Delta Tales is a ten song studio release from Sun King Rising, the one-man project helmed by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Blangero. The collection falls within several stylistic wheelhouses but the predominant style heard throughout the release is reminiscent of big screen substantive pop songs with assertive drumming and a rock guitar edge. Music has evolved
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She’s only a teenager – what does she know? Well, for starters, they know a lot. Don’t let the title fool you, the new song “Seventeen” from sister-duo Wild Fire ignites quite a bit of passion and mature songwriting. “Seventeen” is a splendid little ditty – a modest pop/country concoction. With harmonies that are like
“She loved me I know it / She wasn’t worth it / Thought we could work it / Didn’t deserve it,” croons rapper Dici in “Something’s Right” this summer, and while his words echo an insularity that has become quite commonplace in hip-hop and pop over the past year, the substance of this track isn’t
Lurking about in the darkness, a bluesy bassline seems to follow a funereal beat like it’s leading the way straight into the pits of a hell occupied by the most sinful of sonic experimentalists to walk the earth. We’re alone, isolated with the leering textures and threatening tempo breathing down our necks in “Luminaries,” but
No one can say Tom Tikka dodges life’s larger questions. Most songwriters working within popular music are content to rework a smorgasbord of tropes for each new generation, orbiting the same concerns, reaching the same conclusions. Going out on a limb seldom pays off. I do not know how old Tikka but his new release, This
Calvyn Cass is one of the more intriguing new artists on the horizon, that you are quite possibly, unaware of. Something of an enigma, there is little known about the artist, outside of what his music, offers. It’s rather ironic that so many question marks surround Calvyn Cass, because his personality is as bold and
We want to get to know more about you Dina! What was your first performance? My first performance was my senior year of high school. I sang “Everytime” by Britney Spears in the talent show. I was picked on a lot in school because I had a fake tooth I had to wear on a
What do you say to someone that is holding back? Are you in a relationship with someone where communication doesn’t mean leaving everything out-in-the-open? Enter “Do You Want Me” from singer/songwriter Jo James. This affectionate song, as real as it gets, puts to song what so many people struggle to convey. You don’t have to
Comprised of little more than raw pastoral charisma, smart lyricism, wildly attractive string play, and rustic harmonies straight out of folk/rock’s golden era, there’s an instant accessibility to the new single “Middle of You” by Comanche Moon that doesn’t pertain to fans of bucolic balladry alone. On the contrary, there’s enough of an indie rock
What’s your musical background? Edem: After hearing Baba O’Riley (at the age of 11) by The Who I was hooked. At the age of 12, I was given my first electric guitar, a metal flake teal Fender Musicmaster. I learned enough by myself to form a band in my School in England. We were called
Collaborations are so seldom a cut-and-dry release for either party involved, particularly when the personalities are as big as the concept itself, and thus, we should all feel lucky to come across a record like Head Fake Vs Dub Fu Masters this year. Sure, hybridity has been the primary topic of discussion in critics’ circles as of
Hello Sam! Thank you for speaking with me today! Thank you so much for having me! Tell us about your latest release! Our newest song is called “I Have A Crush On Lisa Loeb”, I suppose the title is pretty self-explanatory but needless to say the song is about the singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb who I am a
First impressions of Vineet’s latest single “Turning Back Time” will have you checking your calendar to make sure you haven’t given more than an inkling of truth to the song’s title from the insane production throwback the song instantly lobs at your head as it all but literally turns back the clock with its retro
When it comes to painting a picture of your band, the broadest strokes come in the form of albums and you can nitpick and get down to the finer, nittier and grittier aspects of how you represent yourself by the singles you choose. The albums used to generally give audiences a fairly basic understanding of
“It Starts With Hello” is the newest single by See Your Shadow, and it’s all about the power and meaning, of simply saying, hi. See Your Shadow is a concept by Singer/Songwriter, Michael Coleman. Coleman says the project is comprised of several different musicians coming together on various timelines to create something unique and perpetual.
Hi Mark! Thank you for chatting with me today! Thank you so much for having me! Have you been working on any upcoming projects you want to tell us about? Actually I’m just about to head into the studio to work on a new LP! It’s a concept album all about the heroes journey. The idea
The sense of depth on display from Mauri Dark’s debut album is immediate from the moment the opening track “Poison Woman” begins, with Dark’s grizzly baritone decreeing “One is less than two when two become one; I am half a man since you came along.” Far from subtle, sure, but the upfront nature is something
“More Than Meets the Eye” opens Kansas City resident Bill Abernathy’s new EP release Who Are You, Who Am I? with more aggression than you might expect. It’s a forceful rocker, albeit spiked with a generous dollop of blues, and Abernathy’s songwriting makes use of dynamics you’d expect from a rock band than an Americana-themed
When you go into an album with the expectations thrown your way that the subject you’re tackling is a band from Finland, you generally temper your expectations to something primed more towards the metal genre; my American ignorance leaves me projecting the very little worldview I have towards anything outside of the United States, and
Covers polarize fans of both the original artist and the players picking up the song and making it their own, but in the case of Jeff Lake & Cellophane Flowers’ Beatles tunes, everyone might be in agreement that this is the right outfit to cover the rock n’ roll legends. Two of my favorite Beatles