MUSIC REVIEWS

Jacob Jones’ American Drifter is the kind of EP that sneaks up on you. It starts with familiar country textures — warm guitar, conversational lyrics, an easygoing vocal tone — but by the time you reach the last track, you realize you’ve experienced something much deeper: a songwriter telling the …

With “The Fiddle Player Stays,” alt-country singer-songwriter Rebekah Snyder continues her slow-burn emergence as one of the more intriguing voices in modern Americana. Following the regional success of “Don’t Ever Date a Yankee,” Snyder positions her second single from the forthcoming Ready to Ride! album as a narrative-driven slice of …

Omer Netzer isn’t just a country artist in Nashville, TN, he’s an Israeli, which isn’t the only twist he brings to country music with a story to go with it. This is an artist that loses himself in his art, and the outcome is one hundred percent authentic. The songs …

The Alex Lopez Xpress, aka ALX, are going from blues rock to funk rock on Retro Revival, an album chock full of blues rock with funky flavors, which might just be a better way of putting it. Either way you slice it, Lopez has earned his way through the subgenres …

Ian C. Bouras is a welcome return to form for musicphiles like me. Being a filmmaker, it’s natural to keep one’s finger on the pulse of alternative music trends, after all alternative music has been one of the most obviously creative and eclectic genres to explore. Bouras is a classic, …

Circus Mind’s new single is Melt Away, a refreshingly acoustic entry in a musical field dominated by electronic beats, electronically manipulated vocals, and vapid lyrics. Circus Mind’s alternative rock reminds me a lot of Top 40s hits from the noughties, back when you had more variety and more freedom of …

“Bygones My Love” by Mike DeSorda, is distinctly different than a previously released song with a similar title which calls for some distinctions between the two, with Jenna Cogan on vocals, and this being a faster bluegrass number with a completely different vibe. This doesn’t come easy, but once you …

High Road’s newest single, “There Is A Rock,” is a stirring reminder of why this Nashville-based ensemble has become one of the most respected groups in Gospel, Country, and Roots music. Featured on their Dove-nominated project Straight From The Heart, the track brings together everything the band does best: rich …

In “Summer’s Calling,” the latest single from the indie duo Hecojeni, the season isn’t just a backdrop — it’s a metaphor for renewal, memory, and the fleeting ache of moments that can’t quite be recaptured. With its refrain, “Summer’s calling, lights are falling on me,” the song feels like a …

UniversalDice has a new single release (September 5th) entitled: “War and Peace, Part 1” (for inclusion on the forthcoming Be Reasonable album in 2026), and according to Universal Dice, this is not something to normally expect from them. Does the band name sound familiar? It just so happens UniversalDice won …