MUSIC REVIEWS

Guitarist and writer Ian Bouras’ latest musical offering, “The Accidental Artist”, is a composition. Bouras wrote the piece for the PVD International Looping Festival and it reflects his long-standing preoccupation with atmospheric and unconventional guitar textures. He utilizes two different Holzer guitars for the performance, as well as an Ebow, …

A little humble, more brooding than it has to be, and constantly reinforced by the texture of the string play it’s surrounded by, Rory D’Lasnow’s lead vocal in the new EP Songs From An Empty Room occasionally verges on countrified aesthetics tethering folk-rock and Americana, but it never becomes defined by scene …

The vocal in Tarot Cat’s “Am I Dreaming” might be coming from a normal, everyday human, but it could still fool most folks into thinking it’s coming from a much more venomous entity just by listening to a minute or so of this fierce punk anthem. “Am I Dreaming,” despite …

You will be deep into the groove with the new Juliana Hale featuring Wande single, “Dollhouse”. A pop/rap hit with sparkling, driving beats and rapid fire raps, “Dollhouse” showcases this Nashville-based singer’s audacious cadence and baritone tenor. She’s stunning when she sings the notes and even more awesome when she …

Lyrically, Corey Stapleton is all heart and soul in the new single “Western Son,” which features his band The Pretty Pirates supplying him with a backdrop fit for a king. He’s belting out line after line in this track with the kind of passion that normally we’d hear from a …

A steady beat and some warm melodies don’t mean much unless you’ve got a poetic narrative sturdy enough to fit within the context such entities can create in a single like “Twisted World” this autumn, and to this end, Andrew Reed & The Liberation aren’t exactly playing fast and loose …

Simple strings and gentle melodies from a pair of singers who know their way around a verse or two – that’s all that Lavendine’s “Here to You” is made of, and yet it feels as stacked to the brim with charisma as a song can be on its own. While …

Little more than an ominous bass tone and an implied beat are needed to make a big statement in the first few moments of “Run Up My Bands,” the new single from Vikki Sota out now everywhere quality hip-hop is sold and streamed, but I’m not going to be the …

BD Gottfried’s musical journey has allowed him opportunities to share the stage with several important musicians. He’s played on the same bill as former Uriah Heep and Lone Star frontman John Sloman and bassist extraordinaire Pino Palladino, among others, and has established himself as one of the preeminent indie vocalists …

“Too Far Gone”, the first single from Arun O’Connor’s debut album Music from the Reading Room, blows the doors open for the New Zealand-born singer/songwriter. The son of New Zealand music legend Dave O’Connor  It’s a vital and full-throated songwriting experience from a guy who practically has music bursting out of …