MUSIC REVIEWS

The Larry Lee Ray Band (AKA) Larry Lee Ray, And The Tradesman, are a blues rock trio from Ohio, consisting of Larry Lee Ray, Luke Ray, and Rex Weible, with a new full-length album On The Right Track, which never veers of the hot rails. The LP is full of …

Lente Viviente by Little King, is their eighth studio album, and if they need any introduction in this saturated era of indie music, the group consist of Ryan Rosoff (guitar and vocals), David Hamilton (bass and cello), and Tony Bojorquez (drums). This power trio are El Paso, TX based, but …

Aaron Bucks is an interesting and vastly talented artist combining Country songwriting with an island music twist, and the depth of it even reaches into soul music in the process. “Where I’m Home” is one of two singles headed for his debut (2026) album release, entitled The Life Sessons. And …

Rockforte is an outstanding release by Christina Gaudet, with Grammy considerations for best Rock album and song, and official Rock Album award from Clouzine International Music Awards + an Elite Music Awards nomination, just for starters. It’s Gaudet herself that makes a song, but the instrumentals call for it and …

In the bluegrass industry, pedigree matters. When you assemble a lineup that includes Josh Williams, Don Rigsby, Ron Block, Steve Thomas, and Mike Anglin, expectations are inevitably high. Southern Legacy’s first single, “The Hills of Carter County,” doesn’t just meet those expectations — it strategically positions the group as a …

If you’ve spent the last few years fretting over the future of bluegrass—whether TikTok snippets and endless genre-fusions are pushing it into oblivion—Southern Sunshine is your evidence that the form is alive, well, and evolving within its own guardrails. Williamson Branch, with their family-band warmth and social media savvy, are …

Angles – by the Douglas Ray Jaffe Project, is the EP which contains four epic, poeticized tracks, with each one featuring a different vocalist to get Jaffe’s lyrics out over music produced by Emmy-nominated Craig Brandwein, and the musicians and singers all come from the Alabama area. The music is …

Rebecca DGD 5 is an acquired taste, but once you’ve buckled in for the ride, you won’t regret it. Her new single is titled Feels Like Rock’n Roll, a sort of contemporary elixir to the tribalization of music and culture. Indeed, the track starts out with DGD 5 speaking as …

Pop in 2025 is often built for speed. Hooks are crammed into the first ten seconds, choruses arrive before the verse has even settled, and the goal is usually TikTok virality rather than emotional resonance. In that context, Vân Scott’s “Turn Off the Tears” feels almost radical. It doesn’t rush. …

Junior Sisk’s new album is It’s All Fun and Games, featuring eleven tracks with Sisk at the helm along with the band. Sisk’s act is a welcome relief in an era peppered with an unholy union of country and pop. There’s something of a return to form with the act, …