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!
National Impurities – National Impurities – EP Review For those of you out there that checked out the most recent episode of the SBS Podcast, you’ve already had a chance to check out one of the cuts from new three-track self-titled EP from National Impurities when we played an explosive tune called “Join Me.” Just […]Read More
Pauline Frechette – “Come Away With Me” – Single Review A new collaboration from music-arranger David Campbell and singer/songwriter/performer Pauline Frechette – a combination of talents we’ve featured on our pages multiple times over the past couple years. “Come Away With Me” is a highly-expressive composition that shines a light on some of the more […]Read More
The RA-6600 – Followed A Boy – EP Review You know something…in a world that is currently overstuffed with heavy issues & politics, I gotta say – it’s nice to take a break from all that with the blissful pop/indie melodies of The RA-6600. We’ve been following this band from the Hembot Records family for […]Read More
King Cotz – Singles Review You know…the thing about Trap music is that there sure can be a gigantic amount of words involved…sometimes I have to scratch my head & wonder where these emcees even find the time to take a breath! King Cotz out of Richmond, VA, definitely gets lost in the moment and […]Read More
Vessel Decimal – To Be And Not To Be – Album Review I actually scratched my head in wonder of when the last time I reviewed something metal-esque was when I started listening to Vessel Decimal’s new record To Be And Not To Be…definitely felt like it’s been longer than normal. Check it out at […]Read More
Melvin Fromm Jr. – Singles Review You have to wonder about what this artist & innovative music-maker would do with a full five-minutes! I’m serious…you have to wonder – I’m not actually sure if Melvin writes music over two and a half-minutes long…these four new singles bring the total up to twelve I’ve now checked […]Read More
Paul The Trombonist – Journey To The World – Album Review YOU…as listeners…as readers…as music-fans that are every bit as rabid and unrelenting as I am – yes YOU…the people that are always looking for something different that satisfies the ears with a truly innovative ideas that are boldly unique from the rest…I think we’ve […]Read More
Ice Grill – “The Book Of Life” Feat. AZ – Single Review Plenty of skill & potential in the music & rhymes from Ice Grill of Rochester, New York; like many excellent writers out there, he’s kept this one close to what he knows and has put an immense amount of detail and imagery into […]Read More
Black Astronaut – “Uppercutting Juggernauts” Feat. InZane – Single Review Strap-in and be ready for this one; once it starts, “Uppercutting Juggernauts” never lets up. The ever-impressive Black Astronaut Records cuts keep coming steadily, adding to a growing catalog of tracks that make the most of collaborative efforts between the writing of Charles Luck and […]Read More
Melvin Fromm Jr. – Singles Review Melvin Fromm Jr. sir…you certainly have my respect and admiration. It’s not all that often that you get to hear a project as free in spirit as you’ll hear in the music of Melvin Fromm Jr. – he’s currently working on instrumentals of all-kinds, designing music for film & […]Read More
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