Year: <span>2016</span>

Best New Sound 2016 Nomination: The Hsu-Nami

Through the incredibly unique and moving instrumentals found on The Hsu-Nami’s self-titled record released this year and the highly creative & inventive approach to music this band based out of New York took to their music, they created one of the most audibly adventurous records of the entirety of 2016 with stunningly ambitious material that […]Read More

The Upcoming Reader Vote For Best New Sound 2016!!!

Just wanted to make a special announcement…I’ve made my list…I’ve checked it twice…and now it’s time to find out who absolutely killed it this year!  Starting tomorrow I’ll be announcing the official nominations for this year’s SBS Reader-Voted Best New Sound of 2016!  This will be our third annual contest for the honor…and this year […]Read More

Eon MC Etc. & Adduci – Fighting Demons

Eon MC Etc. & Adduci – Fighting Demons – Album Review First time I had actually heard this new record presented by United Statements…I listened from the Soundcloud page.  Why is that important, you ask?  Well…sometimes pushing play there can give you mixed results in terms of how a record might flow – and in […]Read More

Cam On The Beat – Instrumentals

Cam On The Beat – Instrumentals – Singles Review Dig this guy’s professional set-up & sound.  If you check into what Cam On The Beat is up to…well…you’ll find the name itself says it all really.  He’s one of them pro beat-makers out there…his daily grind includes making completely killer music and supplying others out […]Read More

Absoloot – “Man On Fire”

Absoloot – “Man On Fire” – Single Review This “Man On Fire.” Absoloot makes a return to our pages with a brand-new single loaded with hooks and the focused attention the craft of rhythm and poetry truly requires.  It was earlier this year that we had a chance to get into this emcee’s headspace through […]Read More

Swami Lushbeard – Blood Is Sicker Than Water

Swami Lushbeard – Blood Is Sicker Than Water – EP Review Been treating myself over these past couple days…taking it easy on the regular schedule and diving deeper into some records that I know have popped up throughout the scene from bands I know to be reliably strong with brand-new tunes out there.  Swami Lushbeard […]Read More

Aztec – Black Art And Star Charts

Aztec – Black Art And Star Charts – EP Review You’ve already heard my comments about looking forward to this EP from just about every corner we’ve been in on the internet from our SBS Podcast to our show SBS Live This Week…once word got out that Vancouver Island’s indie-band AZTEC was getting close to […]Read More

Ya Yah Townsend – “Sugar High”

Ya Yah Townsend – “Sugar High” – Single Review I’d say it’s been a pretty good night…I’ve actually spent about 3-4 hours straight just listening to only two songs on repeat.  One of them belonged to singer/solo-artist Ya Yah Townsend – the sweetened flow & groove of her brand-new single “Sugar High” gave me no […]Read More

Neonomora – “Be Still, My Soul”

Neonomora – “Be Still, My Soul” – Single Review In a word – WOW. Neonomora has exactly what it takes to become a true international superstar.  After taking in the Indonesian-born solo-artist’s third single “Be Still, My Soul” from her upcoming record Waters, I can tell you personally it doesn’t take much more than this […]Read More