MUSIC REVIEWS

Simple strings and gentle melodies from a pair of singers who know their way around a verse or two – that’s all that Lavendine’s “Here to You” is made of, and yet it feels as stacked to the brim with charisma as a song can be on its own. While …

Little more than an ominous bass tone and an implied beat are needed to make a big statement in the first few moments of “Run Up My Bands,” the new single from Vikki Sota out now everywhere quality hip-hop is sold and streamed, but I’m not going to be the …

BD Gottfried’s musical journey has allowed him opportunities to share the stage with several important musicians. He’s played on the same bill as former Uriah Heep and Lone Star frontman John Sloman and bassist extraordinaire Pino Palladino, among others, and has established himself as one of the preeminent indie vocalists …

“Too Far Gone”, the first single from Arun O’Connor’s debut album Music from the Reading Room, blows the doors open for the New Zealand-born singer/songwriter. The son of New Zealand music legend Dave O’Connor  It’s a vital and full-throated songwriting experience from a guy who practically has music bursting out of …

Sound Animal isn’t interested in business as usual. This neo-psych project wants to push the envelope regarding music’s capabilities rather than relying on time-tested tropes and predictability. There is familiar ground in their music tethering it to earth, but Sound Animal uses such familiarity merely as a launching pad to …

Electrifying us with a leering lead guitar at the onset of a stunningly organic harmony between acoustic strings and a slothful bassline, “A Whole World Waiting” doesn’t disguise its romantic elements very well at all – it wears them on its sleeve quite profoundly. Much as the case is with …

2021 has been a surprisingly good year for alternative music, and you don’t need to look beyond underground acts like ViennaCC to know exactly what I’m talking about. In his new single “Twenty Four Seven Love,” ViennaCC is driving home a classic alternative sound with a definitively more modern touch …

In rich kaleidoscopic colors that transcend sonic limitation rather arrogantly, the powerful melodies of “Pavilion” come rushing through in stereophonic sound as we listen in on Bard’s Flying Vessel’s new LP I, released just this past October 27th and currently available everywhere quality indie rock is sold and streamed. This abbreviated …

AV Super Sunshine takes full advantage of the full moon and the ghouls and goblins that come out in droves this Autumn – the frightfully cool single “Frankenstein” is further proof this rock outfit still has a few tricks up their sleeve. With its signature tagline ‘Peace, Love & Modern …

In a perfect homage to the mixed-media hypnosis one would find at the start of a Pink Floyd LP so many decades ago, “The Ballad of Sanaleigh” starts in a fog of reeling noise and passive pulsations before quickly fading into an acoustic guitar’s charismatic melody, where we’ll stay for …