American pop is, and in his powerful new single “Chariots of Fire,” this is exactly what rapper Bobby-G […]