It isn’t often that a synthesizer dishes out the sort of endearing melodicism that we normally associate almost exclusively with string instruments in western pop music, but that’s exactly what audiences can expect to discover in the charming “Shame,” from the acclaimed Migrant Motel. Through their boisterous and evocative harmonization with the lead vocal, we
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As glowing and full of rich vitality as a warm sun, Christine Hand’s compelling lead vocal in songs like “In the Black and White,” “Love Me True” and the brokenhearted “Slow Dance,” all of which can be found on her latest release, Standing on the Shoulders, is undeniably the most magnetizing element for us to behold
Williamson Branch are not newcomers to the bluegrass world. The five-piece family group has amassed an ever-growing reputation as one of the most well-rounded acts in this style that you will ever hear and their new collection Very Merry Christmas. The fourteen songs slated for inclusion on the album range from traditional Christmas material played straight,
Guitar-driven melodies were once overwhelmingly commonplace in metal and hard rock music, but in 2022, they’re not quite as contemporary as they used to be. This isn’t because of an underground lacking in fret-born energy, however, and the likes of Dark Below are challenging the narrative with their new single “Hate Being Human” this autumn.
Congratulations on your latest music ‘ Love Came Down’ Jennifer! What is the biggest tip you followed when creating the sound? I actually wrote this song back in 2018. The song was recorded by someone else and released. I thought they did a great job; however, I always felt a disconnect with the song. There
There aren’t as many detail-oriented players in the pop genre as there were, say, ten years ago, but that isn’t stopping miQa.el from taking intricacies pretty seriously in his new single “Walking Medicine.” Where a lot of artists would have streamlined the hook in this inviting new track, miQa.el works out a rigid groove and
2022 has been such a huge year for young country singers from one side of our nation to the other, and Jeremy Parsons is one of the top-caliber cowboys that I’ve had the pleasure of examining this autumn. In “Tickin’,” the velvet-voiced Parsons begs for us to look at country music through the lens of
Lyrical substance only matters when you’re working with a good delivery, but fortunately for the new single “Buttercup,” Little Hurt and The Ready Set are here to make an otherwise simple pop tune sound like an identity-affirming statement of self. A collaboration between an upstart player and a certified pro, Little Hurt’s “Buttercup” demonstrates an
Of Limbo is steadily carving out a place in the modern rock world as one of the fiercest bands appearing in recent years. If rock is dead, as some say, someone forgot to tell Of Limbo’s three members. Brothers Jake and Luke Davies are Australian by birth, but they create music capable of transcending quaint
To know Paul Oakenfold’s original angle on “Ready Steady Go” and then hear Sick Puppies’ take on it, there was obviously a boost in adrenaline and percussion added into the mix. Even folks who might not be able to place the track will have undoubtedly heard it in numerous films, such as Collateral and The Bourne Identity,
If you know Everett De Morier, you know unpredictability. In a career that has spanned more than twenty-five years, Mr. De Morier has written everything from the Weekly World News’ My Wife Is Having the Reincarnation of Elvis to the Hollywood optioned Thirty-Three Cecils. He’s an essayist, an author, a humorist, a contributor, a thinker.
It’s a curious thing, a thin thread to traverse. Some bands can sound like they are from a particular school, a style or influence coloring their music; yet possess one crucial idiosyncratic quality or attribute that spins their music off into multiple possibilities. Messer is one of those bands. The hard rock outfit out of
Texan David Raybuck doesn’t lack for passion. It is only passion, in the end, capable of driving a father of seven children, husband, pastor, and computer professional to start writing and recording songs in his limited spare time. His sprawling fourteen track debut The Prodigal has a folk-rock tilt made possible by his solo status, if nothing
Riddled with a tonality that speaks to the soul through its warm depth of emotion, we find the striking features of “Heat the Silent,” as we do those in “Thelonious” and “When All the People Are Sleeping,” to be devoid of the vacant tininess that has become all too common in modern jazz. Both melodic
There’s nothing quite like a youthful enthusiasm to get the ball rolling in a holiday pop jingle, and Rob Alexander wisely utilizes as much at the start of his new single “Merry Christmas in Heaven.” He doesn’t need a lot of bombast or virtuosity to set the pace in this track; he’s got freewheeling energy
The Mind of a Musician: When did you make up your mind that you wanted to be a musician? I’ve wanted to be a performer for as long as I can remember. About: The Uneasy The Uneasy is an independent collaborative collective of like and unlike minded artists creating emotionally charged music and visuals. The Uneasy
Presented to us with a delicate vocal and a barebones instrumental backdrop to maximize the effect of the lyrics, “Jubal Takes a Wife” is one of the more memorable tracks in Sun King Rising’s Signs & Wonders, but unmistakably only a single chapter in a vast, personal story that is the album in its entirety. Throughout
Danny Hughes (DCPA) is an electronic music producer and DJ from Aledo, Texas. His story began like many musicians’ growing up. Born into a family of musicians, he learned to play the piano, trumpet, guitar, and work with production software in academic music programs as a kid. Danny built a solid foundation in the craft,
Rebellion is getting to be one of the most overrated qualities in all of pop music mostly because it’s everywhere we look these days, but that being said, the new album Justice Now by Barista puts the concept in perspective for hardcore rockers once again. Barista isn’t looking to recycle a lot of the elements
Contrast can be your best friend or your worst enemy in a recording studio and beyond, and for artist and acclaimed pianist Elizabeth Sombart, it’s the former more than it is the latter. Sombart’s epic Singing the Nocturnes has her under consideration for a Grammy Award, and it’s no doubt thanks to the album’s stirring
Little Hurt is the solo project, of a sort, for former Mowglis front-man Colin Dieden and its new single “Cooler If U Did” sticks with you like a particularly artful rant. Dieden’s aims and overall tone are very different with this project than the work he put in with his one-time bandmates, but they share
I applaud the industry and ambition that Tia McGraff has parlayed into a long and ongoing musical career. She hasn’t stopped there, however. The Ontario-born and based writer, singer, and musician branched off into other areas such as children’s literature not out of craven financial need or worse but, instead, driven by restless creativity she
Milanis Clark’s meteoric ascent from obscurity as another pretty three-year-old face eight short years ago to the position she occupies now as one of the most promising young acting talents working in television or film, the Internet or even the Broadway stage. Clark hails from an environment rife with powerhouse performers so it is, perhaps,
FM: Thank you for your time. We are so excited to chat Bulat with NELA Records. For those of us who don’t know – give us a little insight to what NELA Records is and what you do. We are a Music Marketing Agency that focuses on running campaigns on social media, Facebook/Instagram/Youtube. Also we
For designer Emily Daccarett fashion and music cannot be separated. Daccarett creates an immersive world of storytelling through music, film, and fashion. Each artistic direction begins with a beat that forms a story. From the start of her brand, she has fused those worlds together, creating a symbiotic flow between the two. What were your musical influences that inspired your
I’ll admit, I was a little shocked to see that Vineet had decided to take on country music as his next single with “City Roads.” Before listening to it, there was more than a little hesitation to be had, as Vineet’s general artistic portfolio wasn’t something I would assume to be primed for country rock
When it comes to being a songwriter, there’s a necessary knack for anthropology and people skills that comes with it. If you can’t write a song about walking a day in someone else’s shoes, there are probably only so many songs you can write from personal experience before the creative well dries up and writer’s
Coco O’Connor’s new album Big Reveal is one of her best songwriting collections yet. The fifth album from this Alabama raised singer/songwriter blossoms with Southern influences galore, country, blues, jazz, and R&B all exist well within her wheelhouse, and she sounds comfortable working in any style. She’s surrounded by a first-class crew of some of the Americana
Her new single “Sun’s Gonna Shine” only reinforces Dale Ann Bradley’s near-peerless reputation within the bluegrass community. She collaborates with fellow Kentuckian J.P. Pennington on this track from her new full-length album Kentucky for Me. Pennington’s pedigree as a member of country music supergroup Exile gives Bradley’s single a little added cachet, but the song ultimately
Though they’re just a touch on the murky side and definitely devoid of the pop varnish that has been showing up in a dangerous amount of rock music lately, there’s something about the aggression in the guitar parts of “Tense” that makes Dark Below sound all the more sincere this August. Rather than trying to
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