The fourth album by Vicky Emerson, the new 2019 release Steady Heart features the artist stepping up to assume sole production duties for the first time and with stellar success. Emerson’s music finds a nice niche somewhere between country and Americana and the songs themselves seem to at once contain good movement and yet show … Read more
Buy Anthem of the Peaceful Army This album review is provided by Merry Mercurial, a writer of fiction, essays, reviews, and the “highly subjective” music blog which you can find at her website, The Music According to Merry. ~ With a tambourine, train-howl moans, and that first “Woooooah-mama” from “Highway Tune” on their Black Smoke … Read more
Paul McCartney has released his 17th solo album and today we have a guest review by Scott Erickson, a professional musician from Central Pennsylvania. Please visit Scott’s website for more info. ~ I’ve listened to Egypt Station a couple of times now, and I’m pretty confident that this is where I stand on the album … Read more
Buy Chills & Fever Buy Belle of the West A dynamic and versatile talent, Samantha Fish has vastly expanded her musical reach in the past year by releasing two albums with strong musical themes. Fish’s 2017 releases of Chills & Fever and Belle of the West have displayed the guitarist and vocalist’s talents of delivering … Read more
Talk to Me is the fourth full-length album by Rhode Island based modern rock band, The Complaints. The album, which is well produced and nicely showcases the trio’s sound, has a bit of a garage band edge with simple arrangements and strong songwriting. It is the first LP release by the group in a decade. … Read more
Quickly becoming known as the hardest working group in Pennsylvania, the blues/rock power trio Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen have returned with a solid sophomore LP. Released on June 1, 2018, Break It Down follows the group’s 2016 self-titled debut album and a 2017 EP called Blues 1. The group is led by guitarist … Read more
Modern Rock Review’s Choice 5 for April 2018 highlights North American artists Beyond the Grey, Nick Black, The Divided Line, Fox and Coyote and Heyoka’s Mirror. Paramnesia EP by The Divided Line The Canadian alternative metal group The Divided Line delivers intense grooves, atmospheric sounds, and a unique melodic approach on their debut EP Paramnesia. … Read more
Ride or Die is the third solo album by Devon Allman. As a whole, this album has a raw and powerful edge wrapped in bluesy emotion with superbly-textured guitar driven rock. While this is a rock album to the core, Allman also adds a measurable influence from his Chicago-style blues roots. The son of Gregg … Read more
Buy Black Holes and Revelations An album packed with a smorgasbord of sonic styles and arrangements, Black Holes and Revelations originally sounds very modern and electronic, but deceptively finds its way to some fundamental rock and roll structure. This fourth studio album by Muse, saw the band taking a more active role in production duties … Read more