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Air Of Water – Turbulence Vol. 1 – EP Review If you were to look at the social media pages of Air Of Water before pressing play on the music – and you’re a fan of the alternative-era like I am – chances are you’ll be as excited about this project as I became. We’re […]Read More
Soldier Rye – Antenna – Album Review Four-plus years! It was back in 2014 when Soldier Rye officially stepped into the scene with the release of his record Earth Sentence, pumping out the songs he’d been working on for the couple years prior. Some of you regular readers of our pages here might remember somewhere […]Read More
Zhaojiabang – “La Patience” – Single Review Mind blown. This might be one of the coolest things I’ve experienced all year. Grim as all fuck…don’t get me wrong…we’re dealing with some HEAVY concepts here – but man are they relatable and man is this done RIGHT. The new single “La Patience” from Zhaojiabang is a […]Read More
Yona Marie – “My Soulful Baby” – Single Review Certainly no objections to this silky smooth Neo-Soul track from singer/songwriter Yona Marie – she’s got a great voice and a charming personality that shines brightly throughout her latest single “My Soulful Baby.” Something about the way she sings…very inviting and quickly endearing to listen to; […]Read More
Brannon – “I’ll Be Here Waiting” Featuring J LyriKal – Single Review Welcome to a collaboration that completely hits the mark. In some ways, I felt like I shouldn’t have been surprised by that…you’d likely agree if you’ve checked out Brannon’s last record The Road Less Traveled, which certainly put his songwriting ability on full-display […]Read More
Fabp aka Fabpz The Freelancer – “I’m Loco I’m Crazy” – Single Review Yikes. This is exactly why honesty & integrity matters when it comes to writing music reviews. We all want to be nice at the end of the day…I’m pretty convinced of that just from the sheer number of positive reviews that circulate […]Read More
Mark Schirmacher – “Are You Okay?” – Single Review Decent song! Given how isolated and intimate this new single from Mark Schirmacher sounds, how tender the melody is for the most-part…it’d be kinda strange to be jumping up & down in excitement or ranting & raving about “Are You Okay?,” so I’ll just put it […]Read More
Cyborg Asylum – “Paradigm Shift” – Single Review Definitely an interesting tune…there’s much potential here in Cyborg Asylum; I think there’s a few obstacles maybe yet to overcome, but there’s definitely lots for them to branch off of here on their single “Paradigm Shift” from their record Never Finished, Only Abandoned. So…what’s working well… I […]Read More
The New Occupants – “Be Careful What You Listen To” Featuring Mr. MooQ – Single Review Bloody brilliant. This is like the Blue Man Group met King Missile and then set forth to conquer the world. And dammit – I sure as hell hope it does – a song like this SHOULD catch on…not just […]Read More
Yam Haus – “West Coast” – Single Review Shiny! No real idea of what I was in for with a band name like Yam Haus – but I’ll fully admit the name itself caught my attention even before the music did. It just sounds like FUN doesn’t it? And wouldn’t you know it…peeling open this […]Read More
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