MUSIC REVIEWS

In his new single, a cover of Janis Ian’s “From Me to You,” Mark Newman dives surprisingly deep into previously unexplored layers of his own artistry through the lens of a classic songstress. The results of this experiment? Some of the more relevant and pointedly self-aware melodic statements I’ve heard …

If you keep up with the American underground, you’re probably already aware that synthpop’s big comeback has been well under way for the last few years, and the success of duos like Snuttock is perhaps exemplary of this fact. In their latest single “Stay (Robot Mix),” Snuttock continue to expand …

Lost in a flurry of colors in “Creaky Crooked Woman” or wandering through bucolic fields in “Delaware Cornfields,” War Panties don’t look like musicians uncomfortable with being themselves in every situation. There’s an honesty to their loose style of symbolism in the lyrics of these two singles and the music …

No matter the language you speak, the poetic value of the new single “SETIA” by Shadow Puppet Theatre is indisputable from most every angle – and the manner of its delivery is the biggest reason why. “SETIA” sees Shadow Puppet Theatre touching on the concept of less is more without …

It’s a refreshing occurrence, when the music industry shows the ability to still surprise you. Occasionally, an artist arrives who is so stupendously idiosyncratic and animated, that it restores your faith in originality. Now, it’s too premature to say that young Italian rapper, Dici is leading the charge to a …

The rock gods of 2021 immediately grace us with the release of Greye’s “I Don’t Mind.” Written back in April early on in the midst of quarantine, front-woman Hannah Summer wisely avoids any direct reference to the ongoing pandemic, in favor of crafting something that can obviously be applied to …

The New York born, current California resident, Larry J, is back from the operating table, with two new singles. LJ recently underwent heart surgery, and his resilience has merged with inspiration. Larry is a prolific songwriter, having placed as 1st runner up in the John Lennon songwriting award. He considers …

If there’s any genre of music that’s taken a fair share of kicking from recent pop culture, it’s country music. Now I’d argue that some of this is fair, we’ve certainly seen an advent of “artists” who’ve made their appearances just to capitalize on a hungry market, who’s open to …

“Thin Disguise” is the first single from North Carolina’s Davy Williamson and it won’t be the last we hear from this skilled musician, performer, and songwriter working under his own name. The debut track from his first solo release is a tightly composed and well-played reminder of rock music’s lingering …

A mere dozen seconds of instrumental seduction stand between the start of Rob Alexander’s new single “A Song to Get Us Through” and the first appearance of his vocal, but it is within this time that we get our first taste of the grandiosity this track will be built upon. …