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!
Hoodie Rob Uzumaki – “Teardrops (2010)” – Single Review “Hittin’ on these notes like I’m Mozart.” #WhatInTheWolfgang #HoldUpThereYoungBuck Don’t get it twisted…I’m not sayin’ that I don’t like what I’m hearing, I’m just sayin’ a comparison to one of music’s greatest composers this early on into Hoodie Rob Uzumaki’s career might be…hmm…a bit of a […]Read More
MELØ – Things We Lost – EP Review Right next door to us here at sleepingbagstudios in Ottawa, (at least, that is for the time being until our special announcement coming this summer…stay tuned for that!) based out of Windsor, Ontario, solo-artist MELØ has been making major moves with his music over the course of […]Read More
Ariee – “Sugar Daddy” – Single Review Ayyyy…if you know what it is you want outta life, I figure you’re one of the lucky ones ain’t ya? Ariee likes money. Airee knows how to get that money. If someone out there is willing to spend their hard earned dough on this fine lady, I personally […]Read More
Ludwik Konopko – “Sunday Alchemy” – Single Review I tell ya folks…there are some seriously fantastic musicians out there around this world we’re living in that sure make what I do a whole lot easier. The opposite is equally true too I suppose, but thankfully, that’s not an issue I have to deal with today. […]Read More
Carl Anderson – Hillbilly Heaven – Album Review “Well I’m not the average person.” #YaHeckinGotTHATRightSir #YesIndeed Hopefully there’s at least one of ya out there that’s been looking forward to this new record as much as I have been – Carl Anderson is by far & away one of the most sonically interesting & all-out […]Read More
Natural Groove Records Presents: Till Sunday Pirate/LAGARTO – Singles Review Ahhh y’all know I love it when I get the opportunity to explore music that’s being made far, far away from where we’re based out of here in Canada – and thanks to good ol’ Natural Groove Records, we’re doing exactly that today as we […]Read More
Pidgie – “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” – Single Review It is a little strange to sing about it while you’re doin’ it, and you are, ain’t it? Pidgie’s a unique character out there in this scene we share for sure. Sometimes you stumble across people with a true […]Read More
SammyG300 – Delayed Satisfaction – EP Review I’ll tell ya this much…you’ll notice the highly relevant sound of SammyG300 from the moment you push play and his new EP kicks in through the opening track called “What It Takes” – you really couldn’t miss it. “They told me that one day I’d shine,” as you’ll […]Read More
Twelve Days In June – “Hoped You Couldn’t Tell” – Single Review Hmmmm! I’m thinking I like this. I mean…it’s one of those things right? I have to kind of hedge my enthusiasm here somewhat…like, as in, how would YOU feel if people all around the world were like, “YES – I’m completely STOKED that […]Read More
Remy de Laroque – “BEE DREAMING” – Single Review For the record, as strange as it might seem to write a song that’s all about bees, the ALL-CAPS method is always gonna weird me out much more than any topic or concept ever could. Is that just a me thing? Anyhow. “BEE DREAMING” it is. […]Read More
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