MUSIC REVIEWS

There’s something so overwhelmingly charming and invigorating about stumbling across a truly original Americana rock star. Most artists these days have thrown in the towel when it comes to crafting genuine and original music, so to find a guitar-forward EP with emphasis on lyrical storytelling and musical performance feels like …

It is rare when you can write, without reservation, that a band is unlike anything else you’ve ever heard, Puffery is common. Every solo artist, band, performer, whatever, makes the claim that they bring a unique musical experience to listeners, and few can honestly say it. It’s one thing to …

What you put me through, what happened to you, sings the smooth and pop star Jeremy Rice in the new earworm “Why Do You Lie”. Toe tapping and one of the summer’s sure-to-be-hits, Rice keeps his attitude fun and free despite the inferred relationship woes. Featuring a rousing pop rock …

Anyone who says they had a great country-rock album coming out of Austria on their 2022 bingo card is lying. Labeling B.B. Cole’s Outgrowing Ourselves as country-rock alone, however, is misleading. Her singer/songwriter sensibility shines through during each of the album’s nine songs and there are glimmers of other influences catching the …

Impresario’s fourth full length album in a little more than two years, 80’s Caravan, may prompt listeners to question if the opera singer turned pop songwriter Valerian Ruminski is overstretching himself. The ten songs included on his latest album, however, never betray any signs of fatigue. It’s the latest burst of …

Connecticut’s Laura Sumner channels the philosophical ways of a folk artist and meshes them together with rock and roll and Americana bliss in the moving EP Red Clay Blue Sky. Inviting the listener into her world, one that is filled with memories and delightful details, Sumner’s voice keeps the listener close …

Burgeoning talent is attracting a lot of people to the American underground right now, and whether you’re looking for something urban or bucolic, you can rest assured there’s going to be something to suit your taste out at the moment. URL: https://foundrytownsurvivors.com/ Those who prefer the latter over the former …

It’s been a long time since this sort of music has been able to gain and keep a foothold in the modern music world. Smooth jazz is often consigned to the netherworld of cocktail bars, period piece movie soundtracks, or the general oblivion of golden oldie radio stations. Le Sonic, …

Consider JD and the RetroRyders to be proverbial keepers of the flame. This unique seven piece band based out of Huntington Beach, California is led by front man Joe DeMeo with two supporting vocalists, a drummer, guitarist, bass player, and an additional percussionist. They have four well-received releases under their …

Noise-rockers Cinemartyr have a particular philosophy when it comes to making music – “the body dictates the note” – and it’s very much in this spirit that we find their new album  sounding like one of the more imposing releases of its kind out this summer. From the moment the …