Moreno Valley, California’s Revilution returns with a new single entitled “Phantoms”. Dan Seitz’s five piece outfit began in 2011 as an one man project with Seitz handling each aspect of the musical presentation working alongside creative partner Marie Burgess. His lyrical content has a more intellectual bent than many of his contemporaries, but a single […]
“I’m the type to open up once you let me into your heart” explains a vulnerable Ilyah in one of the more memorable verses of his new single and music video “Habibi.” Poetic in style and pure in tone, his words are essential to the fluidity of this track, but they’re far from the only […]
A mixture of metallic and jazzy in “I Am 2,” viciously overdriven in “Empty” or uncompromisingly bluesy in “No End In Sight,” the string play isn’t always the most virtuosic in Passionate Presence, but it’s always the most defining element in this fascinating new album from Anthony Rufo. Virtuosity comes more in the form of […]
“And though I come and go / This is just for show / And though I won’t say so / Please don’t let me let you go” sings a soft voice of vitality in the midst of “The Elegant Charade” by Blue for Black, the dreaminess of the nearby instrumentation seamlessly entwining with the words. […]
The ingenuity at work on the EP All Things With Symmetry by newcomer Pinewood involves a mixing of bluegrass, rock, folk and pop. As modern sounding as he can be, Pinewood, whose real name is Sam Kempe, tears down any walls and reveals that he’s a sincere wordsmith. His unique artistry is on full display […]
Rollicking through the air seemingly in slow-motion in “Tracii’s Ballad,” gliding into overdriven sonic ribbonry in “South of Yesterday,” the beats often cultivate the emotional foundation of the music in Izzie’s Caravan’s Zephyrs even more than lyrics do. In this sophomore effort from the blues-rockers, Izzie’s Caravan get cerebral with their songwriting and apply psychedelic elements to […]
Project Grand Slam’s is a prolific jazz and Latin-fusion band from New York City. East Side Sessions is the group’s 9th album. Featuring colliding sounds and sonic gifts, East Side Sessions stretches the listener’s imagination with an emotive touch. East Side Sessions is a 12-track album finely produced and engineered for the first time jazz […]
When we personalize our efforts to engage the world, the positive impact we create is powerful. Anyone can hold up a sign, march shoulder to shoulder with others in the name of a particular cause, or reel off a bevy of slogans and adages we believe illustrate solidarity with an issue. This observation does not […]
“So won’t you smile with me, one great big smile / An then we all can see, my baby smile” sings an impassioned AV Super Sunshine in his single “Smile,” and while his words are as emotional as any of the adjacent melodies accenting them could ever be, the greatest release in these verses comes […]
Though subtle in its first appearance in the song, the vocal harmony in Sébastien Lacombe’s “Gold in Your Soul” is at the backbone of every provocative beat in this latest single from the Montreal-stationed singer/songwriter, and while I wouldn’t say it’s the only element here that qualifies as spellbinding in tone and design, it’s definitely […]