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!
Rahm – “Between The Lines” – Single Review This…was an extreme pleasure to listen to. Not only does the latest single from Rahm really have a mystifying sound to its atmosphere…there is incredible skill and structure here in this bold song. I say bold because clearly Rahm is making true ART out of his music…there’s […]Read More
The Silver Bayonets – “Low” – Single Review Clearly these guys are revving up the promo-machine! The Silver Bayonets exploded onto our page for the first time just last week with the first single/video for “Constant,” off of their new EP, The Pain Inside Your Head – so it really wasn’t too long ago that […]Read More
One Formation – One Formation – Album Review Singer/songwriter and ambient-folk artist Matt Fleming has found himself quite the creative outlet here in his project known as One Formation. First of all…for those out there that see the word ‘ambient’ and get scared about potential boredom or not enough to listen to – I invite […]Read More
Mus Matos – “Set It Off” – Single Review The maestro of low-end atmosphere and gigantic-sized minimalist-beats, Mus Matos has returned with a new single that’s as hard-hitting as it is smoothed-out. I dig the amount of contrast that these two come up with in their collaboration here. Mus can always be relied upon for […]Read More
EsQuille – “Dancing On The Sun” (Feat. Bruno Alexander) – Single Review You’ve gotta be a pretty hardened heart to not at least find something you like about a song that spends most of its time with the sunshine and dancing. It’s a also a fair assumption that EsQuille isn’t writing anything here designed to […]Read More
Billy Young – “Resaca City Gold” (Featuring Troy Fonseca) – Single Review Billy Young’s working with a seriously effective minimalist beat here on his latest single “Resaca City Gold” – and he’s doing an incredible amount with what little music there is. At first…you might even confuse the beat for your grandpa upstairs playing Pong […]Read More
JLuv – “If It Ain’t This” – Single Review Here’s a man with some lyrical STYLE yo! NYC-based hip-hop/R&B artist JLuv puts on a verbal clinic of how to get the flow-rolling for real on his latest single “If It Ain’t This.” Using a clever combination of a beat with a ton of dramatic-dynamics to […]Read More
Outrun The Arrow – “Weigh Down My Heart” – Single Review If you’ve been listening to the SBS Podcast lately, then you’ve had a chance to hear this latest single from Outrun The Arrow already – and a wise investment, your ears have certainly made. This vibrantly electric, bouncy and riotously-fun new cut from the […]Read More
KILLCAM – Muted – Album Review KILLCAM…a new project brought to you by an artist we’ve had in review in the past, known as the infamous Quiet Leader. Now rebranded and ready to rip the mic with all-new rhymes and direction, KILLCAM has released the album Muted; last time around we found the emcee finding […]Read More
Decide – Struggle Inside – EP Review The skill-level is completely professional and the production & writing of Struggle Inside deserves a lot of credit for being as tight as it is. It’s been a thoroughly great year for independent hip-hop/rap-music – and you can consider Decide to definitely be a solid-contributor to the reasons […]Read More
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