MUSIC REVIEWS

Richard Lynch has a backstory worth hearing just as much as his latest single, “He’ll Make Everything Alright,” which comes out October 2nd.  Lynch’s album released in 2019 produced five top 40 country singles, so it is a tall order to cover this artist without having heard of Lynch or …

Fate is an unpredictable mistress. Ezra Vancil’s album The Family Songbook began in one direction and ended pursuing another. The album began as a twelve-song long meditation on his connections to family, but the dawning of a pandemic forced Vancil to alter his plans. When lockdowns severed his connection to the musicians …

There’s a swagger to the swing of the string play in “Liar Liar,” the first song we hear in Lace’s new record Liar’s Notebook,” but it isn’t coming solely from the confidence of the musicians in this collective (including Emi Desire). The very nature of the rhythm of this track implies …

In a lush, atmospheric melody that feels like it would go on forever if not limited by the track’s cutoff point, “Starry Gown” washes over us like an ocean wave, dragging us away from the shores and into a sea of emotional unrest that will only get choppier as we …

Fans of the North American indie beat have singlehandedly brought funk back as a major aesthetical influence over all contemporary R&B, pop, hip-hop and even rock music in 2020, but for artists like Canada’s FrankySelector, what his peers may or may not be doing with a style he’s essentially mastered …

“Lillian” is the newest single from Texan singer/songwriter Jeremy Parsons. In one of the most fascinating tales put to song in some time, Parsons’ female protagonist is an open book. This revealing fact, too, of course makes Parsons himself unveil much of his own vulnerabilities to  the listener. A roots …

In a gentle but pulsating groove, Ronnue breaks the dam on an ocean of catharsis just waiting to wash over us in his cover of Janet Jackson’s “That’s the Way Love Goes” this October, the moodiness of the rhythm already making its presence known long before lyrics have even come into …

The former front man and songwriter for The Skeptics, Tom Mullen has over 30 yeas of making music under his belt. You might say he has a unique view of politicians and government – his new solo track “Invisible Hand”  triggers what some might call a protest song, and what …

“Love is Free: The Writer’s Tale” by Virginia-based, David Arn, from the album Traveler Tales, is but one of many accessible tracks on the album and well-chosen for one of its single, for which there is also a promo video. The title itself hangs in the balance with the album …

Mike DeFoy has two new singles out called “Glass Houses” and “Poison Kiss”. Known as the ‘Creator of Chicago’s Sky Pilot Rock and Roll Band”, DeFoy’s new rock tracks contain robust rock guitar riffs and a whole of lot of swagger and personality. Melodic rock fans will adore both of …