Our in-depth album-reviews reflect the sincere passion in the way we listen to the music of the independent-scene. Representing genres of all-kinds and offering honest insight into what we hear in effort to do our part to assist artists/bands in the evolution of their sound – we do our best to highlight the positives and offer objective constructive-criticism with added personality and quality you can truly see. Your music deserves it!
D Boone Pittman – “She Likes The Beach” – Single Review “…any place would be lucky to have a D. Boone Pittman to reveal its charms, its limitations, its stories, its humanity — its truth — to the world.” Dig that. We goin’ with the punctuation, or without though? I’ve seen it written every which […]Read More
Lazarus Benson – “Merry Go ‘Round” Feat. Kung Fu Vampire – Single Review “You’re not the circus – you are the clown.” The man’s got himself another solid entry into his catalog and another killer collaborative effort in the mix for ya. And while I’d love to claim I’m surprised by that, I’m not really…Benson’s […]Read More
Hollow Water – Strange Worlds Jut Into Ours – Album Review There’s a ton of creative freedom in the expressive Prog Rock vibes of Hollow Water, and always has been as far as I’ve been able to tell. We were pretty much onboard from the get-go…I think we missed their original debut single, but we […]Read More
Palm Trees In Moscow – “Blood In The Water” – Single Review Ha! Yep. I’ve got absolutely no hesitations in loving this song. In a way, I wish I could explain a little better why that is then I’ll potentially be able to. Think of it like this – there’s probably a certain artist or […]Read More
Yui Stonewell – “Not Here To Save The World” – Single Review Yui Stonewell, as reviewed by Jer @ SBS – aka Jeremy Gladstone? Coincidence? Of course it is! I’ve made comments on thousands of bands and artists, c’mon now. But our comparable names still seemed like a cool way to start this review, and […]Read More
Echoglass – “Driving” – Single Review Oooo! Can’t hear any reasons as to why you’re not gonna love this single right here. It never ceases to amaze me that even with how much music I listen to and how many artists & bands I end up stumbling across in the process, just how many more […]Read More
Heathensun – “Beach” – Single Review Well shit! Heathensun sure ain’t here to fuck around, that’s for sure. You push play on this single “Beach” right here…and you’ll pretty much be ready to hand over your lunch money to Heathensun before the whole situation somehow gets outta hand & they reach through your screens & […]Read More
Steven Faulkner – “A Day By The Sea” / “A Night By The Sea” – Singles Review Atta boy. Way to crush it Steven! What an exceptional year this guy’s been having eh? There’s not a doubt in my mind that this year has been the most groundbreaking entry into his career to-date, and we’ve […]Read More
The Villaineers – The Villaineers – Album Review Seems like a whole crew of cool people if you ask me. Been listening to this self-titled record by The Villaineers for the past week or so and checking out what I can see online…they’ve got a great sense of social activism that tends to flare up […]Read More
Mandalan – “Everything I Ever Need” Feat. Quincy Thompson, SOY RAH, and Justin Jairam – Single Review The musical mind of James Brennan, the heartbeat at the core of the rhythmic EDM vibes you’ll hear fueling this new single “Everything I Ever Need” featuring guest-stars Quincy Thompson, SOY RAH, and Justin Jairam, is clearly gifted […]Read More
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