MUSIC REVIEWS

Celestiowl “Metanoia” (EP)

Classical guitarist CelestiOwl continues adding to an already substantial body of work with his new EP release Metanoia. The four-track collection illustrates how CelestiOwl’s ambitions reach far beyond mere instrumental work and aspire to something akin to Art instead. He draws from influences reaching far beyond the typical assortment of classical …

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Adam Randy “Another Song” (SINGLE)

In a world so inundated with endless riffs on nostalgia and reboots/remakes, the world of pop culture and media altogether feels like a wheel spinning in the mud. It’s an extremely tiring trend to see films go through five-year bursts of trends, and it only feels all the more tiring …

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Arbor Creek’s “Thanks for Wading” (LP) 

Arbor Creek’s Thanks for Wading delivers the Chicago based band’s customary stew of classic rock sounds with a modern veneer. The nine songs included on the band’s sophomore effort do not break with the template established with the band’s self-titled debut, but they do refine the strengths present on that release and …

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War Panties Drop Two New Singles/Videos

In a gust of pulsating beats and melodic fizz that will duel for our hearts across the whole of this single’s running time, “Ready 2 Git Ready” from indie harmony makers War Panties kicks into gear ready to please. Anyone within earshot of the song’s opening sonic salvo will feel …

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Jazz Musician Dan Engelhardt Releases New Album

In the gorgeously fashioned “Jackie,” one of the fourteen songs available to us on the new album Here at Last from jazz artist Dan Engelhardt, melodies come slipping out of the darkness like shadows beneath the city lights, luring listeners into a haze of scattered harmonies that are dreamlike and lush (to …

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22 HERTZ “Get the Hell Out” (SINGLE)

With the modern music industry landscape the way that it is, genres have become far more complicated than they used to be. Even at the beginning of the twenty-first century with the rise in satellite radio, Napster, and iPods, you could still flick on the radio and know what general …

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Major of Roses “But Not Now” (SINGLE)

Major of Roses, the nom de plume for Stockholm, Sweden’s Magnus Rosell, first debuted in June 2018 with his full-length album Cornerstone. This diverse collection recalled the work of artists ranging from Elvis Costello to Massive Arrack and set the stage for everything that follows. His new single “But Not Now” …

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