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?

Introducing the Sandy Sound of Major Love Event

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 21, 2017 2:05 pm Tagged With: alt-pop, electro-pop, Folk, indie pop, Oregon

Portland, Oregon based Major Love Event is the dynamic and tight-knit duo consisting of Rebecca Van Damm and C.K. Koch who have been long-time friends. They recently released their latest single Sandy Sound. Beautiful, attention grabbing melodies, plenty of pop sensibility, and the versatility of this duo is present and accounted for in the electro, […]

Morty Shallman Unleashes Neo Pop, Indie Noir Concept Thriller Pop Fiction, Listen to She’s Breaking Bad

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 21, 2017 10:52 am Tagged With: electro-pop, Pop, singer, songwriter, synth pop

Morty Shallman is one of those hidden gems you know exists but you just haven’t found it yet. After connecting with Jeff Blue (known for discovering Linkin Park) and Steve Dresser, the trio came together like Voltron to write and record two tracks for Morty’s upcoming EP. One of those songs is the infectious and […]

Circus Of The West Releases Newest Single Boxes

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 21, 2017 9:43 am Tagged With: Alternative, Pop, Rock

Circus of the West has unleashed the second single, Boxes, from their latest album We’ll See Ourselves Out. Boxes is a rockin’ jam infused with pop sensibilities and a potent message about the boxes we stuff ourselves in as we go through and endure life in the current social paradigm. I’m sure we can all […]

If You Dig Synth Pop With An ’80s Throwback Feel, You’ll Dig Once Around Saturn’s New Album

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 20, 2017 11:44 am Tagged With: Australia, Pop, synth pop

Sydney based Dan Kelso creates and releases music as the moniker Once Around Saturn, with a bundle of singles which have led up to the release of his EP, These Promises. If you have a thing for ’80s influenced synth pop, These Promises is the perfect fix for you. Inspired and fueled by the music […]

Philipp Kessler Releases New Ambient, Space Single Pulsar

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 20, 2017 10:29 am Tagged With: ambient, downtempo, Electronic, Switzerland

Inspired by the music of Jón Hallur Haraldsson, composer of music for the game EVE Online, Switzerland based Philipp Kessler began exploring and discovering his passion for ambient, downtempo, space music driven by a fascination for the universe and all it’s wonder. His newest single Pulsar is a journey, not only through a cosmic atmosphere, […]

Alec Henderson Debuts His First Song Without An Acoustic Guitar And It Rocks!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 19, 2017 1:10 pm Tagged With: indie, Nashville, Rock, singer, songwriter, United States

Pennsylvania raised, Nashville based singer/songwriter Alec Henderson decided to leave the acoustic guitar behind to create an experimental rock song titled You’re A Planet/Different Worlds. Alec is an artist who holds strong to the DIY ethos we are very fond of here at MTM. A songwriter who typically creates songs focused on feeling alone, searching […]

The Mumford Music Experience Releases New Song/Video, It’s Never Too Late

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 19, 2017 12:51 pm Tagged With: composer, Europe, Folk, Germany, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter

Germany based Alexander Ehm has developed a reputation and quite the portfolio as a soundtrack composer but he also has been releasing music as a solo artist using a team of highly talented musicians to help bring his visions to fruition. As The Mumford Music Experience you might expect this to be a Mumford Sons […]

ACID CTRL Releases Newest Vaporwave/Chillwave Project Tear Elixir

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 19, 2017 11:29 am

If you missed our recent interview with ACID CTRL, be sure to check that out here. We discuss this new project in more depth. After creating quite a bit of buzz in the vaporwave and chillwave community, ACID CTRL found himself being urged by peers to produce and release a full EP. ACID CTRL speaks […]

Dean Richard Releases Fun, Light-Hearted, Seasonal Anthem Titled Summer

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 19, 2017 11:13 am Tagged With: multi-instrumentalist, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter, United States, Wisconsin

Light up the grill, call all our friends, tell them to bring their instruments and get ready for a hot day by the water in Dean Richard‘s newest single/video Summer. Summer is a fun jam which celebrates all the great things that come along with summer. Days by the lake with friends, hot food on […]

Sam Rochford’s New Single and Video Goes Down So Easy

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 19, 2017 11:00 am Tagged With: Americana, Pop, singer, songwriter

Originally from Connecticut but now in Nashville, singer/songwriter Sam Rochford has released a delightful new single and accompanying visual treatment for So Easy. So Easy is currently charting nationally on the IndieWorld Country Record charts. Before moving to Nashville, Sam hosted “Markov Music” on Boston based internet radio station WEMF. Once in Nashville she was […]