Trio Girl York blesses us with an early Christmas present with their EP, Dreaming in 505, released on November 30th. Paving the way for a new generation The five-track EP gives us an all around idea of the band’s sound. Throughout the entirety of the EP our only critique is that it wasn’t longer.
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Fusing 80s Goth indulgences with bright melodies and contemporary pop song structures, Paul Jacks invokes a pulsating energy that was otherwise missing in new music this year with his debut solo affair Defractor. Divided into eight stylish songs that push the limits of tonality to the very brink but never fall short of translating all of
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Music has been known to go in cycles. The classic sounds of the past are due to return with a modern touch. Luckily there are plenty of new artists coming up now that took pride in listening to their parent’s records. One such artist that is doing it right is our recent discovery, Daniel Blake.
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Melding classic country framework with a stylish modern pop/rock production, “Right Here With You” showcases the talents of young country star Madelyn Victoria, a fiery Texan with cratering vocal abilities. We open up with a blistering guitar part that is subdued by the smothering mix, which softens the mere notion of a rough edge as
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Portland songwriter Nick Arneson has had a busy year with the creation and release of his EP MidLifeCrisis. This highly impressive collection of songs showcases an artist whose significant asset is his way with words. He has an honest and fearless songwriting style which have a lot of personal elements included. Each track from
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The Sacramento, California post-punk band, SLAVES, debuted “Body On Fire.” This is a single off of their upcoming acoustic EP, Revision, due in January 2019 through SBG Records. They take a step into a slower-paced sound while keeping a touch of their punk edge. SLAVES was formed in 2014 and consists of Jonny
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Steve Bonham and the Long Road’s new single “The Girl With the Rattlesnake Heart” fuses together elements of folk music and existential rock in the vein of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to create something that is both decadent and self-aware that fans of both genres will find quite intriguing. Bonham completely rejects the
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As the music industry continues to change there are some great advancements as well as drastic pitfalls. The major labels and mainstream radio are still trying desperately to hold on to the power that they held over the music industry for years. It has been steadily slipping away from them. The independents are rising fast
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