Album Review: Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors – Dragons
"A happy-go-lucky album that nonetheless explores deep themes"
Record Reviews
Mean Mary: Cold album review
Mean Mary (Mary James) was inspired by her own journal entries and the work of Edgar Allen Poe. Born in Alabama then moved to Florida, she also roughed it in…
Miles Nielsen and The Rusted Hearts Ohaboy album review
Ohaboy by Miles Nielsen and The Rusted Hearts “I’ll take you back again if you give me everything/and if everything’s anything, then I want it all” is repeated for a…
The Faim State of Mind album review
The Faim – State of Mind There’s quite the falsetto to open the album. That’s followed by a Fall Out Boy style vocal and a Panic! At The Disco vibe…
Album Review: Can’t Stand Still by Annie Keating
"...This EP expertly shows Keating's versatility. No song is like the others..."
Dinzy’s dizzy video proves that Nashville rocks!
"The buzzy power pop rock song has shades of Republica, Paramore and Avril Lavigne, with the attitude and style of Gwen Stefani"
Album Review: Angela Perley – 4:30
Drop D guitar, indie-pop vocals, driving riffs and a restless spirit of defiance
Album Review: Great Divides by Massy Ferguson
"...taking in prairie vistas, 50s imagery and a heavy dose of 90s modern rock vibrancy..."
Album Review: Billy The Kid – Look At Me, I’m Fine
"Emotion pulsates and it's draining...importantly, it ends with the possibility of contentment and hope."
Album Review: Mavis Staples – We Get By
We Get By balances confrontational rallying cries with the personal, alluding to what Mavis Staples has sacrificed and what she's still got to give.
Album Review: Orphans by Michael McDermott
“These songs were too loud in my heart, they kept waking me at night. These songs are orphans, in much the same way I’ve felt in the last three years”…
Dave Hause Kick album review –
Kick by Dave Hause starts out with an aural ‘kick up the proverbial’ with loud shouts. The song continues Hauseian themes of worrying about the inexorable passage of time, and…
Album Review: Idlewild – Interview Music
"...thoroughly thought-provoking lyrically. Musically, it fits right into the band's back catalogue but still sounds fresh..."
The Faim are back with an artistic live video for Amelie
"Clues to the imminent emo onslaught are there"
Ben Bedford: The Hermit’s Spyglass album review
Ben Bedford‘s previous four albums have cemented his reputation as an observational songwriter who explores the ways of individuals in American landscapes. This instinct is distilled into 27 minutes on…
Emilie Kahn: Three review
Emilie Kahn’s latest video is much more than a perfunctory promo. It’s a piece of art in its own right, deftly mirroring and enhancing changes in musical tone over the…