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!
Stone Padre – El Camino – Album Review Well now…this is interesting. Chances are I spent a large portion of my youth jumping up & down in the mosh pit in front of one of these guys in Stone Padre. Many of you have heard me defend the early days of Nickelback before…yep, I’ve shocked […]Read More
HAF – Genesis – EP Review “How can I be negative when life is fuckin’ lit?” Good call homie. Right off the bat, I was digging the piano melody that started out HAF’s Genesis EP on the first cut “Life Story,” but it certainly went on to reveal a whole lot more worth listening to […]Read More
Klef Mikaydo – “Showtime” – Single Review Klef Mikaydo has a great grip on stylistic sound. When we first got a chance to listen to him back in June this year with the release of a couple singles called “Last Night” and “Purple Clouds” – it became pretty clear pretty quickly that the flashy beats […]Read More
Alien Skin – P.O.P. Pop – Album Review Always awesome to have this guy in the mix and he never keeps us waiting long – the new Alien Skin record P.O.P. Pop from experimental solo-artist George Pappas has arrived only a short time after we reviewed his last EP, A Spoonful Of Voices, back in […]Read More
Acharya – Tilt – EP Review It’s not too often that I bust this comment out, so take this to heart – Acharya is ahead of the game. Very interesting in the sense that I fully believe this collaborative-spirited duo out of California has an extremely appealing sound that’s been justifiably compared to killer mainstream […]Read More
Curtis Newart – “Superhuman” – Single Review Perplexing! There are definitely multiple redeeming aspects of what Curtis Newart has come up with on his single “Superhuman” that highlight the fact that he certainly knows what he’s doing. He’s obviously innovative, creative, and wildly expressive when it comes to his sound & style…and there’s a lot […]Read More
Grave Robbert – “Midnight Road”/”When The Bell Tolls One” – Singles Review Nothing speaks more to versatility than getting two new singles that are miles apart in style & sound! When I first popped open the Spotify player and started listening to Grave Robbert’s “Midnight Road” – I did the same thing I always do […]Read More
The Blackmail Seduction – The Blackmail Seduction II – Album Review Man times flies. I’m literally three & a half years older than the last time I ended up reviewing the music of The Blackmail Seduction on their debut self-titled record in early 2015. Highly memorable tunes – I still jam that record quite a […]Read More
Dr. Byow – Transmissions From The Shadow Realm – EP Review I tell ya…tough to keep a band so tight together these days that one of the members doesn’t eventually go off and start a solo career – even fictional ones apparently! It seems as if one of Those Shadow People – the fantastic comic/music […]Read More
Between The Void – Beat’Em Up – EP Review Ohhhhhhhhhh Between The Void – you lot have gotta be stoked on how this EP came out eh? Definitely a band I remember from back in 2016 when I reviewed their self-titled record and discovered their barnstorming energy for the first time. Been a great month […]Read More
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