Jacob Brand – “Game Changer”

Jacob Brand – “Game Changer” – Single Review Jacob’s a good guy…let’s get that information to ya up front.  The whole scene of artists & creative-types is so filled with emotions that’s it’s always a fine line to walk in being a critic…it’s never my goal to discourage anyone from doing whatever they love – […]Read More

Matthew Weaver – “Crimson Sheet”

Matthew Weaver – “Crimson Sheet” – Single Review If there’s been one thing that’s become easy for me to recognize over the past two decades of writing about music, it’s when I run into an artist or band that has an intense level of knowledge about the art that far exceeds my own.  Matthew Weaver […]Read More

Paul Denis – “Louis”

Paul Denis – “Louis” – Single Review If you’ve ever read any my past reviews or thoughts on the music of Canadian artist Paul Denis, then you already know he’s a man that puts an incredibly impressive amount of thought into the music he makes.  From his record called A Passing Storm back in 2018, […]Read More

Mike Di Lorenzo – “Holding All My Love” Feat. Anna

Mike Di Lorenzo – “Holding All My Love” Feat. Anna Moore – Single Review Ohhhhh I tell ya folks…even after all these reviews I’ve written over this past decade, you’d still be surprised by how much knowledge I draw from when it comes to the catalog of tunes in my head.  All gained from a […]Read More

Sollars – “Exhausted” / “Dragon”

Sollars – “Exhausted” / “Dragon” – Singles Review I really dig what I’m hearing from Sollars so far.  I don’t have a whole lot of information beyond a link & some artwork & what I can see at Spotify, so we’ll crack right into it and skip over my usual intro and blah blah blah […]Read More

Sean Shiff – “Ten Below” Feat. JoyAnn Parker

Sean Shiff – “Ten Below” Feat. JoyAnn Parker – Single Review I’ve always felt like a lot of the whole life experience is completely relative.  Like, for example…whatever your maximum level of stress is, from whatever causes it, would be the same as my own maximum, no matter what it is that might cause my […]Read More

Lady Chops & The Goddamn Jam – “Sunset”

Lady Chops & The Goddamn Jam – “Sunset” – Single Review Goddamn irresistible if you ask me. If you were to somehow merge the awesomeness of The Beths and Sunflower Bean, I think you’d get something that sounds pretty close to this…maybe throw in some of that naturally delightful mischievousness and fun we get out […]Read More

Rose Blood – “Feelings”

Rose Blood – “Feelings” – Single Review I’ll fully admit, I didn’t really know what to expect here, but this wasn’t it! “Feelings” by Rose Blood is an interesting tune…and in many ways, it’ll end up dictating what happens in the future of this project led by Eddie Figueroa.  It’s the debut single from Rose […]Read More

t.Roy & The Smoking Section – “Southeast Texas Son”

t.Roy & The Smoking Section – “Southeast Texas Son” – Single Review You’re a long, long way from home there partner. I hope y’all out there always appreciate just how far your music can travel in the internet era.  It’s not that it couldn’t cross borders & whatnot before our days online of course, but […]Read More

Nick Manka – “This Game”

Nick Manka – “This Game” – Single Review Well would ya look at that…another part of the alumni in A Vintage Year is still out there makin’ the magic happen – this time, it’s Nick Manka.  Another former member of the band, Jordan Barney, whom we ran into through the solo project called Becoming Human, […]Read More