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!
Ryan McCarl – Riding With The Outlaws – EP Review What a day here in British Columbia, Canada…I had to completely re-write my intro for this article after starting this up earlier this morning, only to end up one of 200,000 victims of a brutal power-outage throughout the lower mainland. It lasted nearly six or […]Read More
goldAP – Soundcloud Singles Review Not to be confused with the recent work we’ve done in print & on the SBS Podcast with Ryan & Jer involving alternative-folk band Pinto & The Bean – this man in review today is doing something quite different from what they’re all about musically – so be ready! Today […]Read More
Age Of Man – About Time – Album Review Taking us for a trip through electric-rock…and through their own catalogue as the revitalise and come out swinging with the updated production on the tunes from their Ebeneezer EP, released back in 2013. What a trip to be able to hear these tunes again with the […]Read More
RhythmRug – “The Giver” – Single Review Quite possibly running away with the award for ‘least offensive’ track you’ll hear in 2015, RhythmRug has released “The Giver” out into the world for your awaiting minds & listening ears. Loaded with courageous social-commentary and a strong personal point of view – this new single is one […]Read More
Mus Matos – “YUNO Who’s Up Next” – Single Review This is completely awesome for many reasons…let me tell you about a few of them! Mus Matos has put out a precision-perfect single and wicked low-end beat with “YUNO Who’s Up Next.” His new cut packs BEEF, both lyrically and through the production; it’s minimalist […]Read More
Dizzy Miles – Sunflower – Album Review Definitely an album full of inventive summer-sounds from Dizzy Miles here on Sunflower…this a very bright collection of music that should do no less than put a hammock-sized grin in the middle of your face. A solid collection of acid-jazz electro, Sunflower starts up with the short & […]Read More
Keith Richie – Ambient Highways – Album Review It’s actually extremely easy to get completely lost in Keith Richie’s new album Ambient Highways – I’m not going to be the guy that blames you for looking up to discover you’re on track #6 and thinking you’re still on track #2 as this new record plays […]Read More
TKO – Tung Chung May Day – EP Review The music of TKO couldn’t have possibly come at me at a better time. Last night I watched the movie Frank for the very first time…I’ll just say for music-lovers out there, it’s a movie you HAVE to see. Largely dealing with the spirituality and freedom […]Read More
Nick Festari – This Is Me…Slower And Faster – Album Review Alrighty Nick…I’ve read enough about you before listening to the music to know you’ve written close to 1000 songs (literally!) and that you’ve been making music in general for somewhere around 30 years. Finding a connection to sound at a young age as well […]Read More
Yellow Paper Planes – Feather’s Touch – EP Review This is all about texture…this is about precision in following the vision and bringin’ it to fruition…you know what I’m saying? Listening to Yellow Paper Planes and the new Feather’s Touch EP…jesus…I don’t even know how to describe just how much I’m loving what I’m hearing […]Read More
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