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!
Russell Lee – “Picture” – Single Review From what I can tell…Russell Lee has put together a real classic here with his new single “Picture.” A smooth slice of Americana/Folk/Country blended together…Lee’s written a strong narrative here for the music to support – and it’s in that combination between the music & lyrics that you […]Read More
Magazine Gap – Calling Card – EP Review Highly-skilled players and in-depth songwriting/musicianship are certainly prevalent here. London’s three-piece Rock/Soul band Magazine Gap clearly have a vision for their sound and found a way to execute that ambition into a brilliantly entertaining set of four songs to create their Calling Card EP. “Snakes & Ladders” […]Read More
IJK – “Space Odyssey” – Single Review Hey North America…sit up and pay attention for a second or two will ya? Actually…let’s take at least 4:11 of your time while you check out this song and read the review…that’d be even better and probably prove to be helpful in understanding the points I’m trying to […]Read More
RubiconTINENTAL – Trillogy – EP Review Well…there’s this! Whether or not RubiconTINENTAL has found something here that’s going to catch on…I’m not entirely sure. With the three-songs on his new record Trillogy, he’s made his opinions quite clear…believe me when I say that this is definitely not the kind of artist that holds back anything […]Read More
Digital Escort – “Retro Sunscape” – Single Review Dig it! These minstrels of mayhem are kickin’ ass on their new single “Retro Sunscape” – it’s got Digital Escort in a rare combination of extremes that add up to a massively accessible rhythm & groove. Continuing their onslaught of online releases and building material for their […]Read More
Charming Timur – Call It A Classic – Album Review This fucking guy…Santeri Lohi has got to be one of the absolute kings of sarcasm and subtle, wry humor. I’ve got the added benefit of having interviewed him in both written and audio conversations and also had the privilege of hearing the evolution in his […]Read More
Black Astronaut – Life On Mars – Album Review All kinds of imagination, ideas and talent combine to form the collaborative efforts of Black Astronaut & their music. Led by lead songwriter Charles Luck, the number of players, singers, rappers and musicians involved quickly multiplies from there…all united by the shared purpose found in creating […]Read More
Hennessy Jones – “Human Being”/”Concepts” – Singles Review Couple new singles in review today from Hennessy Jones…”Concepts” which was released about four-months back and “Human Being” which is still right out of the wrapper and not even a month old yet. Both tracks feature collaborative efforts and the talents of Elluna alongside Kirsin assisting on […]Read More
Roger Cole & Paul Barrere – “You’re Annoying” – Single Review If you tuned into the SBS Podcast last night, you already had a chance to hear this latest tune from Roger Cole & Paul Barrere, two of our more frequent guests here on our pages and an incredibly active duo overall. These boys are […]Read More
AntBanks380 – God Fearing Gangster – EP Review Been a good day for the hip-hop genre. After reviewing the latest chapter from Da Challenger’s catalog, I moved onto the God Fearing Gangster himself, AntBanks380…and the good fortune continued to spit from the speakers all around me. “Tomorrow” has a solid rhythm, melody and groove to […]Read More
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