MUSIC REVIEWS

Rising from the shadows with a piano’s bittersweet harmony to lead the way, HeIsTheArtist’s “Boom – Love Version” gets us rolling with a sultry instrumental introduction that instantly gives us a sneak preview into the charisma that is about to unfold in the next three and a half minutes of …

A giant bassline, the kind that could start an earthquake at the right volume, is waiting to greet us in the opening salvo that starts up “Get the Funk,” Billy Ray Rock’s new single, but its indulgent swing is just a small sampling of what’s to come in the next …

Roaring out of the ethers with an anger that will continue to swell for the next forty minutes, Culture Shock Treatment’s opening cut – its title track – doesn’t waste our time with a big, bombastic intro before getting right into the ferociousness of Round Eye’s one of a kind punk …

Coming into focus through thick, surreal haze, “We Don’t Talk About It” ushers us into the arms of a tender string melody that will soon be joined by Brendan Staunton. In this first track off of his debut solo album, Last of the Light, Staunton makes it clear exactly what kind …

In their new single “Rolling With the Stones,” country-pop duo Wild Fire continue to develop their sharp tandem vocal attack with larger than life harmonies that could make anyone into a fan of modern Americana. “Rolling With the Stones” has all the cosmetics of a true pop song; a big …

With a swift kick from an electric guitar riff, a deluge of drum-led chills come pouring out of our speakers as “If This Is Real” begins to play. The opening track on the new album from Dizzy Box Nine, Faster Than Anticipation, “If This Is Real” sets the tone for everything …

2020 has been producing some incredible pop gems across the board, and to understand what I mean, all you need to do is check out some of the new grooves artists like Johnnie Mikel are putting out this June. In Mikel’s latest release, the poppy “Nothing to Lose,” he steps …

On the back of a textured guitar melody, we suddenly find ourselves in the trenches of a majestic groove as “Behave,” track one in the new album from Riches of the Poor titled The Long Way Down. The tone of the instrumentation suggests that catharsis isn’t far away, but at …

2020 has been a particularly good year for hip-hop, and you needn’t look much further than the American underground’s latest dispatches to see exactly what I mean. For rappers like 8rooklyn 8atman, it’s never been a better time to be breaking into the game; the upstart player’s new single, “Chitty …

In their new extended play, appropriately titled 100% Cool, rockers JD & the RetroRyders don’t waste our time with a cerebral intro or any sort of pomp and prestige unbecoming of a true rock band – they jump right into the fire with “If It’s Out There It’s Mine.” Loaded with …