Tanya Gallagher: One Hand On My Heart
Tanya Gallagher One Hand On My Heart (Head Above Water) The snappy lead single, “Dark Side,” kicks off Tanya Gallagher’s new EP One Hand On My Heart. There is a fun running fast-to-catch-up to the kinetic lyric delivery and flicky acoustic, organ, snare interplay here that makes for a neat opening brew. The very effective, “Barren Land,” More...
Ghostfeeder: Star Beast
Ghostfeeder Star Beast (Ghostfeeder) Three years after the [synth]poppy World Fameless, Tampa synthrock artist Ghostfeeder has released Star Beast, an 80s video game-inspired collection of cyberpunk jams to share More...
Neil Young & The Stray Gators: Tuscaloosa
Neil Young & The Stray Gators Tuscaloosa (Silver Bow Productions, Inc) Dipping back into his history, as he has been wont to do lately (as plenty of classic artists have been doing now with the ease of online More...
Jay Clark Band: The Time Is Now
Jay Clark Band The Time is Now (Donald J Clark Jr) The heavy stomp of “Not Giving Up” opens us up into the Jay Clark Band’s new release The Time is Now. From the outset here it’s evident the listener is More...
Bus Stop Poets and the Lafayettes: Leave it to the Kids
Bus Stop Poets and The Lafayettes Leave it to the Kids (Juniper Surfer Records) The roiling acoustic and lifting harmonies of “You Won’t Miss Me (Here)” kicks us off to Bus Stop Poets Leave it to the Kids, More...
Eddy Yang: American Glory
Eddy Yang American Glory (Eddy Yang) You have to give Eddy Yang his due. He managed all the writing, recording, production, mixing, mastering, and even produced the album artwork of his American Glory. The loosely More...
Kevin West: Story Of My Life
Kevin West Story of My Life A jingly guitar and subtle harmonies inform the breezy little opener, “Best Of Mine.” Locked and loaded we are soon into the high-quality songwriting and playing of Kevin West’s More...
Karen O and Danger Mouse- Lux Prima
Karen O and Danger Mouse Lux Prima (BMG Rights Management) When Danger Mouse was a kid and his folks went to parent-teacher conferences, I’ll bet his teachers told them he plays well with others. The man is not More...
Dig Two Graves: Deathwish
Dig Two Graves Deathwish (Dig Two Graves) Progressive central New Jersey metalcore outfit Dig Two Graves blasts forth with their new EP Deathwish. What singer Mike Reisser, guitarist Josh Brewer, bassist Jesse More...
Marty Thompson: My Kind of Woman
Marty Thompson My Kind of Woman (Marty Thompson) Tight snare, full bass and perfect placement of wiggly keys and talking vocals inform Marty Thompson’s more-than-slightly paranoid opener “Hope s a Waking Dream” More...
