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!
Paul McGilloway – “Charley” – Single Review Interesting composition here from Paul McGilloway on “Charley” – you can hear a blend of influences from progressive-rock, to soft-rock, to R&B, to pop…I could even hear an argument for classic-rock, psychedelic, blues & jazz…that’s how many ways this new single twists, turns and bends throughout its duration! […]Read More
Mus Matos “Love What I Do” – Single Review Love he does? Yep – we do. Three months ago we were introduced to the style and sound of rap-artist/producer Mus Matos with the release of his single “Yuno Who’s Up Next” hitting our pages with an enthusiastic review. Because truly – we DO love what […]Read More
Billy Roberts And The Rough Riders – Go By Myself – Album Review I gotta say…just when I figure that I’ve heard the best of this guy, he comes back better each time. Billy Roberts ladies and gentlemen…surely you recognize the name around the ol’ sleepingbagstudios music-saloon by now…that guy that seems to never give […]Read More
Souleye – Shapeshifting – Album Review Always great to see this artist back in our midst…and to be quite honest with you all…I felt as if Souleye rolled-out the red carpet for us all right from the drop as Shapeshifting began; “Human Overwhelm” is about as audibly-inviting as I’ve ever heard accomplished as an opening […]Read More
Aponbo – “Sonnentanz” – Singles Review Alright…I’ll fully admit…I came out of writing the early morning review on Franki Love today and was positive I wouldn’t be posting again in the review section today…that was my mistake and I apologize. I’m not completely to blame however…if the music of Aponbo wasn’t so damn good, I […]Read More
Franki Love – “Walking Wounded” – Single Review Much has changed in the life of Franki Love since we last reviewed her music and examined her single, song-writing & singing on her previous release “Lullaby.” Though we had only first uncovered her music just about 5-6 months back, in the process of listening we discovered […]Read More
Shadows & Mirrors – Dangerous – EP Review Some pretty inventive stuff coming out of the speakers this morning due to the dark-art & mischevious-music of Rockford, Illionois’ industrial/goth/electro/rock band Shadows & Mirrors. A set of rhythmic-grooves that pulse wildly like the beginning spurts of a jugular-stabbing; the music still has a ton of life […]Read More
Shelita Burke – Transfixed – EP Review Shelita Burke has put together a wonderful, mystical set of rhythms and melodies on her latest EP, Transfixed. Right from the drop as it opens – this lady stole my heart with an absolutely inspiring performance through her vocals…jazzy in the sound…there’s a lot of style and grace […]Read More
Sevencore – Collide – Album Review Well now! So far so GOOD! I gotta admit…seeing the name ‘seven’-anything makes me instantly cringe at the thought of the world possibly having given birth to another version of the band Sevendust, or Seven Mary Three while I was asleep on watch…and what a terrible tragedy that would […]Read More
Paint In Motion – Crush Love Heartbreak – EP Review You know something…these guys really get themselves. In reading the write-up for Paint In Motion, I noticed they took the time to mention that they’re songs are ‘reminiscent of 1990’s rock radio’ – and honestly I don’t think I could possibly agree more. And that’s […]Read More
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