MUSIC REVIEWS

Led by the sizzle of an electric guitar and the confident swing of the drums in the background, Robert Miller doesn’t waste time with a big, cinematic intro to his debut solo record Summer of Love – he jumps right into the action with “Aches and Pains,” one of the album’s bluesier …

When the global pandemic derailed his band Project Grand Slam’s touring schedule for 2020, Robert Miller didn’t sleep in a lot and bemoan his fate. He did what any working artist does and that’s work. He turned his attention to writing new songs mined from the same personal vein as …

Antwan Jenkins can move you to tears, just as quickly as he can move you to groove on the dance floor. In Jenkins’ two new tracks, “More Of You” and “Victory” the Christian/gospel singer uplifts both the heart and soul. Jenkins, leader of Unified Worship out of Indianapolis, Ind., has …

Nashville songstress Savannah Nider’s newest single “We Are Us” unites her soulful voice with inspiring lyrics. This country-flavored track dances in the sunlight with Nider shining the most light. A reflection of the power of community, the uniting world family, “We Are Us” has grand moments that hit home. Stirring …

Richard Lynch has a backstory worth hearing just as much as his latest single, “He’ll Make Everything Alright,” which comes out October 2nd.  Lynch’s album released in 2019 produced five top 40 country singles, so it is a tall order to cover this artist without having heard of Lynch or …

Fate is an unpredictable mistress. Ezra Vancil’s album The Family Songbook began in one direction and ended pursuing another. The album began as a twelve-song long meditation on his connections to family, but the dawning of a pandemic forced Vancil to alter his plans. When lockdowns severed his connection to the musicians …

There’s a swagger to the swing of the string play in “Liar Liar,” the first song we hear in Lace’s new record Liar’s Notebook,” but it isn’t coming solely from the confidence of the musicians in this collective (including Emi Desire). The very nature of the rhythm of this track implies …

In a lush, atmospheric melody that feels like it would go on forever if not limited by the track’s cutoff point, “Starry Gown” washes over us like an ocean wave, dragging us away from the shores and into a sea of emotional unrest that will only get choppier as we …

Fans of the North American indie beat have singlehandedly brought funk back as a major aesthetical influence over all contemporary R&B, pop, hip-hop and even rock music in 2020, but for artists like Canada’s FrankySelector, what his peers may or may not be doing with a style he’s essentially mastered …

“Lillian” is the newest single from Texan singer/songwriter Jeremy Parsons. In one of the most fascinating tales put to song in some time, Parsons’ female protagonist is an open book. This revealing fact, too, of course makes Parsons himself unveil much of his own vulnerabilities to  the listener. A roots …