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?

Interview with The Goldwyn Experiment – Avenue B, the Album and Web Series, Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 5, 2019 10:03 am Tagged With: Alternative, Blues, Canada, classical, Jazz, jazz fusion, Metal, multi-instrumentalist, Rock

The highly talented, multi-faceted, multimedia creator and musician known as The Goldwyn Experiment has arrived with his latest album Avenue B; the follow-up to Avenue A. Both albums are available on your favorite digital service provider. A fusion of genres with a strong foundation in the liberating space of jazz, The Goldwyn Experiment is spearheaded […]

Interview with Serenity Sounds – Music as Therapy and Healing

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 4, 2019 10:29 am Tagged With: ambient, composer, Georgia, Instrumental, producer, United States

Serenity Sounds is a solo project aimed at creating music intended as healing and therapy. Using ambient soundscapes, a host of MIDI instruments and VST plugins, and a passion for creating soundscapes that help others, Serenity Sounds has garnered quite a buzz and following among the YouTube community, the primary platform used for releasing these […]

Ranzel X Kendrick Is Back To Finish the Texas Album Series, Listen to Texas Cactus Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 1, 2019 9:40 am Tagged With: Americana, Folk, folk pop, singer, songwriter, Texas, United States

The last time I wrote about Ranzel X Kendrick I was highlighting album two in his Texas Series, Texas Sagebrush. Now he’s back with Texas Cactus, the finale of the trilogy. Including eleven songs of organic, intimate, Americana-folk, Texas Cactus remains rooted in Ranzel X Kendrick’s Texas spirit. Each song is sprinkled with a variety […]

ReLoVe Nurture the Soul, Lift Spirits with Their Blend of Reggae and Soul, Music On A Mission Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 29, 2019 7:42 am Tagged With: California, Los Angeles, Reggae, Soul, United States

Los Angeles based ReLoVe deliver an uplifting blend of reggae and soul vibes guaranteed to boost your spirit and enhance your mood. Their latest EP, Music On A Misson, is now available. Delivering a mix of original sounds and well known covers, ReLoVe is here to not only entertain audiences of all ages but also […]

Fingertrick Release Highly Infectious, Acoustic-Driven Single Thin Ice, Listen Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 23, 2019 11:28 am Tagged With: Alternative, alternative rock, hard rock, Memphis, Punk, punk rock, Rock, rock n roll, Tennessee, United States

This isn’t the first time Memphis based rockers Fingertrick have appeared on these pages. Today, I’m highlighting their song Thin Ice from their album If Requiems Were Record Deals. An acoustic driven ballad, the song starts out with passionate vocals and an acoustic guitar which slowly builds with strings into a full on pop rock […]

Latin Grammy Nominee Leiva Releases Epic Sonic Experience with New Album, Nuclear Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 23, 2019 11:18 am Tagged With: alternative rock, latin, pop rock, songwriter

Nuclear is the fourth studio album from Latin Grammy nominee Leiva. Nuclear presents listeners with a well crafted, polished, quite impressive sonic experience. This album is one that will move you in many ways acting as medicine for the mind, body and spirit. Treating the packaging of this album with great care, Leiva has gone […]

Mr MooQ Gets Your Body Moving on Latest EP, Get Your EDM Pop Fix with Complicated

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 22, 2019 10:43 pm Tagged With: dance, edm, Pop, producer, singer, songwriter

Mr. MooQ, EDM songwriter and producer, has released an engaging, infectious EP titled Complicated, now available. Although Mr. MooQ has not been releasing music under this alias for very long, he is a veteran musician and song crafter. With his EDM pop foundation, the four tracks that compose the Complicated EP have a familiarity akin […]

NoTeVaGustar Celebrate 25 Years With Release of Audio Visual Album, Otra Canciones Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 22, 2019 10:24 pm Tagged With: latin, pop rock, Rock, South America, Uruguay

Nine studio albums (all certified platinum or gold in Uruguay and Argentina) and seven Latin Grammy nominations since forming in 1994 (in Uruguay), NoTeVaGustar celebrate 25 years of music, growth and success with the release of their audio visual album Otra Canciones. Hailed as one of the most popular rock groups in Latin America, NoTeVaGustar […]

According to Bazooka Blend Rockabilly, Country, Zydeco and Vintage Pop Vibes, New Album Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 17, 2019 1:51 pm Tagged With: Americana, California, Country, Folk, United States

Fresh off two SAMMIES (Sacramento Music Awards) nominations for Best Folk/Bluegrass Band and Best Singer Songwriter, Northern California based neo-folk, vintage pop rockers According to Bazooka have delivered a roots rockin’ album that seamlessly blends elements of blues, zydeco, rockabilly, folk and retro pop melodies. The name of that album is The Devil’s In The […]

Australian Pop Artist Karamilk Makes Strong Debut with Gone, Listen Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 17, 2019 10:37 am Tagged With: Australia, dance, edm, Pop, singer, songwriter

Gone is the debut release from Australia based pop artist Karamilk and is now available via MGM Distribution. After a long night in the studio leaving me sleep deprived and dragging through my morning, Gone was the perfect mood and energy booster to help usher in my second wind! Give me a moment while I […]