Paul Lewis and Romeo Rage: Sky’s Rust
Paul Lewis and Romeo Rage Sky’s Rust (Realize Records) On the opening track, “Rips,” the band offers its proto-punk style but the band really gets inventive with their production on the second song, “Send Letters,” delivering a very stark vocal, bass, snare verse into overdrive. The heavy power chord hit of “Black” follows. More...
Globus: CinematicaÂ
Globus Cinematica (Imperativa Records) Some background noise and the hint of a band taking the stage opens us here as we slide into some arpeggio of the first real tune, “Peace In Our Time,” featuring a More...
The Real J Israel: For the Sake of R&B
The Real J Israel For the Sake of R&B (J.Israel Family Entertainment Inc.) A super sexy “When You Need Love,” with an expert acoustic guitar backing and the fantastic voice of The Real J Israel, certainly More...
Populuxe:Â Uneasy Listening
PopuluxeUneasy Listening(Volume & Tone) A slow swirl of keys gets us into the funky beat of “Learning The Alphabet,” the first tune of Populuxe’s new album Uneasy Listening. Noisy guitar power chords More...
What Strange Beasts: Starlight’s Castaways
Starlight’s CastawaysWhat Strange Beasts(Starlight’s Castaways) As the kids say, there is “a lot to unpack” on What Strange Beasts’ new 26-song Starlight’s Castaways album. But it’s worth taking More...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Singles
Emerson, Lake & PalmerSingles(BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd) Ah, sweet, missed, all but dead, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. There is no band I love more. And while not a fan of their singles (most prog More...
Aries Marquis:Â Experience
Aries Marquis Experience (Aries Marquis) Bass, flute, and a heavy groove make the first song, “Dove Across The Ocean,” a solid opener of R&B/POP on singer/multi-instrumentalist Aries Marquis’ new album Experience. “Daydream,” More...
Various Artists-The Big Cover-Up
Various Artists The Big Cover-Up (Big Curve Music) A big, heavy, breathing synth with snapping metallic cuts of a backbeat inform the cover of Billy Idol’s “Eyes Without A Face,” from 51 Pegs that begins More...
Robert Schroeder:Â Space Of A Dream
Robert Schroeder Space Of A Dream (CD Baby) Washes of synth starts off “Dream Theatre,” the song that starts off Robert Schroeder’s new electronic music album, Spaces Of A Dream. Things kind of stay to More...
Kenny Dubman: Conflicted
Kenny Dubman Conflicted (Kenny Dubman) A heavy rocker featuring Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on lead guitar rumbles under Kenny Dubman’s vocal on “Old Dogs,” the opener on his latest album Conflicted. “Modern More...
