Rob Alexander’s latest musical endeavor, Young Man’s Eyes, is a sonic masterpiece that seamlessly blends rock sensibilities with heartfelt storytelling. With thirteen tracks clocking in at just around fifty minutes, this album takes listeners on an exhilarating journey filled with introspection, raw emotion, and infectious hooks that will have you …
Read More »Tommy Howell “American Storyteller” (LP)
Thomas Howell is one of the most prominent young actors of the 1980’s, known for his generation-defining role in the classic The Outsiders, among other fine films. He continues working in film and television today, but his artistic interests broadened with time. He’s taken on the name Tommy Howell for his …
Read More »Lisa Marie Claire “Dawn” (LP)
Lisa Marie Claire has a poet’s soul. The singer/songwriter takes her cues from the tradition established by such artistic luminaries as Joni Mitchell, but it misses the point to stop there. She does what any talented artist, musical or otherwise, sets out to do – use their influences as a …
Read More »Haley Dreis “Cozy Christmas” (LP)
Some of the most iconic songs of our generation are Christmas songs; just ask Mariah Carey, who makes, I’m guessing, 95% of her net worth double every single December as “All I Want For Christmas” controls the airwaves for thirty-one days straight. URL: https://haleydreismusic.com/ There’s something incredibly lucrative about being …
Read More »Christine Hand “Standing on the Shoulders” (LP)
The strings on Christine Hand’s acoustic guitar are played in a variety of different ways on the Dallas-based singer/songwriter’s new album Standing on the Shoulders, but whether they’re slowly picked in the melancholic descent of “House of Bread,” forged into playful licks in “Take it Slow,” transformed into a melodically-faceted …
Read More »Steve Junot and the Infamous “Last Shot’s” (LP)
If there’s one blues musician who is into finding new ways to get his audience stoned off of pure sonic might, it’s Steve Junot, and his latest release with the Infamous in Last Shot could be his scene’s most prolific material this year. In tracks like Last Shot’s “Chasing My Blues Away,” textures …
Read More »Quarry “Positioning the Sun” (LP)
It’s hard to determine just where to go with a third album. For bands concerned with making pop hits, albums never seem to matter, but for rock groups, honing in on a refined and artistically crafted discography can make or break your group’s trajectory. In the historic case of the …
Read More »Vinyl Floor “Funhouse Mirror” LP
Denmark’s Vinyl Floor is the personal project of brothers and songwriters Daniel and Thomas Charlie Pedersen. Their fifth full-length studio album Funhouse Mirror revisits the symphonic pop ambitions of earlier releases such as 2012’s Peninsula and Vaudeville (2014) while retaining the same individualistic songwriting bent. Working with producer Emil Isaksson and a small cast of musical …
Read More »Galliano Sommavilla “Instrumental Music from the Heart” (LP)
Melbourne, Australia’s Galliano Sommavilla’s love for creating music has helped sustain him throughout his life and enriches an already vibrant life with the ability for communicating with a mass audience. His new release Instrumental Music from the Heart is deeply connected with his Italian cultural roots as well as his wide array …
Read More »George Mallas “Let the Day Decide” (LP)
Pop music doesn’t have to be complicated and, truth be told, it’s often a lot more fetching when it’s presented simply as opposed to with a lot of frills. There are plenty of singer/songwriters who might disagree with me on this point, but if there’s one who is sympatico with …
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