With his newest release That’s What Winston Churchill Said, Tom Tikka makes me excited about the future by revisiting his past. A majority of these songs on this EP were written years ago, some like the albums tonally jarring ender “A Good Thing Going On” were written when Tikka was just 18, but you’d be […]
If there’s one word to best describe Jeremy Parsons’ brand of music, it would be authentic. The Nashville resident and former Texas native has captivated audiences in the US and Europe for the past decade with his brand of powerful lyrics, clever humor and a palpable sense of enjoyment with what he’s done. It’s a […]
Evan Troop’s debut collection, The Next Chapter, is packed with melodic guitars and riveting percussion. Troop can sing pretty damn well, too. A country rocker, with a rock and roll problem, these songs meet at the crossroads of Americana and Texas gumption. No one out there is sounding as good as Dallas’ Troop. Not even […]
The Nesrallah Artuso Project, a mouthful culmination of said artists Danny Artuso and Victor Nesrallah’s digital release of Wearing the Blues feels like a strange, experimental hybrid that harkens back to the days of Dwight Yoakam’s invention of ‘hillbilly’ urban cowboy music or Zac Brown Band’s more recent influential fusion of country with EDM. Really the genre […]
In his third official studio album, titled Black Jackal, alternative singer/songwriter Paul Jacks expands on previous ideas introduced to us in first pair of LPs with just a touch more aggression than he’s utilized previously. The result? A juggernaut groove in “The Hunger,” soft pulsating melodies in “Always Something to It,” brooding synth play in “In […]
Caressing us with a hint of Americana infused between keys and guitar strings in “Poison Woman.” Brushing up against an optimistic harmony with delicate vocals in “Shades of Gray.” Getting emotional without shame in “Thin Line of Understanding.” Crushing us with barebones honesty in the title track of Dreams of a Middle-Aged Man. No matter which […]
A lot of artists have been dealing with the pandemic in incredibly creative ways, but if you’re looking for something reliably melodic and not as experimental as the stir crazy crowd tends to get, Francine Honey’s “Can’t Press Reset” is the song for you. 2020 has battered us with one thing after another, all of […]
From the sound of it, Darren Michael Boyd is a guy you’d like to hang out with. Simply because in many ways he has one hell of a story. The multi-talented Canadian guitarist and songwriter hailing from Ottawa and Toronto had a bright future ahead of him. A frequent collaborator with the likes of Calico […]
Singer/songwriter David Arn doesn’t ask much of his listeners in the new 14-track album Traveler Tales. Other than the time invested to listen to such a wildly enjoyable collection of songs, Arn remarkably makes it look and sound so easy. His fascinating depictions of every day living, of lost love, parenting and more are interpreted […]
Federico Balducci is one of a long line of artists who arguably serve as premonitions of the future. With the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging various industry, the increasing disdain for establishment in the fields of politics and celebrity, and the technological capacities for self-promotion and self-distribution of one’s own work, Balducci has […]