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?

The Furious Seasons look west And It Sounds Grrreat!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 26, 2016 12:26 pm Tagged With: California, Folk, Pop, United States

Folk/pop power trio The Furious Seasons have arrived with their new album look west, which was conceptually born after playing a series of 3-piece shows in Southern California. look west was released on October 7th and I’m here to tell you it is well worth adding to your indie music collection. Memorable melodies, lush arrangements, […]

Digital Order Send Us On Our Way With New Single

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 25, 2016 12:06 pm Tagged With: Australia, electro rock, Rock

Digital Order have been here before so be sure to check out our previous interview with these awesomesauce Aussie electro rockers. Back when we interviewed the crew, they were promoting their Sons of Odyssey release. Today I’m sharing their newest single On Our Way. After raising enough money to launch a national tour through Kickstarter, […]

Five Best Vinyls To Add To Your Music Collection

by Featured Guest October 25, 2016 10:36 am Tagged With: top picks

Pet Sounds, by the Beach Boys Still beloved today, the Beach Boys were much more than their breezy name would imply. Starting out as a surf band with a beautiful harmony between its singers, the band quickly grew under the leadership of unstable but brilliant singer/songwriter Brian Wilson. The album was released in 1966 and […]

The Pristine, Infectious Pop Sounds of Mark’s Portrait

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 20, 2016 12:14 pm Tagged With: Asia, Boston, China, Massachusetts, Pop, R&B, singer, songwriter, United States

At only 21 years of age, Pop/R&B singer/songwriter Mark already finds himself creating music with some of the top names in the industry. In 2011, Mark landed in the Top 12 of The Voice Hong Kong. After finding himself at Berklee College of Music, Mark has worked with talent such as grammy-nominated and multi-platinum mix […]

DYK Release Rockin’, Thought Provoking Single, All Criminals

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 20, 2016 11:41 am Tagged With: Electronic, Pop, Rock

DYK (Do You Know) have released the single and impactful lyric video for All Criminals, which explores the darker side and negative effects of human behavior on this planet; specifically tackling the issues of climate change and global warming. This hard rockin’, well crafted single is enhanced by the visuals which make up the lyric […]

Purplehed’s New Single Will Make You Burn Like The Sun

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 20, 2016 10:41 am Tagged With: Asia, Central Asia, edm, Experimental, India, Pop

Purplehed has released an intense, goose bump inducing, spine-tingling, powerful new single and accompany visual treatment for Burn Like The Sun. There is no denying the impact of the sounds and the visuals from the moment you click play on the video. Burn Like The Sun follows a young man, contemplating Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam […]

Erich Mrak Releases Infectious, Memorable Single, Float

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 19, 2016 8:55 pm Tagged With: Canada, Hip Hop, Pop, rap, Toronto

Toronto pop rapper Erich Mrak is not building any boats with money saved any time soon. In his infectious, catchy new single Float, Erich laces this Bento produced instrumental like a pro delivering melodically and lyrically memorable arrangements. An upbeat, poppy song that dives into an unstable relationship, Mrak manages to explore a not-so-happy subject […]

the hauntingly comforting sounds of magnetic ghost

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 19, 2016 7:42 pm Tagged With: Alternative, Minneapolis, Minnesota, post punk, Rock, shoegaze

magnetic ghost is the sonically haunting experience which emanates from the creative soul of the one and only Andrew Larson. This Minneapolis based shoegaze, post punk, alternative soundscape painting rocker has managed to create the ultimate master opus for the documentation of the human species incessant need to fill voids, for mostly peculiar reasons. Specifically […]

Kivanc Kilicer Releases Compelling Video and Single, Devil’s Thought

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 19, 2016 6:49 pm Tagged With: Asia, Central Asia, hard rock, Metal, Progressive, Turkey

Turkish progressive hard rockin’, metal creative Kivanc Kilicer has released the video for Devil’s Thought, the new single off his EP Dew On Roses (check out the amazing, chill-inducing artwork). Starting off in 2007 as the frontman for Element, Kivanc soon realized there was a creative force inside of him that could not be contained. […]

Art Rocker von Konow Releases New Single and Video, Cosmic

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 19, 2016 6:22 pm Tagged With: art rock, Europe, Finland, Rock

Finland based art rocker and visual artist von Konow has delivered the first single and video, Cosmic, from his forthcoming album Lieder. Splitting his time between Finland and Portugal, von Konow‘s music encapsulates the experiences of his travels in pure operatic, art rock fashion. Think David Bowie with the edge of Nick Cave or the […]