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?

Ajay Mathur Remains Resilient On Rockin’ New Album, Little Boat

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 23, 2018 6:02 pm Tagged With: Americana, folk rock, indie rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock, singer, songwriter, Switzerland

Grammy nominated artist Ajay Mathur has arrived with his latest album Little Boat. Following up on his previous releases: A Matter of Time (2011), Come See Conquer (2013) and the highly successful 9 to 3 (2015) which maintained chart rankings on US Top 50 Rock, US Top 80 Independent, US Top 50 AC and Americana […]

Jada Lee Delivers Her Latest Soulful, R&B Single Star 67

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 23, 2018 4:47 pm Tagged With: Pop, R&B, singer, songwriter, Soul

Philly based R&B songstress Jada Lee has delivered a hypnotic, sultry, soul-infused new single titled Star 67. Jada Lee first exhibited an intense love for music at a very young age. Growing up in church gets some of the credit for her soulful vocals. Being part of the All-Shore and All-State choirs during her teenage […]

Paul Maged Returns With Latest EP, The Glass River Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 23, 2018 3:53 pm Tagged With: alternative rock, indie rock, New York City, Rock, singer, songwriter, United States

Paul Maged is no newbie to these pages. We have been supporting his work for quite some time. Paul is back with the second installment of his EP trilogy, The Glass River. Fueled with socially aware lyrical substance, unapologetic rock and roll and plenty of punk attitude, The Glass River tackles issues such as mass […]

The Regency Release Infectious New Dance Jam, Love Lately – Mass Transit Mix Also Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 23, 2018 3:10 pm Tagged With: dance, edm, Electronic, Pop

In case you need a refresher, we’ve featured music collective The Regency before. -Be sure to check out this previous feature article as well as my interview with member Robert Smith. The collective’s newest release, Love Lately, is a highly infectious and equally highly danceable, acoustic guitar driven single which gradually builds into an electro-infused […]

ButchQueen & the Bad Habits Unleash Adrenaline Pumping Rock On Bare Grits

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 23, 2018 2:32 pm Tagged With: blues rock, Florida, Punk, Rock, United States

ButchQueen & the Bad Habits unleash an adrenaline-infused, fist pumpin’ barrage of punk, ska and in-your-face, gut-wrenching frequencies on their forthcoming album Bare Grits. An immensely energetic outfit of music misfits, ButchQueen & the Bad Habits throw their fists up to the status quo aiming their onslaught of rock and roll directly for societal norms […]

Jason Vitelli Creates Dramatic, Emotive Soundscapes On New Album, Head Above Tide

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 23, 2018 2:08 pm Tagged With: art rock, New York City, pianist, progressive rock, singer, songwriter, United States

NYC based singer, songwriter and pianist Jason Vitelli captures listeners’ attention with dramatic, highly emotive soundscapes while telling stories focused on themes of facing adversity and overcoming all obstacles. Head Above Tide is the name of the new album and it is packed full of unpredictable sonic twists and turns. Lying somewhere on the genre […]

Across The Board Are Back With A New Album, Sonic Boom

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 20, 2018 10:25 am Tagged With: Americana, Canada, pop rock, Rock

Award-winning Canadian rockers Across The Board have returned with their newest album Sonic Boom! Fresh off a cross-Canada tour, which provided an abundance of traveling time to create new material, Sonic Boom is a sonic novel…a rock opera…a well crafted concept album. However you want to label it, there is no denying that this group […]

Clap Monkey Rocks Like A Rocket On Newest Album

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 13, 2018 9:07 am Tagged With: alternative rock, classic rock, hard rock, indie rock, North Carolina, Rock, United States

Raleigh, North Carolina based Clap Monkey has delivered their latest album, Like A Rocket, which is packed with 13 raw, unapologetic, unadulterated tracks of rock and roll goodness! Forming in early 2017, Clap Monkey came together when songwriter Anthony Neff was on hiatus from performing solo acoustic shows. During this hiatus, Jeff Mullins (who had […]

London King Releases New Album, Antichrist Child Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 12, 2018 11:21 am Tagged With: alt-pop, indie pop, Pop, singer, songwriter, United Kingdom

British singer/songwriter London King found herself performing in front of an audience of 500 people when she was only four years of age. Her passionate foray into songwriting sparked at age 11 when she wrote her first song. She has been performing in LA and the UK since she was only 14. Once the front […]

The Impersonators Return With New Single and Video, Burning Blue

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 12, 2018 10:58 am Tagged With: alternative rock, Europe, Finland, indie rock, pop rock, Rock

Helsinki, Finland based rockers The Impersonators have released their newest single along with visual accompaniment. Burning Blue is now available! The Impersonators came into being when songwriter Tommi Tikka joined forces with Antti Autio to write new material. While Tikka had worked with major labels through his previous band (Carmen Gray), the vision for The […]