Breaking the Script is a double length album from Reno, Nevada’s rock/jazz quartet, The Novelists. The group combines folk-like story telling lyrics with magnificent multi-part harmonies, layers of instrumentation and rich production. The resulting sound is uniquely theirs and very easy to enjoy from the beginning to the end of this twenty-four song long musical … Read more
Buy Rain and Laura Wylder, an indie-pop/folk-rock band from the Washington, DC area has released a refreshing and cohesive debut with Rain and Laura. This album is much more than just a collection of songs presented together because they happened to be written around the same time. In fact, it is a quasi-concept album documenting … Read more
Buy Electric Friends Brave Baby intertwines many sonic textures and interesting, retro-influenced arrangements into their 2015 sophomore album, Electric Friends. On this record, the five piece rock group from Charleston, South Carolina offer eleven compositions that find the sweet spot between the introspective and the trippy. There is much packed into the rich tracks of this … Read more
Buy Early Risers Soldiers of Fortune has been described as both an “indie super-group” as well as an “anti-band”. In either case, it is accurate to say that this New York based group of experienced musicians with a wide variety of musical pedigrees is a very custom rock band. With their 2015 album, Early Risers, … 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
Buy Above the Sweet Tea Line Using a modern vibe with many classic influences blending into one cohesive sound, Jeremy Porter and the Tucos fuses a simple but highly effective sound on their latest album, Above the Sweet Tea Line. They claim influence from disparate sources ranging from Cheap Trick to Gram Parsons to Merle … Read more
Buy Tales of the Aftermath Courtney Chambers brings music to a place many artists grasp towards but can’t quite reach. Her fourth album, Tales of the Aftermath, bluntly and artfully expresses sentiments that most everyone can relate to. It is masterful in its simplicity but poetic in its deliverance. Â Chambers’ s vocals are the core … Read more
October 27, 2015 by Karyn Albano Buy Mother of Illusion Hungarian rockers, The Trousers, put forth a lot of positive, highly energetic tunes on their latest album, Mother of Illusion. The album overall is a refreshing, modern take on classic genres such as classic rock, punk and new wave, and it features some fine production, … Read more
June 28, 2015 by Karyn Albano Buy Knuckle Sandwich Filled with really cool musicianship playing authentic New Orleans music with an air of celebration, Knuckle Sandwich is the latest and greatest release by The Melatauns. The group is led by bassist Robert Snow and vocalist Pat Ricks who co-wrote and arranged the material on the … Read more