MUSIC REVIEWS

Lorrie Morgan hasn’t let the passage of time dampen her talents or drive to record music. Her new collection Dead Girl Walking has the same vibrancy and musicality that has characterized Morgan’s work throughout her recording history. The same inspiration present in her 1992 classic Something in Red, a decade-defining effort that still lingers in the …

When passion, discipline, and talent collide, the effect is combustible. Few releases in recent memory demonstrate that better than Rob Alexander’s mammoth 2023 pop masterpiece Young Man’s Eyes. Anyone who has followed Alexander’s journey up to this point knows that he’s been building to this moment. His preceding releases are noteworthy …

We tell ourselves stories in order to live, and ViennaCC, Austrian producer and self-styled musical alchemist, tells us a familiar one. The story of escape, of the weekend, of shedding the workweek like a snake’s skin and emerging into two days of freedom. “Weekend Mood” is the soundtrack to this …

Rebirth is the third album released by Chilean-born singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist K-Bust, the performing name for Karla Bustamante. Her ten tracks for the new song cycle are firmly ensconced in the synth/electro-pop genres and hard-hitting. You won’t hear any wasted motion. They are compact and focused compositions that delve into matters …

“Summer Girl (Redux)” by The High Plains Drifters is a refreshing yet bittersweet anthem that perfectly captures the ephemeral nature of summer flings, packaged in a tune that will haunt your playlists well beyond the season. As the band continues to explore new musical territories, this latest single ventures into …

Inviting us to get closer with both her words and the surprisingly staunchness of the melody pushing them forth, DawgGoneDavis is anything but inaccessible in her new single “Love Wins;” on the contrary, she’s so open in her tone here that it’s hard to believe this is only her latest official release …

Phil Coyne is a breath of fresh in an era where there are many nostalgic knockoffs, but very few traditional wins. With his band The Wayward Aces, he’s able to craft a pitch-perfect Aussie blues record, but still injects an appropriate dose of originality into the mix. The result is …

I think Universal Dice’s “A Very Small Man”, the latest single from their new album release Misfit Memoirs, is the best representation yet for this collection. URL: https://universaldice.com/ It’s a bold claim. The single’s predecessors, “Once Upon a Time”, “Slip Away”, and “Curse”, are powerful singles that make a case for …

Owning a verse with more than your voice doesn’t mean inviting a lot of nonsense into the mix just to obstruct the audience’s view of your skill. There’s no hiding behind a hook if you want to make a splash in modern hip-hop; you’ve got to be out there front …

James Robert Webb’s six-track EP Ride or Die stakes his claim as one of the most important new voices in modern country music. He mixes anthemic compositions alongside raucous life-celebrating tracks that are sure to find widespread favor. It lays the groundwork for Webb’s next full-length collection Weekend Outlaw, but still leaves a …