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?

I Love The 1920s So I’m Really Loving The Gin Pennies

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 28, 2017 7:31 am Tagged With: indie pop, Jazz

West Coast indie pop collides with 1920s French juke joints in the new single from The Gin Pennies’, Film Noir. As a person who loves most things 1920s, The Gin Pennies are a welcome treat to my ears. Their gypsy aesthetic is accented by upright bass, violin, trumpet and percussive guitar playing which creates a […]

Nate Utley Blends Rock, Pop and Hip Hop In New Single, What Up

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 28, 2017 6:48 am Tagged With: Acoustic, Florida, Hip Hop, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter, United States

Florida based singer/songwriter Nate Utley seamlessly blends rock and acoustic pop with hints of Hip Hop in his music. His latest single (and visual accompaniment) What Up is now available. Nate first started his musical journey around the age of 10. Over the years he played heavy rock and metal but now he is exploring […]

Let’s Get Funky With the Pop Infused, Jazzy, Ska Sounds of Elle Casazza’s Proof, US Tour Launching Soon

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 28, 2017 5:59 am Tagged With: Alternative, Chicago, Illinois, jazz, Reggae, Rock, singer, songwriter, Soul, United States

Chicago based songwriter and performer Elle Casazza is preparing to tour the US in July and August in support of her album, Proof. We interviewed Elle not that long ago. For more details and to learn more about Elle, read that article here. Elle delivers a funky, ska-infused blend of infectious, grooving sounds which I […]

What Ever Happened To Les Techno?

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 26, 2017 12:57 pm Tagged With: Alternative, Funk, New York City, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock, United States

NYC based funky, alt-psych-punk rocker Les Techno has delivered his latest project What Ever Happened To Les Techno? From the days of analog synths with big knobs, analog reel to reels, grease pencils and razor blades, Les Techno has been submerged in the music scene for quite some time. Over the length of his career […]

Kat Pace Delivers A Potent Single, Revenge

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 23, 2017 11:03 am Tagged With: Pop, singer, songwriter, Soul

Philly based soulful pop singer/songwriter Kat Pace has delivered a potent single, Revenge, which touches on the strength that comes from experiencing and surviving heartbreak. Revenge is an anthemic soul-infused pop song with a really big sound. I could see this being performed in an arena to a packed crowd with lighters waving in the […]

Manchester With Love Donates All Proceeds to Aid Victims of May’s Manchester Terror Attack

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 23, 2017 10:00 am Tagged With: Alternative, disco, Electronic, Folk, Hip Hop, house, indie, techno, United Kingdom

Featuring 226 songs of music, Manchester With Love is a collective effort by local artists to help raise funds for the Red Cross I Love Manchester Emergency Fund which is aiding victims of May’s terror attacks. We recently featured Manchester based artist Manchester Rain who is featured on this compilation and has also released a […]

Let’s Jazz Things Up A Bit With the Delightful Sounds of Gervais Maillard and Anya Mezentseva

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 22, 2017 4:19 pm Tagged With: Blues, Europe, France, jazz

Do you love jazz? I really dig it although I don’t listen that often… However, when it’s THIS GOOD I simply LOVE it! Gervais Maillard and Anya Mezentseva teamed up to create this very delightful little ditty A Day Before Snowfall which sounds, to me, like a day before the snow falls. Gervais, a bassist […]

Brady Toops Delivers Authentic Vulnerability on I Can’t Make You Love Me

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 22, 2017 2:53 pm Tagged With: Americana, Folk, Piano, singer, songwriter, Soul

Brady Toops delivers an engaging mix of folk, Americana and soul music. In his minimalist piano-based rendition of Bonnie Raitt’s I Can’t Make You Love Me (which appeared on her 1991 album Luck of the Draw), Brady shows off a genuine vulnerability immediately evoking emotion and pulling the listener into the mood of this hauntingly […]

Prepare Yourself for the Sexy, Distorted Roots Rock of KALO

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 22, 2017 9:47 am Tagged With: Blues, blues rock, Rock, roots rock

KALO have arrived with their newest blues rockin’ single Wild Change. Distorted guitars, catchy riffage, hard hitting drums and the rough but sexy persona of Israeli born lead female Bat-Or Kalo collide in this tasty, jammin’, roots rock single. Bat-Or Kalo was raised by a creative and musical family in Israel before venturing to the […]

Marc Daniels Professes His Undying, Incomparable Love For Redheads In New Single/Video

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 22, 2017 12:00 am Tagged With: Country, country rock, singer, songwriter

Saddle up for a night out at the local honky tonk where Marc Daniels takes us in his newest song and visual treatment to profess his admiration and passionate love of women with red hair. Redheads is an infectious, fun and country rockin’ jam which should be spinning on radio if it isn’t already. Raised […]