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?

It’s Okay (Not To Be Okay)…Amen to THAT!!!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 23, 2020 3:34 pm Tagged With: acoustic folk, Folk, folk pop, indie folk, singer, songwriter

I have always found “okay” boring. I mean, seriously, what excitement can one extract from just being “okay”. It seems so….so….blah to me. That’s why the message in Abby K‘s newest single, It’s Okay (Not To Be Okay), really resonates. When the world has turned into a circus of uncertainty, elite power games, and civil […]

Buckle Up for a Fuzzy, Lo-Fi, Rock and Roll Ride, The Prof.Fuzz 63 Release Owls

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 5, 2020 7:00 am Tagged With: lo-fi, Rock, rock n roll, surf rock, Texas, United States

Established in 2014 and having performed over 200 shows since, Texas based fuzzy, lo-fi, surf-esque rockers The.Prof Fuzz 63 are preparing to release their latest album, Owls, on June 15th via Sister Raygun Records. However, the title track and music video – by web cartoonist Ryan J. Gill at The Other Ass – are now […]

Afton Wolfe Prepares Album Release, The First Single – Slingshots – Out Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 2, 2020 9:13 am Tagged With: Blues, blues rock, Folk, folk rock, Nashville, singer, songwriter, Tennessee, United States

Afton Wolfe’s musical journey began at a very young age deep in the heartland of Delta Blues, Jimmy Rodgers, and where some historians claim the first notes of rock and roll were ever played…Mississippi. As a part of several bands since the 1990s, Afton has been breathing, eating and sleeping music through a variety of […]

What’s That About? Magazine Gap Deliver Infectious, Noteworthy Songwriting on New Album

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 2, 2020 8:34 am Tagged With: alt-pop, indie pop, London, Pop, singer, songwriter, United Kingdom

London based alternative pop outfit Magazine Gap have delivered an alternative pop album that came together as a result of its members engaging in a journey of discovery and experimentation. The result is not simply an alt-pop record, but an alt-pop record that blends various forms of pop with a little bit of folk rock, […]

Beatrice Betley Delivers Delightful Jazz Rock Jam, Sunshine Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 29, 2020 5:17 am Tagged With: Europe, Germany, jazz fusion, singer, songwriter

Germany native, Netherlands based songwriter, vocalist and composer Beatrice Betley has delivered a delightful, jazzy single titled Sunshine. If you need some extra sunshine in your day, this single is a fun jam to add to your playlist(s). Singing since before she walked, Beatrice began learning music by playing recorder. She then moved to guitar […]

Purple Tone Flower Brings The Funk! Jam We Will Fight For Us Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 29, 2020 5:05 am Tagged With: Funk, Rock, rock n roll, singer, songwriter

There’s nothing like some energetic, upbeat, funk to get your morning started the right way! Purple Tone Flower has just the thing and the new single, We Will Fight For Us, has been delivered right on time! Although the one-man-band (aka Mauricio Flores Sánchez) originally wrote this jam in 2018 before a microscopic virus sent […]

2 Story Cabin Releases Captivating New Single, Always Better

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 29, 2020 4:48 am Tagged With: Electro, electro-pop, Europe, indie, Italy, New York City, singer, songwriter, United States

Brooklyn based, Italian-Vietnamese songwriting duo 2 Story Cabin have released their latest single Always Better, a downtempo, hypnotic, jam composed of melancholic guitars, bass synths and electronic drums. The result is a captivating, ethereal, electro-pop single packed full of emotion. Born in Italy, this powerful songwriting duo includes singer/songwriter Tempesta and Italian producer/guitarist mmmatic. Having […]

Bhavani Hope Teams Up Daughter For New Single, I Love You So Much

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 29, 2020 4:33 am Tagged With: edm, singer, songwriter

EDM singer/songwriter Bhavani Hope has been dedicated to this genre of music since her teenage years. Having lived through quite the collection of musical memories and experiences, Bhavani has arrived to deliver an infectious, energy boosting jam she put together with her 5 year old daughter. The title I Love You So Much, there’s not […]

The Time To Love Is Here, Dr. H Releases Uplifting New Single

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 21, 2020 10:07 am Tagged With: Pop, singer, songwriter, World

Although music was and is his first love, Dr. H (aka Dr. Herbert Harris) has experienced success as an entertainment attorney, an author, and as a well-known expert in leadership and transformational success training. He has also spent plenty of his time and energy in the popular music industry working as a producer and songwriter. […]

Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazarra Prepare for New Album, Singles ‘Liama’ and ‘If I Could Reach Your Heart’ Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 21, 2020 9:47 am Tagged With: classical, composer, flute, Instrumental, New Jersey, United States

New Jersey based composers and flute duo Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazarra are preparing to release their next album titled Romances In Blue. Their latest singles Liama and If I Could Reach Your Heart will be part of this forthcoming album and are now available for listening! With this COVID thing still in the air, […]