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!
Roy Catlin & The Dudes – Was It Life? – EP Review Excellent pop/indie melodies and rhythms on the latest EP from Roy Catlin & The Dudes! A fantastically bright way to start up the official month of summer – these are sweet tunes that are honestly quite easy to fall in love with very […]Read More
The Hsu-nami – Hsu-nami – Album Review The music of The Hsu-nami is one of the wildest rides I’ve experienced this year. Those that follow along and read us daily are already familiar with how ‘different’ the music can be here…and also how much I enjoy that personally. The last thing in the world that […]Read More
Last Time Only – Where I Begin – EP Review You can definitely hear the influences of the alternative/indie/emo music of our history on the music of Jared Woodruff in his songwriting and sound throughout his project Last Time Only. He’s got a brand-new album just released, and also an EP called Where I Begin […]Read More
Trill Cut – “It’s Been A Long Time” – Single Review You know something? Trill Cut brings up a good point right away, just by looking at the title, but he’ll also mention it repeatedly throughout the hooks & chorus of this seriously wicked jam he’s created in his new single “It’s Been A Long […]Read More
Michael Reddington & The Echoes – “Green” – Single Review I have always liked this guy. One of the most inspiring stories in the subtext of music is watching a ‘me’ thing turn into a ‘we’ thing – and singer/songwriter Michael Reddington, hot off the release of his last critically acclaimed EP You Find Out […]Read More
Intricate Folk – “Pride (Feat. Yahz Chyld)” – Single Review Excellent rhythm, groove and intentions on the latest single from Intricate Folk. Featuring Yahz Chyld on the vocals – this band gets the beat flowing solidly from moment one on their collaborative effort on “Pride.” You see? I’ve been telling you it’s been a fantastic […]Read More
Jack Of None – Who’s Listening To Van Gogh’s Ear – Album Review Alright…gotta do my best to remain objective here and not simply love this album for its name alone…but C’MON…that’s one of the best titles you’ve ever seen too, admit it! I will say this though…there are certain indications you can derive from […]Read More
Justin Llamas – Gold – EP Review Definitely think we’ve found a future superstar in soul/pop & R&B here. Justin Llamas not only has the perfect look for the gambit, he’s also got the skills to back it all up. Gold might as well be a prediction for one of his recordings…he’s got all the […]Read More
The Gangsta Rabbi – The Gangsta Rabbi’s Tommy – Album Review Perhaps any press is good press…I’m sure we’re all familiar with the notion that this is the case. This is the third appearance of The Gangsta Rabbi at our pages here…yet so far there’s only been one approach in the music, and one possible […]Read More
Distant Thunder – “Healing Hand” – Single Review In a world that’s often all-too-full of itself and spitting vitriol online…it’s quite comforting to know that musicians and bands like Distant Thunder exist to remind us that it’s not all bad. Here in their new-single “Healing Hand” you get a great stomping of positivity into your […]Read More
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