PICK OF THE WEEK

In a pop music world that is infatuated with pop culture, Trevor Drury dares to be different. His new song “Alice” is a complexity of honesty, riveting beat and lush, dreamy string arrangements. That’s not even half of it – Drury’s vocals bond together movie-star good looks and sensitive artistry. “Alice”, a song that Drury dreamed …

There’s a buxomness to the strum of the guitar we hear in the opening bars of “She’s Come to Sing” that is bound to make some of us assume it’s going to be the greatest gem in the track ahead of the 0:13 mark in the song. If you keep …

Instruments and words are considered by many who appreciate incredible music to be a link between humanity and the divine, and when listening to a record like Sandy’s new LP Magic Mind, it’s easy to understand the theory. Working elements of pop and experimental songwriting into a single, psychedelic format fit …

When it comes to creating a sense of familiarity and nostalgia-based around the sounds you grew up with, it only makes sense to listen to someone from a band responsible for crafting those very sounds. Jeff Coffey, though not a founding member, grew up loving the music of Chicago and …

I won’t mince words, Vol 1. Open Sesame Vol 1” the album by Istanbul-based artist Barista (real name Bahadir Han Eryilmaz) is a musical tour de force. I think there needs to be a stronger distinction between those who love music and those who LOVE music. What I mean is …

Heartbreak is almost as strong a motivator as love itself, and this is something Cory Williams seems well aware of with his sophomore release Bird Mouth, an LP born out of lost love as much as it was reborn, phoenix-like, out of the ashes that blossomed into a new relationship. …

Concept records admittedly aren’t everyone’s cup of tea; that said, some of these epic recordings are simply too culturally, artistically, and spiritually relevant for even the most discriminating of critics to ignore, and Fredo Viola’s My New Head definitely fits this description. My New Head dabbles in more than a few eccentricities and throws …

Moon & The Stars & The World is the new album from John Moore And Missing Star. Featuring a rousing mix of nocturnal delights, thought-provoking lyrics, it’s a wild sonic journey that goes beyond any run-of-the-mill sound. These guys bring back the album orientated rock without sacrificing a modern sound. From …

Prolific songwriting speaks for itself, and in the case of a player like Jerry Salley, it comes to define an entire career. Salley has been writing and singing in one of the most competitive scenes on earth, Nashville, for almost forty years now, and his talents are put to work …

Solo projects can oftentimes come out of three things: vanity, inspiration, and (least likely, yet still possible) utter boredom. It’s not every solo project that finds itself existing out of pure and total necessity, but for Robert Miller, this would end up being the case with his album Miller Rocks, …