MUSIC REVIEWS

“Brain” opens Heartour’s fifth album R U In and, based on its vigorous nature, it comes off as a statement of purpose for the project’s new release. Heartour’s musical identity leans heavily on a varied electronic sound; some may decry the limits of electronic music, but Jason Young’s songwriting shows that such …

Swaggering and saturated in a colorful melodicism not common in rock music anymore, the strings that greet us at the onset of Walker’s Cay’s “Tell Me” immediately clue us in on the journey we’re about to take with this up and coming Toronto rock group. Though initially acoustic in tone, …

Ricky Comeaux’s eleven song solo effort If I Ruled the World is the talented singer’s first release on his own and he’s chosen songs to cover that highlight his talents. The impressive cross-section of compositions included on this release range from Leonard Cohen to songs popularized by Al Jolson and Tony Bennett …

A number of singers, songwriters, and performers are already responding through their art to the pandemic touching each aspect of American life. The flutist duo of Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazzara might seem like unlikely contributors to that musical dialogue but their latest single “If I Could Reach Your Heart”, …

Mark D. Conklin’s  EP Starting Over opens with its title track and the lines “ I’ve spent half my life hanging on/and the other letting go”. You know immediately, coupled with the steady foot on the drum kit, the sinewy guitar and slide guitar, that this is going to be a winner. …

It’s been a decade since his last solo album, but don’t let the length of time fool you when it comes to guitarist Cary Park’s new record Cary Park 2 (StarPointe Records). The wait has been worth it – the first track released is “You Matter To Me”, a deeply …

“Cause it’s hot in the city / It’s so hot in the city / You know it’s hot in the city / And I just can’t stand the heat” croons a seductive Julie Amici in the song “Hot in the City,” one of the cornerstone tracks on her new album …

In his new single, “My Internet Lover,” multitalented artist Des Cox brings listeners an excerpt from his zany, ninety minute stage show in the form of a slow-rolling composition fit for listeners of all ages. As eclectic as his personality is, Cox’s “My Internet Lover” is definitely a pop-influenced number …

In his new album Passionate Presence, guitarist and songwriter Anthony Rufo delivers a supremely guitar-driven combination of rock, pop, blues and jazz tracks inside of a streamlined setlist fit for the spring season. Bursting at the seams with more color than a rainbow, Passionate Presence gushes with grooves in “We Can’t Connect” and …

At the age of 27, Sam Kempe, the multi-instrumentalist behind the moniker Pinewood, shows wisdom and experience in finding his audience. His four-song EP, All Things With Symmetry, is all things under the spell of this talented Georgian. Defining his own way, and taking the leap from band to solo artist, …