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Strutting into focus with a flamboyant string harmony at the forefront of the mix is “I Wonder Where You Are Tonight,” one of the twelve songs comprising the new album from Steve Thomas & The Time Machine, All Of These Years. Rhythm is as big a factor in the interpretation of this song as it is […]
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Sometimes they’re supple and bittersweet, while on other occasions they’re rather buxom and comely. Soft in “Whispers,” sharp as dried pine needles in “Hike Up the Valley,” the guitars that comprise half of every exquisite harmony in Webster’s Wheel’s Rest My Weary I’s are undisputedly some of the best you’re going to hear on an acoustic record […]
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Music has fired Tom Tikka’s imagination since his sixth year when he recalls hearing Paul Anka’s “Lonely Boy” for the first time. Like many musicians and artists inspired by their chosen medium at an early age, this passion for music only grew over time and Tikka eventually achieved a degree of prominence as a member […]
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Crashing drums. Angst-ridden vocals. Passion-filled basslines that penetrate a fiery riff without mercy. No matter where you look in the punishingly metallic universe created within “Why Oh Why” from Walker’s Cay, menacing musicality is waiting to wash over you. The same can be said for the profoundly progressive “Tell Me” as well, but if you […]
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The menacing moan of the string harmony in “Wish the Wars Were All Over.” The melodic swing of “Tribulations.” The smoky-voiced introduction that comes in the form of “The Spirit of Appalachia.” Whether instrumental, lyrical, poetic or plain-spoken, there are no shortage of means through which Appalachian Road Show are committed to conveying their musical […]
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Storytelling is an art form as old as humanity itself. It takes a special kind of person to truly give a wild tale a sense of passion and intrigue for the audience they’re conveying it to, and in Randall Wheatley, we find this very person. Wheatley delivers a strange and evocative story unlike any other […]
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The word ‘river’ can evoke many emotions and serve as a sign for movement, sorrow or simply just water. In EDM artist Hourstone’s newest release “Not A River (Still The Rain Remix)”, is a journey of emotional driven trance meets traditional house mix flavor. With an appetite for dance and a laser focused rhythm, the […]
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I’ve always believed it signals a note of confidence when a musical artist begins a release with the title song. Mark Conklin’s “Starting Over” has an opening line many songwriters would open a vein for and only gets better from there. He’s surrounded himself with a first class crew of supporting musicians who are keyed […]
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Heartour’s songwriter and creative engine Jason Young has spent the last few years carving out a musical niche in the modern scene for music that simultaneously embraces time-tested fundamentals and the possibilities of the current moment. His fifth release under the Heartour banner, R U IN, begins with the track “Brain” and finds Young serving up […]
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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 […]
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