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!
MELØ – “Mysteria” – Single Review “Futuristic synth-pop with a modern edge.” #Hmmmmmm #YouSaySoDoYaMyCanadianBrother I might have to push back on that a little bit…but I’ll be gentle about it. MELØ’s got a really stellar beard that’s pretty much as legendary as the one I’ve got attached to my chin…similar length, similar thickness – the […]Read More
Pure Nonsense – Tonight – Album Review “Cut the lights and start the show!” #Yessir #WillDo Moments like this blow my mind, even now. As a guy that has spent more than half his life embedded in the music scene, and nearly a full ten years on these pages of ours now – you run […]Read More
Essinauks – “Solsnu” Feat. Jon Ivar Stegarud & Accidentally Graceful – Single Review I gotta admit…there’s a good chance I might not even NEED another song this year after this! I’m gonna wanna spend forever & a day with this new single from Essinauks – there is really something about this guy that not only […]Read More
SR.Gent – “Winner” – Single Review “They say I make BIG music, and I agree,” might just go down as the best quote I’ve seen & pulled direct from any artist’s pages this year! I know…we’re still another 364 days away from being able to say that for a definitive fact, but I’m sticking with […]Read More
F.R. Music Project – “I See You” Feat. Rich Allen – Single Review “I See You” Rich Allen…you’re a genuine man of music, and I dig that. According to what I’ve read about the man behind the music here, Rich has had quite the career even prior to his creating the F.R. Music Project. He’s […]Read More
Hannyta – “Wildflower” – Single Review I tell ya. If I could just go ONE day without having to hear ANOTHER song inspired by Nicolas Cage, that would be mighty nice and much apprecia… …wait a second. Actually…that’s a new one for me. Like I always say around these pages of ours, we all gotta […]Read More
Andrea Pizzo And The Purple Mice – “Pale Blue Dot” – Single Review Merry Christmas to y’all on this “Pale Blue Dot” we’re sharing! As I get older and increasingly more forgetful at what quite often feelings like a frightening pace, I sure find myself appreciating bands like this one a whole lot more. I […]Read More
The Jode Gannon Band – “Love Don’t Bring Me Down” – Single Review What a debut year this dude/band has had! I tell ya…if this site of ours had its wits about it and recognized singles just as much as we tend to focus on EPs & albums, you’d probably have found The Jode Gannon […]Read More
Alien Skin – Put Your Lips On My Lips – Album Review Another highly productive year for the music of George Pappas and Alien Skin – Put Your Lips On My Lips would be the second record I’ve reviewed from this dude in 2021, following the release of Cold War Pop. I’ve spent more than […]Read More
The Guv – “December In Istanbul” / “If I Kill My Darlings” – Singles Review I really dig the humble characters you find out there every so often in this music scene we share – people just like this guy right here, known as The Guv. Tunes come across this desk in many different ways […]Read More
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