MUSIC REVIEWS

Aaron Jaxon Band “Saints Communion” (EP)

Aaron Jaxon’s first recording since 2015’s EP Light on the Inside, Saints Communion, marks the first time Jaxon has released a new album since he stopped drinking. It is a familiar tale of woe. Jaxon embraced a lifestyle early in his musical journey that had him often drinking any time he wasn’t …

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Tedi Brunetti “The Queen Of Pittsburgh” (LP

Tedi Brunetti is about as unique as they come, which should be expected from the rarity of mainly prioritizing the talent of being a vocalist that also drums; beginning her career with The Impalas, the B-Girls from Toronto, and Isis’ Carol MacDonald before branching off towards a solo career, it …

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Petrella “Songs of Many Colors” (LP)

Petrella’s new album Songs of Many Colors is an album born from the pandemic. It isn’t the first nor the last release referencing the subsiding wave of illness sweeping the world over the last year plus but contributes a unique and individual document. Her work will join a chorus of voices responding …

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Izzie’s Caravan – “Blow The Lid”

Opening an album with a song like “Roadkill Rita” is a bold move most might not want to start their debut LP out on, but there’s nothing typical about Izzie’s Caravan, a fact listeners will surely discover with Blow The Lid. The full-band sound is on total display, having evolved …

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desmond the songwriter – “Rise Up”

desmond the songwriter is a rising star, hailing from Kingston, Jamaica. His new song, “Rise Up,” kicks off his fresh concept album “Happiness Is Priceless.” While the song is instantly recognizable as a reggae tune, there’s something fun about it that keeps it from melding in with the reggae of …

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Robert Bussey – “I Dug a Well” (LP)

Say whatever you like about the state of mainstream rock n’ roll today; when a guitarist as talented as Robert Bussey grinds out a riff like the one we start his new record I Dug a Well off with, chills are essentially guaranteed. The hard-riding “The Drill Bit” kicks off I Dug a …

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