Brittle strings gently creep out of the silence as we descend into the mighty melody that opens up “Last Straw,” one of ten exciting new tracks to be discovered in China’s all-new album And Then Nothing Happened. Soon, singer Michael James Tapscott is harmonizing with the vibrating textures that a couple of guitars are emitting simultaneously. […]
While not every song is capable of capturing the identity of its composer in a singular melody, as much can be said of Sam Levin’s “Bookmark,” the first cut off of his new album A General Air of Regret, due out later this year. The teenage indie rock phenom is sporting a new look in this […]
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/scatterswept/ Listeners will discover a colorful treasure chest of rich tonality flanked with smart, cerebral melodies that soar skyward toward the heavens in Modern Remains, the new album from Brookhaven & Scatter Swept, whose pairing represents one of the most thrilling collaborations we’ll hear this winter. We start off with the glistening sounds of “Sawtell,” […]
Stephanie Rose’s Sprout confidently opens with the title song, a jaunty nearly four minute musical journey kicking off with a distinctly rootsy country slant. There’s a smattering of organ laid into the mix for color and its unobtrusive presence helps accentuate the song’s retro air, but there’s a modern glean emanating from the song impossible to ignore. […]
URL: http://gotimeband.com/ Treble-saturated percussion marred with a riveting guitar riff bent on cutting through the atonal white noise with a glistening pop melody. A reverberated string harmony that seems to linger in the atmosphere as thoughtful lyrics speak to us from a place of humility. Fiery grooves sewn together by a buzzing bassline, never so […]
LOSSA TWITTER: https://twitter.com/iossaofficial?lang=en Over the last few years, pop music from one corner of the globe to the next has started to adopt a much more surreal tone that has stirred the attention of critics and stoked interest in a revitalized postmodern movement. “Beatrice,” a new track by DJs Wlady & T.N.Y. that features singer […]
Alternative metal trio Black 9 reimagine an iconic rock ballad in “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” which arrives at the doorstep of listeners packing a heavy punch and just as much emotion and spirit as the classic did some thirty-eight years ago. Anyone who loves old school rock n’ roll knows this Tom Petty and […]
A rustic acoustic guitar strums to life and wanders down a dark, ominous path of minor key swing as we enter “This Time Around,” one of two new songs that Dave Vargo is releasing ahead of his brand new sophomore LP, which is due out later this year. Vargo’s vocals come sliding into focus at […]
Acclaimed singer and songwriter David Anderson translates unspoken emotions with ease through little more than a guitar, some hard-hitting lyrics and a collection of unvarnished hooks in his new LP Lake Placid Blue. In nine affective songs, he touches on love (“I Won’t Break Your Heart”), retrospection (“Trouble All My Life,” “Mystic Knights of the Folk-Rock […]
URL: http://rachelreesemusic.com/about/ If you’ve been looking for an organic country sound with all the sensibilities of streamlined contemporary pop music, look no further than “Dozen Roses,” the exciting new single from rising star Rachel Reese. The young country singer cuts loose in her latest song, which rides high on a stellar riff that is almost […]