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?

Finding Hidden Gems with Captain of the Lost Waves

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 30, 2017 10:20 am Tagged With: Experimental, Folk, Rock, United Kingdom

Captain of the Lost Waves delivers a truly refreshing and engaging sonic experience with their newest album Hidden Gems: Chapter 1. If Nu Vaudeville ever becomes the next big trend, Captain of the Lost Waves are at the forefront with their infectious, gothic-esque, epic and quite elaborate display of creative talent. Think spirit of the […]

IRTH Capture Raw Emotion and Experiences In Song, China Shop Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 28, 2017 11:44 am Tagged With: Canada, dream pop, Electronic, trip hop

Canadian creatives IRTH have a long history touring and playing music in the folk trio Dirty Grace, but now they are making their debut as the minimal yet powerful and engaging duo IRTH. There are many unique things one could point out about this masterfully creative duo but the one thing that stands out the […]

Gumshen Release New Single and Video, Fallacy

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 28, 2017 11:14 am Tagged With: electro-pop, nu disco, Progressive, Rock, Seattle, synth pop

Seattle progressive future funk/nu disco/synth pop rockers Gumshen have released their new single, with accompanying visuals, Fallacy. Gumshen deliver a unique, refreshing and quite exciting blend of funky, electro, synth pop despite the darker context of this particular song. Fallacy tackles the idea, and resulting emotions, of death arriving before we have become what we […]

A Selection of Musical Tales by Niq Reefman, You’re Going To Love This!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 23, 2017 4:24 pm Tagged With: Australia, comedy, Funk, Jazz, Reggae, singer, songwriter

I never know what to expect when listening to a song or album for the first time. Sure, I can read bios, look at links, see accolades and gig schedules… but you just never really know until you click play. Niq Reefman’s A Selection of Musical Tales is one I could have never seen coming […]

BASSEAH Releases Genre Bending Single Bionic Sealife

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 21, 2017 2:11 pm Tagged With: composer, Electronic, multi-instrumentalist

BASSEAH has taken his sound design skills to another level on his newly released single Bionic Sealife including samples of water, chopped up bits of electronic goodness, creating his strings from reversed piano sounds and many more tricks you can only try and reverse engineer as you travel through this sonic journey of ambient, dark […]

He Is Me Release New Music Video for Cleansing

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 20, 2017 2:27 pm Tagged With: ambient, downtempo, industrial, Metal, Oregon, Rock

Metal/industrial/ambient/rock outfit He Is Me returns to grace our pages with the newest visual for their single Cleansing which serves as a call to action for the inner cleansing of ourselves and in turn an inner cleansing of society at large. With visuals of rioters, dancers, celebration, the video (by Casey Braunger) brings the essence […]

Carolyn Marie Delivers New Video and Single, Wanna Be Cool

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 20, 2017 2:12 pm Tagged With: New Jersey, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

New Jersey pop artist Carolyn Marie has delivered a hip, infectious, rock-infused pop single and video titled Wanna Be Cool. Wanna Be Cool? Let Carolyn Marie show you how it’s done. The video starts by Carolyn pulling her jeep into a warehouse where a team of dancers wait for her to take the lead. Once […]

Touring Empty Mansions with Alt-Folk Songwriter C.K. Flach

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 20, 2017 1:51 pm Tagged With: Alternative, Folk, indie, New York, singer, songwriter, United States

C.K. Flach first began drumming at the age of ten and then learned a few guitar chords on a trip to Cambodia. Shortly after he began writing songs which eventually led to forming a band with his brother but during 2016 C.K. began focusing more on solo material and has arrived with a mentally and […]

Autumn Kings Release Powerful, Latin Infused New Single/Video, Illusion

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 16, 2017 12:46 pm Tagged With: Alternative, Canada, pop rock, Rock

Canadian rockers Autumn Kings are an unstoppable force well on their way to blasting through the musical stratosphere. Their new single, Illusion, and it’s visual accompaniment is streaming on YouTube. You can also find the single on Soundcloud. Illusion is an intense, adrenaline pumping wall of sound packing enough punch to put a hole through […]

Indie Rocker Eddy Yang Releases New Single Split The Night

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman March 14, 2017 3:28 pm Tagged With: indie pop, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter

Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Eddy Yang has delivered a new pop-infused rock single titled Split The Night. Combining the more appealing elements of pop music with his own blend of indie rock and electronic elements, Eddy Yang has created a catchy single with this tasty jam. Memorable guitar licks, grabbing rhythms, and lyrics that stick […]