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!
Keith Richie – Skylines – Album Review You might be surprised to hear it…but there are actually quite a few ways that I enjoy waking up in the morning. For instance…I got up today thinking there was a strong chance it was Thursday, only to eventually discover it’s actually Sunday – and I like that…I […]Read More
Spoken Life – Reality – EP Review Solid progression, heavy atmospheres and emotions outline the new EP from Spoken Life, a one-man project from Anthony Irvin based out of Brookhaven, PA. You’ll find yourselves surprised at the direction that the music takes…it starts out with a bright, electro-infused, gentle-melody that’s close to an Owl City […]Read More
Andy Goggin & Nanna Larsen – “Watch Out” – Single Review Wouldn’t you know it…just as soon as I declared we’re officially back, up and running and officially rooted into our new studio setup in Ottawa that the main computer decided to chuck its operating system overnight for the universe to leave me scrambling once […]Read More
Ramsey – “See You Bleed” – Single Review The last impression I’d want any of you to get from this review is that I only have a lot to say about Ramsey’s new single “See You Bleed” because I’ve been away from posting for so long as we switched the location of the studio from […]Read More
The Soul Touchers – Angels All Around Us – EP Review Sweet intentions and music fuel the latest EP from the Canadian-based collaboration that combines the talents of songwriter TJ Way with the angelic vocals of UK-born singer/songwriter Erin Gannon Simms in a project they’ve called The Soul Touchers. Not even remotely kidding when I […]Read More
Tricky Mandrake – “Over And Under” – Single Review If you caught the last episode of our show you’ve already got a couple of my preliminary thoughts on the new track “Over And Under” by Tricky Mandrake…and chances are you noticed I also referred a couple times to the music ‘playing’ – which unfortunately, we […]Read More
Diamusk – “Brotherhood” – Single Review Well…you know me – if I was to only find music that came from our own continent then I wouldn’t really be doing a solid job of tracking down other superstars out in the wide-world of independent music would I? Think we found another bright shining star potentially, based […]Read More
LightBulbHead – Sticky Note Thoughts Vol. One – Album Review As “The Birth” began the new mixtape from LightBulbHead…I instantly found myself enjoying the energy, passion and lo-fi atmosphere of the music and vocals. With a confident approach and a quick, stylistic take on rap – LightBulbHead immediately begins to impress on Sticky Note Thoughts […]Read More
The Gangsta Rabbi – Terminator V617F – Album Review Well…it’s not every day that you stumble across something that sounds like this does! Answering the long-standing question of ‘what do Rabbi’s do after we’ve all gone to bed’ – The Gangsta Rabbi is here to show you in-full just how crazy and bizarre it can […]Read More
Daniel Ray – The Balance – Album Review Alright…so…bear with me…today I’ve got an artist in review here, but I’ve literally no clue about much beyond the music. I can tell you Daniel Ray seems to be an extremely chill & nice guy when you talk to him, that much I can say…but that’s all […]Read More
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