MUSIC REVIEWS

There’s been an endless barrage of new jack swing-revival coming out of the woodwork since the start of last year’s quarantine – ironically enough – but of the interesting tracks to have roots in this classic genre that I’ve listened to in 2021, RockLee’s “It’s a Feeling” is one of …

In the new single from his EP Let the Light In, Vol. 2, titled “Let the Light In,” singer/songwriter Chris Donohoe seems intent on making) it known to critics that he’s not a run of the mill, one-dimensional player in the modern pop game. He doesn’t shelter his unchecked emotions behind …

Austin, Texas based singer-songwriter Jo James is back today with the release of his new song, ‘Street Lights.’ This new song is a harmonious mix of Jo’s musical style. Influenced by R&B, Soul, and Blues, Jo James captures a feeling of serenity through his powerful song writing and smooth vocals in …

There’s not a lot of oomph to the opening bars of “People Around,” the first track in Webster’s Wheel’s new album Milk & Grass, but for all this song lacks in rhythmic energy it makes up for in warm tonal goodness the likes of which are a rare commodity anymore. The …

“Back Parachute” is one of two new singles by Italian based artist, Gabriele Saro. Gabriele Saro is essentially two sides of the same coin. He describes himself as a collision of interests. On one hand, Saro is a passionate and artistic man, with interests in music and film, and a …

Piercing but hardly colorless, the immeasurable strength with which the opening squeal of the guitar in “Enemy Within” starts up with is intimidating and tone-setting, but it’s representative of a small dose of what the Jeff Carlson Band came to do in 2021. With rock n’ roll’s reputation in total …

Streaking in Tongues’ latest project, Slow Dancing with Bigfoot, is a collaboration with Michigan writer and two-time U.P. (Upper Peninsula) Poet Laurate Marty Achatz. The fifteen track collection marries Achatz’s verse with the aural landscapes that have been the father/son duo’s stock in trade since their first release in 2015. The …

With 2020 still freshly in the rearview for many, breakups were on the rise and many of our true natures were exposed to our closest to us. It certainly wasn’t pretty and I have heard my fair share of near horror stories of couples disbanding over angry disputes. But, I …

Paul Rocha’s résumé is legendary in the New England underground, but you don’t have to be familiar with the decades’ worth of session work he’s done nor the two solo albums he’s put out thus far to appreciate the wealth of experience he puts into his new album Apophenia. There’s nothing …

In a short, simple country song like “Tiki Bar on the Beach,” it really doesn’t take more than just a couple of seconds into the track for listeners to immediately get a feel for what the music is all about – and in this case, the material is everything its …