MUSIC REVIEWS

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 …

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 …

You don’t have to be the biggest folk fan in the world to know that when Webster’s Wheel enters the studio to make music, they mean big business for the genre, but serious folk aficionados are already aware of what their new album Yum Yum Pie means. Once again, Marie Robertson …

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 …

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” …

As light as feather but as affirming as a verse can be when coupled with a melody, “Words of the Teacher,” one of the songs included on David Raybuck’s new record The Prodigal, is built around its sharp vocal harmony without question. In this track, much like the other thirteen on The …

Jean Morrison sets the stage for his pending debut full-length with the release of the single “Cardboard Skies”. He’s reaching back a few years for the track actually to a standalone single released in 2015. Releasing it again serves a personal purpose as Morrison wants to honor the memory of …

The highly accomplished Marc Dold, who also goes by Mawk Phoenix, has released his latest single, “Coming Home.” This is said to be one of many that Mawk has written and recorded over the last few years, that are due for upcoming release. Having provided music for film and television …

Thomas Howell has made a rare transition. The veteran actor, arguably most famous for his role in 1983’s The Outsiders, turns his hand to music with his single “Whiskey Demon”. Many actors are famous for moonlighting as would-be rock stars or singers, but few are memorable. The skillset of an actor …

It’s hard to determine just where to go with a third album. For bands concerned with making pop hits, albums never seem to matter, but for rock groups, honing in on a refined and artistically crafted discography can make or break your group’s trajectory. In the historic case of the …