Boldly melodic & as colorful as any beat in his music, is Joey Berkley’s wit as a player & composer. The track “Alamo” is a stunning showcase of talents for this sensational musician. Jazz has always been defined by its greatest minds as opposed to its most impressive muscle, but in this domineering effort, Berkley
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Careening out of the darkness with an especially experimental groove behind every melody, the title track in Thomas Truax’s Dream Catching Songs welcomes listeners into this 2023 classic unafraid of the risk that comes with being extraordinary, and as we’ll soon learn, this feature helps to produce every powerful moment in this LP. While “Everything’s Going to
While it might not have a place among the TikTok-centric music of the now, Cameron Joseph’s newest single “Run to the Cross” is a song that paints itself with a delicate brush, giving its religious background the stage completely while still focusing on positioning itself as a song that could still get plenty of mainstream
Delicate voices can carry a lot more weight than anyone realizes until you hear a song like “Your Angel” from Natalie Joly – and it sets everyone straight right there on the spot. Joly’s voice is one of the more fragile of any I’ve heard in her scene for the better part of the last
Rather than trying to fill in the space between beats with lyricism that wouldn’t have come close to capturing the mood as well as the music does, Richga is keeping it simple with his new single “Dance Exorcist.” Playing out exactly as its title would imply it should this is a track that demands movement
Adrenaline and rock n’ roll grit are the name of the game in the new single “Dirty Sweet” from Ten Ton Mojo, but I would hesitate to call this the kind of meathead rock a lot of their retro contemporaries have been pumping out lately. TTM approach the concept of big grooves and enormous riffing
A little humble, more brooding than it has to be, and constantly reinforced by the texture of the instrumental play it’s surrounded by, Ann Brita Nilsson’s lead vocal in the new EP Eleven Something occasionally verges on countrified aesthetics tethering folk-rock and dark, post-new wave pop but it never becomes defined by scene politics. Although I wouldn’t
The truest of artists never stop growing with their medium, and in his new single “Love One Another,” singer/songwriter Ranzel X Kendrick under the moniker Alias Wayne challenges himself with the task of doing what few players can – taking someone else’s song and making it feel like your own. His soft-spoken vocal is perhaps
Beyond a brief but important introduction, a vocal track is waiting to take over the center stage in “Helicopter,” the new single from up-and-coming pop singer/songwriter Taylor Jules, but it will soon be joined by a rollicking bass groove that will colorize every beat coming from the drums. The instrumentation is moving like a mild hurricane, and
Creating a sense of emotions as strong as regret, reflection, and raw vulnerability can be is one of the great tasks that all acts face when trying to record something meaningful, and in their new single “Dirt Roads,” Atomic Junkshot manages to do as much whilst remaining relatively simple in their approach. From the moment
Those who would tell you contemporary indie music doesn’t work with the sleek pop hooks it used to in modern times just weren’t expecting a band like Bobby and the Crew to rise through the ranks in the last year, and with their new single “Let the Candle Burn,” the group puts an exclamation point
Arising from the angst-ridden silence on the back of a warm melody bound to defrost the iciness implied by the absence of sound only moments before, “The Struggle to Live” doesn’t spend a lot of time building up the tension in the air around us before ushering forth a harmony as powerful as the seasons
Central Texas isn’t exactly the sort of territory outsiders may imagine producing a band such as Cedars. The conservative climate doesn’t seem especially hospitable to electronic rock bands with a penchant for singing about whatever they like. Cedars, however, roll against any currents, real or imagined, with unquestionable success. Their new single “Wasteland” testifies to
How would you describe your musical style to a Jazz enthusiast? Firmly rooted in the tradition of Coltrane, Miles and Monk. I incorporate these influences along with other musical styles such as classic r n’b and funk to create my own modern sound. As a result Michael Brecker has become an important musical role model
Pastoral music is at the very foundation of what the American songbook is made of. Scarcely has there ever been a time in which the players in this genre have had as much access to international audiences as they do right now, and this has been influencing a lot of artists to take a more
Richly melodic but far from the only sparkling gem in the song, Bruce Makin’s vocal is a vivid message in itself, even without the lyrics it conveys in the new single ”This Kind of Love,” declaring freedom from the constraints of conventionality only possible when letting go of baggage. There’s something really empowering about the way lyrics
The Brian Shapiro Band’s new album release You Me Future Now is a ten song collection featuring a variety of guest artists. The plethora of guests isn’t any indication, however, that Shapiro’s creative powers are on the wane. You Me Future Now is the result of collaboration, in those instances, and the presence of other artists only augments and
At the onset of The High Plains Drifters’ new single “He Reminds Me of You,” it’s difficult to know what’s about to come erupting out of the speakers in divine stereophonic sound. The melodies swell and the drums soon explode into dynamic, full-color audio, creating a path for The High Plains Drifters to ease their
Luna Grey’s cawing and insistent voice have instant appeal. It isn’t conventional, but she has irresistible pop chops allowing her to convey personality with each line. Her latest single “Gumball” presents the full gamut of her pop performing strengths as well as highlighting her individuality. One mistake, however, you can make with Grey is taking
Shiloh June is fast becoming a reliable musical and artistic presence in the Southern California music scene since relocating from Maryland. Her duo alex&shiloh have established themselves as one of the most involving tandems emerging on the scene in recent memory, but Jane likewise makes a strong claim to being a meaningful solo artist. Her
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