MUSIC REVIEWS

In a landscape dominated by overproduction and hyper-polish, New York City’s Skyfactor offers a refreshing return to the fundamentals of great songwriting on their latest album, Master Plan. This ten-track collection doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel—instead, it polishes it until it glows. Skyfactor, fronted by singer-songwriter Bob Ziegler, has …

In the ever-expanding cosmos of indie rock, it’s rare to find a track that hits like a cinematic crescendo that never lets up. But “Phoenix Rising Soul” by Different Moon, the latest release from North Carolina-based songwriter-producer Jim Piper, is exactly that—an epic resurrection anthem that soars with mythic intensity …

Collabs: Live at Garcia’s at The Cap by Twilight Muse mostly slaps. Like, 85% slap. The vibes are there, the energy is on point, and the guest list is stacked. It’s not all fire, and that’s okay. “Living for the City” goes HARD. Randolph’s pedal steel and G. Love’s harmonica go …

I haven’t heard of Douglas Ray Jaffe before, but that doesn’t mean anything. The artistic world is impossibly large these days and few have time for traversing every avenue and thoroughfare. There’s too much to read, see, and hear to possibly cover all of it. His debut Douglas Ray Jaffe Project doesn’t …

Sheri Miller’s “Chelsea Summer Nights (Acoustic)” stands as a poignant and thoughtfully constructed meditation on the temporality of love, artistic identity, and place, presented through the acoustic folk tradition. Rooted firmly in the lyrical and cultural lineage of 1960s Greenwich Village, the track is an evocative return to the stripped-back …

Northwest based, Limberlost, find their feats on the new full-length album entitled: Beautiful Scars, and it’s a powder keg full of ultrasonic gin and tonic, pulling no punches and leaving its mark on the hearts of their fans who will be surprised by what they hear to say the least …

In an era where folk and Americana are often distilled into either nostalgic sentimentality or heavily produced radio-friendliness, Brielle Brown’s “Blessing” arrives as something altogether more profound. The lead single from her forthcoming album, In Art & Soil the Same, is not simply a song but an invocation, a meditation on …

UniversalDice’s Misfit Memoirs (Gerry Dantone) has done it—snagging the coveted “Album of the Year” award and marking a watershed moment in modern rock. This isn’t just an accolade; it’s a resounding affirmation of UniversalDice’s ability to capture the zeitgeist with raw emotion, incisive storytelling, and a sonic palette that defies …

Laura Sawosko isn’t here for the smoke and mirrors. On Not What I Do, the Nashville singer-songwriter strips away any pretense, delivering a deeply personal collection of songs that feel like pages ripped straight from her diary. It’s a record rooted in Americana, but with the kind of storytelling that …

Levi Foster’s new single “Walter,” set for release on February 21, brings a depth of emotion that cuts right through the heart. The track’s poignant narrative doesn’t just offer a glimpse into the life of a father suffering from Alzheimer’s disease; it brings us inside the quiet pain of his …