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Against the backdrop of a stoic piano, Lady Redneck begins to croon ever so softly, introducing us to the opening bars of her new single “After the Rain, You’ll Find the Son” in a half-whisper. She won’t be able to contain the potent harmonies that are about to form out of the cloudy first few […]
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The quest for worldwide acclaim is nothing new when it comes to the chase for stardom, but the accessibility of such dreams might just be the easiest (and least predictable) it’s ever been. With the entire online world at a musician’s fingertips, there’s never been more of a “gold rush” mentality of a time to […]
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He might be all alone in the music video for his new single “u n i,” but there isn’t a second in the song in which Dici’s rap-driven harmonies with the guitar in the background aren’t as comforting as they are isolation-breaking. Reaching through the stereo with a voice that’s soft, smooth, but stern when […]
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It’s only January, but I can say as a music critic that 2022 has been a good year for cover songs so far. A lot of new era artists are taking the framework of their forerunners and presenting some of the smartest concept works we’ve heard in the past half-century, and among those I’ve been […]
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In what initially resembles a stumble-step, melodic keys flagrantly knock into one another, soon to form a harmony for the senses that is next to impossible to compete with, especially if you’ve got an ear for classical music as I do. This is “Nocturnes, Op. 9 No. 3 in B Major, Allegretto,” from Elizabeth Sombart’s […]
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Those who are into the underground rap scene have already been buzzing about the music of Vikki Sota all year long, but this December, the conversation is shifting towards the future as his new EP Genesis prepares to drop. We already know Sota’s story and the passion he has for the craft; truthfully, anyone who listens to […]
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Everyone in the pop underground seems to be favoring rustic aesthetics over anything modern and futuristic-minded, save for one artist by the name of Barry Muir. Muir’s new single “Weathered the Storm” is a unique addition to the music of his scene this autumn in that it has a very new school feel to its […]
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Between swarthy keys and fat synth melodies, the title track in BD Gottfried’s entrancing Onion Doves wraps its tight hook around us and refuses to let go – perhaps the perfect demonstration of what its creator is so adept at both in and outside of the studio. In songs like this one and the tenacious blood-pumper “Earth […]
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I didn’t expect this. I haven’t heard The Bangles’ 80’s hit “Talk Like an Egyptian” in many years so I didn’t immediately read the title for Joe Piket’s new single “Talk Like a Musician” and think, oh, hey, Joe Piket does The Bangles? It’s far from a literal cover. Long Island, New York’s “edgier Billy […]
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The Florida woods sound of Once Great Estate is captured in full glory on Even The Undertaker, as it makes no secret about it from song to song. This amazing Folk group go from subtle to intense at every turn, without going over the top with out of period modern factors. Each track remains true […]
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