Izzy Malik – Fire

Izzy Malik – Fire – EP Review Strong stuff from Izzy Malik here…for someone who’s kind of questioning her abilities somewhat in the lyrics of the opening track “Beautiful Mistake,” she sure comes out confidently on this new EP, Fire. Have you ever run into that ultra-confident person that just KNOWS they’re awesome? Right – […]Read More

Jacob Bryant – Through The Windshield

Jacob Bryant – Through The Windshield – EP Review First thing I’ll say is that what I’m about to say…well…I’m not sure if I’ve ever felt there was a time that applied to what I’ll say next… …and that is… Jacob Bryant, sir, if you’ll please indulge me…what I need you to do right now […]Read More

Armada Named Sound – Starchildren

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

Smoking Martha – Smoking Martha

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

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

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

1FM – Burning Bridges

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

Marc Jungermann – The Piano Collection

Marc Jungermann – The Piano Collection – EP Review Advantage Marc! I honestly don’t remember being able to share this secret with any of you yet…this might be the first time this has come up actually…does anyone out there know about just how much I truly love the piano? Doubtful if I haven’t previously mentioned…you […]Read More

Byron Keith Taylor – The Raven Trail

Byron Keith Taylor – The Raven Trail – EP Review For some of these collected singles from Byron’s page…we’re nearing the one-year anniversary of their creation. Some will say, you go out and you spend all that money on the studio and the production-dudes, that you should then be touring and supporting that very material […]Read More

Saure Gurken – 上

Saure Gurken – 上 – EP Review Insanity and pop/rock mix together in genius combinations from Seoul, South Korea’s experimental sound known as Saure Gurken. With music that channels different styles ranging from the beginnings of rock to extremely modern-day decisions on how to bend that sound all over the map into entirely new territories […]Read More