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!
Mike Contoni – Here Comes The Weekend – Album Review So what if it’s Monday! If you’re like me and truly believe that time itself is a human-construct and don’t want to be limited by those confines – then join me in listening to Here Comes The Weekend! Technically it’s not inaccurate to release this […]Read More
Chasing Jonah – “The Sentence” – Single Review We’ve just passed our 1000th review at the page…and as we embark into the adventure of the 1000 to follow, I was stoked to find a new single from one of the most reliable sources of music out there in the independent music-scene – Chasing Jonah. The […]Read More
Katrina Charles – Where This Began – EP Review Beautiful sounds from a beautiful place…good ol’ Seattle…my home away from home. While Katrina Charles might have a different sound than what I’m typically used to reaching out to Seattle for – I’ve gotta say, she’s put together some gorgeous melodies and confident songs on her […]Read More
64 Hooligans – Singles Review 2 rappers combine their talents in the project of 64 Hooligans…you’ve got emcees Sheep God and Leviathan Da Gooch on the mic here. On their new single called “Third” they’ve found a way to dispense life advice, personal anecdotes and observations and even nutritional recommendations – you’ve gotta appreciate that […]Read More
Cody Webb – Cody Webb – EP Review If I wanted to…I could allow myself to admit that what I’m listening to would be classified as Country-music…I could. Of course…it’s modern-day Country-music – so advantage to Jer @ SBS, I can always pretend I’m listening to Pop-music…which I’m slightly more comfortable with admitting to myself […]Read More
Catherine Clarnette – Bold – Album Review I’m up late here in Canada…almost 2 a.m. in the morning…not running out of steam whatsoever, I’m still wide-awake…but truthfully, I needed some music with real character and life to it…a little bit of something that I might not hear amidst the soundtrack of the everyday-grind. And then […]Read More
Convey – “Speed Dial” – Single Review I had actually just mentioned the other day about the reliable relationship between the influences you can find on the music listed on a band/artist’s social media and the sound of their own stuff – and Convey makes for another incredible example of how that truly works…I had […]Read More
Alien Skin – European Electronic Cinema – Album Review Always inspiring to read about the life of a musician and listen to all the twists and turns that their music & career will take them; case in point, the man behind the music of Alien Skin, George Pappas. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the name […]Read More
Shadows & Mirrors – Aria – Album Review Ahhh yeah, some of that good ol’ reliable darkwave industrial-electro music – I’ve always got time for this kind of stuff. Ever since ordering Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine on cassette back in the day – the dynamics of this genre’s style have always pulled me […]Read More
James Reed – Feed The Monster – EP Review For better or worse, what you’ll respect most about the James Reed approach to hip-hop is that it’s inarguably a new one. Over five new tracks, Reed takes you into the avant-garde side of the genre, pulling in a couple sounds you wouldn’t expect to find […]Read More
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