MUSIC REVIEWS

The rock gods of 2021 immediately grace us with the release of Greye’s “I Don’t Mind.” Written back in April early on in the midst of quarantine, front-woman Hannah Summer wisely avoids any direct reference to the ongoing pandemic, in favor of crafting something that can obviously be applied to …

The New York born, current California resident, Larry J, is back from the operating table, with two new singles. LJ recently underwent heart surgery, and his resilience has merged with inspiration. Larry is a prolific songwriter, having placed as 1st runner up in the John Lennon songwriting award. He considers …

If there’s any genre of music that’s taken a fair share of kicking from recent pop culture, it’s country music. Now I’d argue that some of this is fair, we’ve certainly seen an advent of “artists” who’ve made their appearances just to capitalize on a hungry market, who’s open to …

“Thin Disguise” is the first single from North Carolina’s Davy Williamson and it won’t be the last we hear from this skilled musician, performer, and songwriter working under his own name. The debut track from his first solo release is a tightly composed and well-played reminder of rock music’s lingering …

A mere dozen seconds of instrumental seduction stand between the start of Rob Alexander’s new single “A Song to Get Us Through” and the first appearance of his vocal, but it is within this time that we get our first taste of the grandiosity this track will be built upon. …

“You Raise Me Up” is given new life by flutists Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazzara in their spectacular cover. Lazzara, an award winning concert flutist and Carnegie Hall veteran met Markoff, an alto flutist, when he was a student to her. Over time as his talents tightened, their relationship transformed …

All day, all night – the faith that The Valiant One has for Jesus is exclaimed in the hip-hop gem “I Know You Know” from his new album The Resistance of God: Season Of A King (Christ Life Records). A glazed piano bed, topped off with an electric go-getter overlay, …

Canadian Born, and Missouri raised, Shimmer Johnson, has dropped her new single, “Priceless.” Shimmer has developed a solid reputation over the years, by working with a slew of major names in the Music industry. Her songs have been featured on MTV and SNL, the former on multiple occasions. “Priceless” is …

Western Canada based act The Caught have a certain distaste for music they call “overproduced.” I think that’s a vague term that can’t be easily applied, as with the rise of acts like hyper-pop and the general blurring of music genres, many bands aim to create overwhelming sonic landscapes, and …

It’s hard to imagine that singer/songwriter Dudley Allen is self-taught. His ideal guitar work and lyrical instincts are the stuff that even the most seasoned artists aspire. Allen’s song, “You’re My Little Cowgirl” is packaged like a country tune, but holds embers of rockabilly and Americana genres. Though he’s not …