MUSIC REVIEWS

Carolina Blue don’t waste a shred of time getting us excited about the magnificent zeal they offer in the new album Take Me Back; right out of the gate, “Grown Cold” pumps up the energy with a fast-paced groove that will only get more infectious as we press on. The first …

Anders/O’Bitz – This Mortal Farce EP, is their second release in 2020 (after the recent American Bardo album), and it comes with four marvelous numbers worth adding to any current library, playlist or however you select these days, as this duo hope listeners do without any fuss and bother between …

Rad Horror aren’t your average millennial indie rock act, and in this sense, their new single and music video “Everybody But Myself” isn’t your average millennial indie rock single. Beyond its post-pop cues and stylistic origins that seem clearly rooted more in the cerebral side of rock’s history than it …

Sound is relative. So is emotion. Everything is individualized at the most fundamental of levels when we break down art, whether it be rock n’ roll music or sculptures made of clay, but there’s something particularly transcendent about a piece that breaks the boundaries between two mediums. What is it …

With a raging rhythm immediately distinguishing their passion from that of their closest rivals in and out of the American underground, alternative rock crew Number Prophets welcome us into their new EP Notes on the Crises with a bang, signaling much of what listeners can expect to hear in all four songs …

There’s nothing particularly unconventional about the way that Moon Fever attack the opening bars of their new single “Undertaker” on the surface; there’s a lot of distortion on the riff, plenty of adrenaline behind the percussion – though the rhythm is more pendulous than it is rushed – and the …

You’ve worked hard all day or all week and now is the time to get that body grooving. Get that body of yours dancing. The contagious beat and infectious chorus in the song “Get Up And Dance (electro remix)” from Zarbo is the perfect anecdote to low-energy and taking away …

Nathan Oliver’s – Thank You For Your Generosity, is his fourth release and could be his best work to date but that is yet to be heard by me, it’s just that the buzz is extremely good and it does indicate this one to be a fan pleaser that way. …

Marcello Vieira is electrifying. In his unique prose-like lyrics and churning rhythm section in the new single “Southern Outlaw” listeners might find themselves part of the cavalry chasing after this bandit. It’s a fun song with at times serious messaging, but by its end, it’s still the type of song …

Country is in an interesting state right now, and though a lot of critics will tell you that it’s moving in a more surreal direction than the previous generation of megastars would have allowed for, I think the rise in outlaw throwbacks like Marc Miner proves otherwise. Miner’s debut album Smile …