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Sociallusions – by And The Black Feathers, contains four songs that deal with the optics of society and the illusions it produces, but it’s done in a fun manner by seasoned musicians from the Denver area, playing music influenced by the 60s and 70s when MC5 ruled and you could actually be seen and heard […]
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The guitar parts in the debut album from Sarah Lee Langford, Two Hearted Rounder, aren’t necessarily the only reason why I would recommend that audiophiles check out the ten-track LP this November, but they’re undeniably just as much of a centerpiece as Langford’s own sensuous serenades are in songs like “Watch Me,” “Bar Stool” and “Coattails.” […]
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Every good pop song has an emotional core, but every once in a while a track comes along that stings a little harder than the average studio cut does. This can definitely be said for Mattia Pironti’s “Don’t Stand a Chance,” a vocal-driven power ballad with a bustling beat that doesn’t back down for anything, […]
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Strings as soft as silk form a delicate, colorful harmony as “The Legendary Fist of Takinawa,” one of nine songs found of Jeremy Rice’s Jeremy Rice and the Legendary Fist of Takinawa, takes shape before us, but there’s a cloud of hesitation that follows its reverberating warmth. The fragile landscape is quickly shattered with the appearance […]
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URL: www.chrismardinimusic.com In his debut single “Retrospective Outlook,” teenage up and comer Chris Mardini delivers a multilayered melodic treat inside of a mere three minutes and change. Driven by a stadium-quaking bassline and a cutting lead vocal from Mardini himself, “Retrospective Outlook” is a very ambitious composition for any singer to undertake, and yet this […]
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One second they’re slinking around in the background like a thief in the night, the next they’re in our face and punishing any melodic element that dare enter their path with a forceful grind as evocative as any of the harmonies surrounding it are. Grooves the size of skyscrapers are everywhere we look, but they’re […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Folk-rock melodies clash with abstract country grooves in Pale Mara’s all new self-titled album, which puts the sonic limits of American pastoral music to the test in ten stylishly designed songs. Pale Mara have built a rather sterling reputation in the time that’s passed since their inception, and this LP embodies the tonality of their […]
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