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!
Armada Named Sound – StarChildren – EP Review Here’s a combination of sounds I can get behind. Armada Named Sound is like the twisted lovechild of Madonna & Metric…lots of bouncing playful electro meeting the voice of some serious-but-fun vocals from lead vocalist Andromeda S who carries beautiful dreamlike melodies into the energy of the […]Read More
The Heavy Crown – Full Of Haze – Album Review You know if I didn’t know better…indie-rock, I’d say you’re attempting to make a comeback. At the very least this past week has been full of excellent efforts from a whole range of sounds that often make the genre at its best…I’m nothing but pleased […]Read More
Smoking Martha – Smoking Martha – EP Review Very diverse blend of rock coming out the amplifiers of Brisbane, Australia’s Smoking Martha…I can literally hear this style of music finding a way to capture every fan out there who has a love for classic-rock like Kiss, the alt/metal & melodic parts in the music of […]Read More
HelloHeathen – HelloHeathen – EP Review Life here at the bag can be a lot stranger than you’d figure sometimes…and today is one of those experiences. Behind the scenes, talking briefly with the creative mind driving the HelloHeathen project, let’s just say we’ve managed to cover a lot of ground…pretty much everything you can say […]Read More
ded.pixel – Form.Follows.Function – EP Review Hmmm…gonna have to go back and check my notes here…I was positive I was about to review an ambient album – I don’t know if I’d actually consider ded.pixel to be so much ambient as perhaps a lighter form of electro. Of course, we’ll all have to get out […]Read More
Xtra Crispy – Planet X – Album Review I gotta say…there’s a great chance I am going to piss off a neighbour or two if the new album from Xtra Crispy continues to stay as crunchy as it begins. I love the description I read of this band from Akron, Ohio…it reads simply: Original Blues […]Read More
1FM – Burning Bridges – EP Review Hmmm. 1FM…I think…well…hmm…you know what? I think this band and I are hooked on a great many of the same things. When people have asked me in the past…’what music do I make,’ or maybe more specifically, ‘what’s the music I want to make’ my answer has often […]Read More
Da Challenger – “Get Get Get It” – Single Review If I could communicate just how special it truly is to be immersed in the independent music-scene so long now that I’m privileged to know hundreds upon hundreds of bands – but the real magic in longevity is that you get to see, listen to […]Read More
Seashaped – Children Of The Universe – Album Review (Part 1!) Here’s a unique experience I had recently this year while UK-based band Seashaped prepared the follow up to their album “A Pill For Everything” which we’ve reviewed here in the past. Since that time…I’d like to say that Pete & Alison of Seashaped and […]Read More
Blupa Music – “Precious You” – Single Review Kind of like a blend of Tom Petty, Pink Floyd and the Flaming Lips at the helm of the band…with perhaps a little pinch of musical-echoes from Supertramp and Jethro Tull. How’s THAT for a comparison? Blupa Music is definitely creating an audibly pretty atmosphere through the […]Read More
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