Don’t let the holiday season escape without adding a little more joy to your 2025 life. El Drifte has a knack for finding the emotional middle ground where nostalgia, melody, and restraint all meet. To end the year he delivers a one-two holiday punch that feels both comfortingly familiar and refreshingly unboxed from genre expectations. […]
Harry Hochman waited three decades to become an overnight folk-rock sensation, and now, two years after his critically acclaimed debut Inside Out racked up hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams, the former bankruptcy attorney turned Venice Beach troubadour doubles down with Oh Michigan. The six-track EP that feels like a sun-faded postcard mailed from his […]
Fourteen years is a lifetime in indie years, but Todd Mack just turned the wait into a masterclass in patience and payoff. I’m Gonna Love You No Matter What, out October 10 via Rough Road Records, is the veteran singer-songwriter’s eighth album and his first since 2011’s The Thirteenth Step. Mack delivers 11 story-driven originals […]
In the shadow of Manhattan’s unyielding gleam, where the Hudson whispers secrets to Jersey’s resilient underbelly, BB Stevens’ Hoboken emerges not as a mere postcard from the Mile Square City, but as a sonic scrapbook stitched from its frayed edges. Dropped September 19 on Stryker Records, the Hoboken native’s latest full-length clocks in at a […]
Sometimes it is a terrible situation that spawns some of the best songs. Life is rarely a straight and easy road. But these twists and turns of fate can weave their way through musical inspiration. Our recent discovery of the song “Matter Of Fact” by Order of Silence is another example of music turning something […]
We all were heavily influenced in our earliest days without even really knowing it was happening. Parents that shared music with their children gave them a gift, and often inspiration. (My personal LOVE for Pink Floyd was heavily directed by my mother listening to the band constantly, lol). Even as we age and explore different […]
As artists we have the ability to share our thoughts and feelings within our music. Even while creating a catchy song, we can add our own ideals and connect with listeners that have a similar mindset. Our recent discovery Nuke The Soup has made a habit of blending introspective lyrics with infectiously catchy melodies. New […]
In any artistic endeavor, putting in the time and persistence will always be needed to get better at your craft. Songwriting especially takes years of trial and error to truly find your voice. Another big piece is finding the people that share your vision, and work ethic to bounce ideas off of. All these prerequisites […]
