MUSIC REVIEWS

THE ALBUM: https://open.spotify.com/album/10y9nciKuBaNJnnmKihbuN Del Suelo’s new album The Musician’s Compass: A 12 Step Programme has rocketed its way into the title of most anticipated record of the year, and having just given it a listen over the weekend it isn’t hard to see the reasons why. In an era where charlatanism has …

YOU TUBE: https://youtu.be/K58bNNsU2VM You could say that pop has been lagging in terms of organic melody lately, and I wouldn’t be able to disagree. But one area in which music – both in the mainstream and in the underground – has grown substantially more mature in the last couple of …

URL: https://www.hughiemac.com/ It seems, on the surface, a relatively bold move to record and release an album of classic pop standards in 2018. Some may say foolhardy. The extended success enjoyed by Rod Stewart belies this assumption and numerous other notable singers have taken a turn through the Great American …

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JupiterInVelvet/ Fusing stoner rock’s mammoth distortion with punk’s visceral rhythms and 80’s heavy metal’s excessive virtuosity, Jupiter in Velvet has struck rock n’ roll gold in his new album Beautiful New Day, and critics from one side of the country to the next cannot stop singing its praises. I’ll be …

URL: https://marieldarling.com At just 16 years old, up and coming pop singer/songwriter Mariel Darling has been stunning critics across the country lately with her insanely good vocal capabilities, which some have likened to such legends as Madonna and Celine Dion. I myself hadn’t had the chance to really breakdown any …

URL: https://www.corinnecook.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/corinnecookmusic/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/corinne_cook “Last Thing To Go” begins Corinne Cook’s new studio album serving notice to anyone listening that she means every bit as much business with her latest that she meant with her debut. The confidence level, naturally, is much higher than before and that’s a …

URL: http://www.wave21.com/ For those in the know, the tradition of Canadian country rock is a long one with storied names like The Cowboy Junkies, Blue Rodeo, and even The Band boasted four out of five members who hailed from the Great White North. Montreal based Wave 21 aspires to join …

URL: https://www.avsupersunshine.com/ Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin might seem like an improbable birth place for one of the most idiosyncratic acts in the global music market today, but AV Super Sunshine occupies an unique position in the modern firmament of sound. AV has produced a number of popular, well-received albums coupling …

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/vinylfloorband/ In their song “Tidal Waves,” Danish hard rockers Vinyl Floor unleash a swaggering ballistic blues anthem like the year is 1973 and they’re trying to make a name for themselves in the Motor City, but this isn’t a bit from one of classic rock’s more sterling albums of …

URL: https://lelandandthesilverwells.com/ When you fuse together a homespun string arrangement, ethereal vocals and a pastoral beat, you don’t just get “Coming Down,” one of nine magical slabs of psychedelic pop offered in Leland and the Silver Wells’ stunning new self-titled record; you get a glimpse into what pop music can …