Critics have been abuzz over the release of David Gelman’s third full-length studio album, Last Surviving Son, since it debuted last April, and it doesn’t take more than a cursory listen of its closing track “Presence of the Lord” to see precisely why. In the gilded keys and swaggering lead vocal dispensed by Gelman, an […]
I-HEART RADIO: https://www.iheart.com/artist/jas-frank-the-intoits-32758239/songs/so-far-away-68551724/?autoplay=true A supple swing beat greets us as we descend into the broodingly textured rhythm that adorns the opening bards of “So Far Away,” the all-new single and lyric video from Jas Frank & the Intoits. Comprised of a minimalistic string groove, a stoic vocal from Frank and a blustery bassline driving its […]
A dash of reverb, a little more distortion, a whole lot of heart and a ton of tonality are just waiting to come ripping through the silence in “American Whore,” one of twelve all-new songs that we’re given a front-row seat to examine in The Cerny Brothers’ Looking for the Good Land, which was released […]
URL: https://www.alexiskeegan.com/instagram Crossovers and hybrids have been spiking in popularity lately across the western music world, but there haven’t been many artists that have really astonished me in their stylistic experimentations as Alexis Keegan has in the brand new single “What Am I Supposed to Do.” For those who aren’t aware, Keegan is an indie […]
INSTAGRAM: https://picgra.com/user/britune/544219813 Brian Cottrill has taken an interesting approach to offering a debut solo release. The guitarist and main songwriter for West Virginia’s The Grey Agents turned off his amplifier for Through the Keyhole and picked up an acoustic guitar and harmonica to deliver nine original songs spanning from the age of 17 to modern day. It […]
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Jon-Dowling-123571992875/ In his brand new single “Don’t Wanna Own the World,” adult contemporary singer/songwriter Jon Dowling gets personal with his lyrics and opens up his heart to us in a way that he never has before. Stylized around a brooding harmony between the vocal track and a pristinely melodic piano, “Don’t Wanna Own the […]
We look upon a lonesome cabin in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. The door swings open, and out comes none other than singer/songwriter Brooks Forsyth, guitar in hand, optimistic look in his eyes. He steps out into the cold Colorado air and starts to wander down the adjacent road. He’s on his way to […]
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/2k05vn2KVMGeuTKhQeLEvL?si=H8QproQXTEOv8pkmw6h57Q 2019 has produced varying results for the American pop underground, but one of the shinier diamonds to see release this April is undoubtedly Jerad Finck’s “Home,” a low-key synth ballad that sees the young singer/songwriter transforming a reflective verse into an introspective confessional that stands out in his intriguing body of work. “Home” is […]
URL: https://www.safeashouses.ca/ In a soft, half-whispered melody, we’re told “Look at where I’m falling from / Somewhere high enough to scare me” at the start of Safe as Houses’ “Lucky Lucky,” and though spiked with enigmatic prose of the most cultured variety, this indulgent opening verse is only a small sampling of what’s to come […]
This April, Canadian crooner Whitebeard is taking listeners on a journey into what he’s calling Nashipeg; a bold fusion of north and south that is best embodied in the new single from his latest album Plaid Is the New Black, “Paris.” “Paris” has the look and feel of a country song with the cosmopolitan construction […]