PICK OF THE WEEK

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/a_picture_made/ The axiom “a long time coming” is oftentimes used but perhaps no more appropriate than in the case of the vision of A Picture Made. Birthed in the early 80s, the foursome boasting friends and musical cohorts from Kansas and Missouri came together and joined their creative powers …

URL: http://www.goldlightmusic.com/ A rustic harmonica and its complementary guitar melody are waiting to greet us at the onset of “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter,” the opening salvo that starts us off in Gold Light and Snakemusk’s Shadows In The Shallows, which is due to be released this coming May …

2019 has produced a mixed bag of results so far, and following with that trend, Kingdom of Birds’ new EP Glitz mashes together a similarly eclectic collection of studs and duds this spring. In songs like “Your Friends,” we experience Kingdom of Birds at their most reserved, but more importantly, their most …

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/50vBpQeIQqm2c3iLor6B3N  Canadian born Drake Jensen has a handful of studio albums to his credit and his latest single “Talk Me Down” shows the signs of continuing growth we hope to hear from talented artists and songwriters. This new single is culled from his latest album, 2019’s Sideshow, and while it …

Canada’s own Midnight Shine get experimental in their new single and music video, a cover of “Heart of Gold” (originally by Neil Young, for those few who aren’t already aware), with debatably affective results depending on how you choose to consume it. The song starts off familiarly, to such a …

URL: https://www.projectgrandslam.com/ Galloping out of the ashy remains of “Torpedo of Love,” Robert Miller’s bubbly bass sparks our attention as “I Don’t Know Why” comes roaring into existence in the eleventh track of Project Grand Slam’s PGS 7. The four-string ferocity is a beast to say the least, although it …

URL: https://www.respectables.ca/ The Respectables deliver a signature blend of epic tonality in their all new album The Power of Rock ‘N’ Roll, an eleven-track masterpiece that fuses hard rocking rhythm with adept, colorful lyrics that are often spiked with seductively stylish hooks. With songs like “The Shotgun Seat,” “Give Some” and …

Eclectic melodies and surreal soundscapes comprise The Girl from Cherry Valley, the stunning debut album from Jas Frank & the Intoits, which is now available everywhere that independent music is sold and streamed. Frontwoman Jas Frank leads the way with her sultry vocal in the centerpiece single “All the Highs All …

SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/para-lia/para-lia-soap-bubble-dreams From Cottbus, Germany comes Para Lia with – Soap Bubble Dreams, an album with just as much new school to be heard as old school on what is a 50/50 blend, with somehow an overall respect paid to both audiences by musicians René and Cindy Methner. Their blend …

Some young songwriters have no trouble being followers instead of leaders in their scene, but Derrick Davis definitely isn’t among their ranks. Davis is treading some sophisticated waters in his new album Anti-Social, clobbering anyone who presses play on the stunning “End of Days,” “All I Need to Know,” “Best I …