MUSIC REVIEWS

Sharp and yet unintimidating, sterling but wholly accessible; the lead vocal in Barry Muir’s “Home In A New York Minute” has got to be one of the smartest of the new indie pop I’ve heard in 2023. Muir is no newcomer to his scene, and in his new single, he …

Live albums once carried commercial cachet they no longer enjoy. It doesn’t mean that such releases aren’t artistically viable, however. As a fan of live albums, I enjoyed The Price Brothers Band’s Live at the Yellow Cab Tavern immensely. The twelve song release presents us with a live appearance at the Dayton, …

From its first moments, “Out of the Dark” is clearly a special track. Its gentle piano melody beckons listeners closer, and it’s not long before the shared vocals of Trisha and Thara deliver one of the richest melodies of 2023. There’s a defined knack for what it means to be …

Gabriel Saro and Charlotte Grisley’s two new singles, “I Love The New Years Day” and “Come To My Place,” are a fantastic showcase of their musical talents. The two tracks are a perfect balance of classic balladry and modern pop production, showcasing the pair’s instrumental and vocal abilities.   “I …

Full-bodied albums are never easy to start or finish, but when listening to the new record Anxious Attachment by Christopher Banks, the entire process sounds rather simple and seamless. In songs like “Coming Up for Air,” Christopher Banks eases into his lyrics with a relaxed attitude that only grows stronger as he …

Ranzel X Kendrick has a lot of attributes going for him as an artist, and in the new single from his Alias Wayne project, bluntly titled “Love One Another,” he brings his artistic chemistry into the studio for anyone who appreciates quality folk-pop to get excited about. There’s always a …

As delicate as it is passionate in tone, the vocal track that Thomas Truax lays down in “Birds & Bees,” one of the key songs featured on his new album Dream Catching Songs (out this coming March everywhere indie music is available), is both surreally evocative and blunt, leaving us nowhere to …

Cameron Joseph’s debut original single “Run To The Cross” is a beautiful example of how Christian rock music can blend seamlessly with indie rock. Joseph’s stunning voice, coupled with the lush piano, is a perfect combination. The piano is the backbone of the song, giving it a beautiful and tender …

Thrusting itself from the speakers like a wild animal that has just been uncaged, the deluge of guitar melodicism that we find in the first few important peaks of Johnnie Mikel’s “Vulnerability” is undeniably some of the most exciting of any found on his new LP Purgatory. In this strikingly strong …

Divinely physical but not so overwhelming in size that we feel intimidated by their melody, the strings that awaken “Second Chance” are as strong as a tidal wave, but hardly the best part about Different Moon’s latest single. There’s a radiance in the fleeting introduction to this track that gets …