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?

Time For Some Refreshing Mountain Air with Uplifting, Feel-Good Rockers hooyoosay

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 12, 2017 9:54 am Tagged With: Pop, Reggae, Rock, surf rock, synth

hooyoosay creates infectious, uplifting, feel-good music that can be enjoyed by music listeners far and wide. I immediately became a fan (a while back) after hearing their single Palm Tree In My Garden. Their unique blend of feel-good pop, tasty synth riffs, surf rock and reggae vibes collide with the refreshing, soul-renewing atmosphere of the […]

Let The Masterful Fiddle Work in this Chris Murphy Hard Bargain Performance Carry You Away

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 10, 2017 10:31 am Tagged With: Americana, Bluegrass, composer, Country, Folk, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter

“I’m going to breeeeeeeaaaaaaaaak if you don’t bend…” I find myself singing this line as loudly as possibly every time Chris Murphy sings it during this amazing, captivating, and inspiring performance of Hard Bargain (video below). Masterful violinist, composer and band leader, Chris Murphy is a life-long, passionate lover of music as well as playing […]

Lend Me Your Ear For Some Substance-Packed Psychedelic Hip Hop on Ours

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 9, 2017 2:41 pm Tagged With: Austin, Hip Hop, Psychedelic, rap, Texas, United States

One day you’re just an Uber driving sharing lyrics with a passenger. A day later you’re a psychedelic Hip Hop duo. This is the story behind the Austin, Texas based psychedelic Hip Hop duo Lend Me Your Ear. Their latest project, Ours, is a worthwhile sonic experience which delves into the human condition by blending […]

Betty Moon Releases Upbeat, Uplifting, Infectious New Single, Sound

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 9, 2017 1:46 pm Tagged With: dance, Electronic, house, Los Angeles, Pop, United States

Los Angeles based creative Betty Moon is about to take the world by storm after signing two non-exclusive distribution and licensing agreements which will place her music close to the ears of more than 150 million consumers through more than 500,000 subscriber locations in 100 plus countries around the globe. Her newest single Sound is […]

Danny Baxley Releases Newest Single, Ithaca

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 9, 2017 1:31 pm Tagged With: Alternative, Boston, indie rock, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, United States

Boston based musician and singer/songwriter Danny Baxley has released his newest single titled Ithaca, you can listen on Spotify. Ithaca starts out with a catchy alt-rock influenced guitar riff and musical progression which leads into a synth sprinkled, electro-infused single. The various effects manipulating Baxley’s dry vocals add a texture and atmosphere to the jammin’ […]

Eric Anders Releases New Album Eleven Nine, Donates Proceeds To Lambda Legal

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 8, 2017 6:58 pm Tagged With: Americana, Bay Area, Folk, singer, songwriter

Bay Area Americana singer/songwriter Eric Anders has released an anti-45 album titled Eleven Nine and is donating all proceeds to Lambda Legal. What is Lambda Legal? the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV […]

Blind Lemon Pledge Returns With A Folk and Americana Infused Opus, Backwoods Glance

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 8, 2017 2:17 pm Tagged With: Americana, Folk, Roots, singer, songwriter

Blind Lemon Pledge is back again with an excellent collection of songs on his newest album Backwoods Glance. Blind Lemon Pledge always has a home on the pages of our site. See our previous features here, here, here, here, and here. Unlike his previous blues-infused outings, Backwoods Glance presents a modern, refreshing take on the […]

JOMO Releases Hard Hitting New Album, What I Want

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 8, 2017 10:54 am Tagged With: Hip Hop, New Jersey, rap, United States

Atlantic City, New Jersey based artist JOMO has dropped a hard hittin’, trunk knockin’ album titled What I Want. The lead single, What I Want, has already been selected for inclusion in the motion picture Battle Scars. In addition to that accomplishment, JOMO’s single “27 Wit Regrets” was featured on the CBS series JAG. This […]

Travel Through Dark Corners In It’s Just Craig’s Forthcoming Alt-Americana, Goth Country Album

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 8, 2017 10:20 am Tagged With: Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Indiana, indie rock, United States

All hands on deck as we load up our trusty cargo boat for another delivery across the big pond. Listen up! This isn’t going to be just another walk in the park. We might face obstacles, we might run into struggle; if the engine holds up, we won’t be stranded but, remember, anything is possible… […]

Rev Peter Unger Releases Newest Single, Grace Filled Man

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 8, 2017 8:23 am Tagged With: Bluegrass, Christian, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, United States

Christian and Gospel singer/songwriter Rev Peter Unger has released his newest single titled Grace Filled Man. If you’ve missed our previous features of Rev Unger’s music, find them here and here. Grace Filled Man is a bluegrass-infused song featuring beautiful melodies from a well mixed sound bed of engaging instrumentation capturing that good ole fashioned, […]