MUSIC REVIEWS

The delightful Tanille is back on the scene with her holiday gem “Santa Don’t Pass Me By”. Discovering that love and attention to holiday details can go a long way in a relationship, Tanille’s patiently waiting for Kris Kringle to bring her boyfriend home to celebrate the holiday. A sparkle …

Baltimore’s Signal 13 is almost too hot to handle in the new song “All Fired Up”. Hard edged and erupting bluesy guitars are just the tip of the iceberg. Lead singer Vicky Starr welds together a tough exterior with a natural command. Backing her is fearsome, fiery band that takes …

“Break! (My Heart)” is a riveting track from Viiola Bloom. This crooner is giving The Weeknd a run for his money in this synth heavy gem. Quick to elicit some killer synth, “Break! (My Heart)” showcases baritone vocals, gripping the listener in a way that elicits a night out at …

Pittsburgh’s Miss Freddye brings her own brand of spiritualism to the modern gospel and blues genres in her rendition of “Wade In The Water”. A stirring electronic piano bed and the rhythm collide in way to give the tempo a deeper impact. Miss Freddye, a commanding voice, assures the listener …

The holiday season has a way of creeping up on all of us. For many, it can also be a sad time, a sorrowful time reminding them of happier times and what might have been. Capturing both the joy and the sorrow in his Beatle-esque tune, “Just Like Xmas (Love …

Emerging from the silence with a galloping groove you’d have to be crazy to dismiss as anything other than addictive, Fitzsimon and Brogan’s “Dancing Partner” opens up the new album This Wicked Pantomime on a high note to say the least. Striking together red-hot riffing straight out of the garage with a …

Apparitions – By Joe Hodgson, is a 15 cut, full-length monster of an album and that is only just scratching the surface to put it lightly. The Northern Irish guitarist is a blues, rock and jazz fusion wonder influenced by the likes of Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore, with his …

Christmas and holiday music can range from sentimental to instrumental, from joy to coy. The new single, “Christmas on Cellblock 9” from See Your Shadow Songwriting is definitely merry, and a lot of comedy. This catchy, country rock holiday tune is easy to hum along to, and the storyline is …

Strutting forth from the darkness with a very disciplined (though implied) beat, the somber “Not Forgotten” from Jenson David starts off with minimal fireworks, but if given enough time, listeners will find that this collaboration with none other than Mr. Kelly Miller yields far more lustiness than its opening bars …

Warm and as sweet as her name would imply it could be, the Francine Honey’s vocal is always the focal point of anything she records, but in the case of her new single and music video “Can’t Press Reset,” it’s reason enough to give her latest release a close examination …