Album Reviews

This section includes a running list of the music reviews we publish. We also publish a lot of interviews, curate playlists, and podcast. Want to submit your music?

Bunny Sigler Releases Touching New Single Till I See You Again

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 24, 2017 9:19 am Tagged With: R&B, Soul

Philly icon and music industry veteran Bunny Sigler has returned with a touching new single Till I See You Again which is dedicated to all those wearing our country’s uniforms in service overseas or here in the homeland. Till I See You Again is a touching, soulful tribute. Bunny Sigler’s voice emanates a sense of […]

Jam To The Raw Rock Vibes of Jay Regan’s Wash Me

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 24, 2017 8:59 am Tagged With: Acoustic, classic rock, Rock, singer, songwriter, southern rock

Philadelphia-based Jay Regan has fronted bands April Fool, Dezire and Today We Live as lead singer and guitarist. In 2014, he set sail as a solo artist releasing his first independent album Dreams & Nightmares. Fast forward to the present and Jay is back with another collection of raw rockin’, pure jammin’, aurally stimulating goodies […]

Turn Up with Damond Young

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 24, 2017 7:41 am Tagged With: Hip Hop, New Orleans, rap

Damond Young has released the single and video for Turn Up, now streaming on YouTube. Turn Up is the first single off Damond’s latest album release Teenager Story. Damond’s passionate delivery rides well over a solid sound bed characterized by crisp hi-hats, head noddin’ rhythms, and a little infusion of that classic New Orleans production […]

Ride Out To The Smooth, Infectious Sounds of Pato Motown

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 24, 2017 7:14 am Tagged With: R&B, singer, songwriter, Soul

Pato Motown has been creating and releasing music since a very young age. After winning the high school talent show during his senior year and then selling 1,000+ copies of his EP following that moment, it was obvious Pato Motown was well on his way to a long lasting music career. Fast forward years later […]

Drink Bleach Every Night…Not Really, But Don’t Miss Alix Diviant’s Newest Concept Album

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 19, 2017 7:35 am Tagged With: ambient, Electronic, house, industrial, techno, Texas, United States

Drink Bleach Every Night is the newest, multi-layered concept album by electronic/industrial producer and artist Alix Diviant. Diviant being a combination of the words “Divine” and “Deviant”. The name can also be interpreted as a obscure reference to divination. (The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.)” Planet Earth […]

Mojib’s Two Litanies Remix of Gavin Clark’s I’ve Got A Future Is A Must Listen

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 17, 2017 9:09 pm Tagged With: Europe, producer, Sweden

Swedish producer Mojib’s Two Litanies Remix of the late Gavin Clark’s single I’ve Got A Future was recently included on the My Eye On You compilation alongside names such as TOYDRUM, Kai & Sunny, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Trentemøller and more. Mojib’s touching, engaging, minimal but very powerful approach to remixing one of Gavin Clark’s […]

BASSEAH Is Back With Another Riveting, Cinematic Sonic Journey – Hadron Wall

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 17, 2017 8:34 pm Tagged With: Boston, edm, Electronic, Massachusetts, United States

This is going to seem like an unorthodox introduction for a music article but bear with me for second. It’s been a stressful week and I’ve had a really shitty day… However, BASSEAH has returned with a new single, Hadron Wall, and like the power of subatomic particles reacting at unimaginable speed our Boston based […]

Shawna Virago Releases Critically Acclaimed New Album, Heaven Sent Delinquent

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 17, 2017 4:17 pm Tagged With: Acoustic, Folk, Punk, Rock, singer, songwriter

Shawna Virago‘s new album, Heaven Sent Delinquent, has already received numerous praises and acclaims from other publications so instead of repeating everyone else about how great the music is or how great of an emotionally raw, storytelling songwriter she is, let’s give the album some context. Virago is the voice of a generation who existed […]

Inside Sam Levin’s Frame of Mind

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 15, 2017 10:11 am Tagged With: Acoustic, Electronic, indie, multi-instrumentalist, New York City, singer, songwriter, United States

NYC acoustic/electronic singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sam Levin was just 5 years old when he pointed to a Fender Mini-Strat hanging from the guitar shop wall and declared to the world his path would be one filled with music. Now at 15 years old, Sam has delivered his newest project and the follow-up to his debut […]

Striving Artists Presents Jesus Christ Superstar: A Striving Artists Cast Recording

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 14, 2017 9:42 am Tagged With: classic rock, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter

Striving Artists have arrived with an epic project including their own refreshing renditions of the timeless classic Jesus Christ Superstar: A Striving Artists Cast Recording. Before we jump into the album, let’s allow Greg Luzitano to explain how Striving Artists came to be, 11 years ago I founded a non-profit arts company with my sister, […]