In the track “All or Nothing” on Go Time!’s latest release the magnetic and manic Eight Ball, there’s a line “I always take it too far, never see it coming, leaving me reaching for all or nothing” and I’d argue more than the albums titular song, this is the best …
Read More »John Mark Thomas’ Releases “Coming Home” (EP)
Sometimes, a simple slew of guitar strings summarizes the tone of an entire composition long before lyrics ever enter the picture, and though it can certainly be said that there’s more to Coming Home’s title track than its guitar part, this doesn’t make its intro any less spellbinding. In this first …
Read More »Cliz – “Find Myself“ (SINGLE)
We never stop growing, even when we think we’re done. Take rapper Cliz of his hit new drop “Find Myself.” He’s gone on record as saying that early on, he wasn’t the biggest fan of Rap or Hip Hop because he hadn’t really been exposed to anything that truly connected …
Read More »John McDonough – Second Chances (LP)
John McDonough’s new LP, Second Chances, is a stellar extension of his already full body of work. An entirely acoustic project, McDonough strips down his sound, to deliver an emboldened and impassioned performance. Sporting 10 tracks in all, Second Chances, features acoustic versions of select choices from McDonough’s previous efforts. …
Read More »Vianchi – “Die [Alone]” (SINGLE)
There is a subtle air of mystique, surrounding R&B artist, Vianchi. His sound is easily categorized, but his persona isn’t as transparent. Hailing from Springfield, MA, he seems relatively new to the industry. We don’t have much material to go off, but his new single “Die [Alone]” shows a great …
Read More »DawgGoneDavis (feat. Chago Williams – “Clean Slate” (SINGLE)
Suffocating and inescapable. Surprisingly melodic and yet entirely focused on the intensity of its lyrical dispatches. There’s nothing but streamlined efficiency behind the venomous lash of DawgGoneDavis’ new single “Clean Slate,” and for those who have been fans of her previous work, a renewed sense of integrity on the part …
Read More »Bloom’s Taxonomy – Foley Age (LP)
Simmering beneath the surface in a fuzzy hue, we discover the outlandish melodic tones that will serve as the centerpiece for “Tumbleweed Tornado,” one of the ten tracks to be heard on Bloom’s Taxonomy’s Foley Age this late winter season. Though the structure of the song quickly lends itself over to synthesized …
Read More »Hazel McQuade – It Ain’t Me (SINGLE)
Your mama is your mama, but your daddy ain’t me, croons rising country star Hazel McQuade with experienced fervor. His voice wavers with an appropriate intensity but never reaches a crescendo that insults the other musical elements of the track. Like many artists stepping into the limelight during the post …
Read More »Jenson David Releases Two New Singles
Jenson David is amongst a rising number of entertainers in the independent music sector officially having a moment. Ironically thanks to the pandemic, everything has turned digital – a playing field that has yet to equal the unevenness of the typical entertainment circulatory hierarchies. Aside from those achieving fame and …
Read More »“Beautiful Stranger” (SINGLE) by Ivan Comar and Gabriele Saro
The title of Ivan Comar and Gabriele Saro’s new release “Beautiful Stranger” reminds me of a Leonard Cohen song. Comar and Saro’s collaboration, however far removed from the often bleak wintery landscapes of the aforementioned Cohen, does share with the Canadian’s music undoubted intelligence that invokes a wealth of emotion. …
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