MUSIC REVIEWS

Cathy Hutch Free Wheelin’ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/CathyHutchMusic/ The very first song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 was Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool” in August of 1958. Since then, over a thousand different songs have held the same chart position as Nelson’s Sharon Sheeley-penned classic from his self-titled …

Fate Under Fire – La La Love INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fateunderfire/ Pure, unadulterated pop like Fate Under Fire pushes with their latest single “La La Love” is an increasingly rare commodity in our music world. The arbiters of musical taste, unfortunately, decided long ago that melody didn’t matter as much as beats …

Patiently Awaiting the Meteorite – Electrified FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/patientlyawaitingthemeteorite/ Patiently Awaiting the Meteorite’s debut single “Electrified” and the music video that comes with it reminds me of MTV’s arguable “prime”, the years when traditional artists possessing a strong visual and theatrical sense, like former Genesis front man Peter Gabriel among others, …

The Krew – To Hell With You URL: http://www.krewtunes.com/ The Krew’s new single “To Hell With You” is pulled from the fourth album Smoke Rising, a studio collection that likely shows their growing mastery of traditional retro rock, blues, country rock, all of it topped off with a totally modern …

ShaQ:Muzik – Get Down SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/7IM36IpzjP5KrPPZwI5ECp Electronic dance music has made a lot of really strong forward strides in the last three decades that, frankly, have shocked critics and detractors who largely expected its forerunners to burn out long before we reached this point. It’s really stunning when you think …

Rob Alexander – Long Road Coming Home ALLMUSIC: https://www.allmusic.com/album/long-road-coming-home-mw0003173208 Singer/songwriter Rob Alexander creates a stylishly atmospheric easy listening experience in his new album Long Road Coming Home, led by its latest single “Better Than That,” a transcendent, thoughtful love song that is as reflective on the past as it is optimistic …

Jiggley Jones – Not Your Typical Day Out SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/1puPKmILq6wdnS2NJU065o Whether trotting through the darkness, the light, or the strange places that lie in between, Not Your Typical Day Out, the new album from critically acclaimed alternative singer/songwriter Jiggley Jones, is a brilliantly experimental interpretation of modern folk music. As its …

Parker Longbough – Left On Tri URL: https://www.parkerlongbough.com/ Parker Longbough’s latest album, Left On Tri, is a collection of pop songs written while living in a cabin in the Alaskan woods, on band leader Matthew Witthoeft’s way back home. Parker Longbough is actually-the brainchild of former Uncle Jesse member, Witthoeft. …

Doug McCurry – ‘Doug McCurry &The Verticals II’ URL: http://www.dougmccurry.com/ This album covers romance, parental love as well as failed romances. Love is such a great medium for music and discussing life, because love is what motives us the most as human beings. These pieces are unique, insightful as well …

The Gothard Sisters – Midnight Sun TWITTER: https://twitter.com/GothardSisters Midnight Sun, the new album from the Gothard Sisters was written in contemporary Celtic folk style and with their uniquely distinct- arrangements and each of them tells a little story about something special to the three of them, thanks to hours upon …