Our Choice 5 for April 2016 focuses on music from Europe, with a selection of albums and EPs from every corner of that continent and with a diverse selection of musical sub-genres. Half Way Home by Bad Touch We start our tour in Norwich, England, home of heavy blues rock band, Bad Touch. Their full-length … Read more
Our Choice 5 for January 2016 features a rich selection of albums and EPs from around the globe. Chasing Shadows by Black Tide Black Tide finds a nice blend of speed metal and thrash metal with elements of post hardcore on their third full-length album, Chasing Shadows. The album features fine lead guitars throughout machine-gun, kick … Read more
Buy And The War Came And the War Came, the 2014 third album by Shakey Graves, features an overall minimalistic approach with simple acoustic guitar, percussion up front and impressively tight production. Born Alejandro Rose-Garcia, this songwriter and performer has an incredible talent for using his unique voice (a voice which naturally falls somewhere between Bruce … Read more
Our Choice 5 for December 2015 features a rich selection of albums and EPs from around the globe. Until the End EP by Melanie Crew Melanie Crew is a singer-songwriter from London England whose debut EP features simple, acoustic tracks with sparse arrangements and slow, sweet, and patient vocals. Highlights from Until the End include … Read more
Our Choice 5 for November 2015 features albums and EPs of a variety of rich and diverse rock genres. In a Starry State by The Great Depression The Great Depression put together an interesting album filled with thick arrangements, thematic storylines and music which falls somewhere between Brit rock and traditional folk. In a Starry … Read more
A native of North Dakota, Kat Perkins‘ music has found an audience throughout North America due to both her successful run on the television show “The Voice” and the exceptionally talent way that she uses her potent voice. Earlier this summer, Kat Perkins released her self-titled, full-length debut album which followed her 2014 EP release, … Read more
We celebrate The 230th birthday of the USA with an all-American version of Choice 5 for July, featuring albums and EPs from five American bands. Transparency by Straight Line Stitch The latest release by Knoxville, Tennessee based trio Straight Line Stitch, the Transparency EP continues the group’s assent through the hard rock and heavy metal … Read more
June 11, 2015 by Ric Albano Buy Crysis Crysis is the second full length album by the Dutch group Modest Midget. The music is largely the product of composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and lead vocalist Lionel Ziblet, who uses diverse musical styles to represent the different moods and chapters of a man’s life in this quasi-theme … Read more
