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?

Tr3s Viche Releases Visual Mixtape, If Thoughts Could Speak 2

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 2, 2017 9:09 am Tagged With: Hip Hop, New York City, Poetry, Spoken Word, United States

Bronx based poet, emcee and visual artist Tr3s Viche has released a fresh, creative, and unique new project titled If Thoughts Could Speak 2. This lyrically and visually potent project comes in the form of a visual mixtape which takes us on a 17:37 journey through the mind and thoughts of Tr3s Viche. Not necessarily […]

NTFRMHRE Releases New Single/Video ‘Somebody Like You’ featuring Scott Thomas

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 1, 2017 10:12 am Tagged With: dance, edm, Electronic, house

Philly based producer NTFRMHRE has unleashed a new single and video for Somebody Like You featuring Scott Thomas. As a musician and composer for the Philadelphia Eagles drumline and his work with children as director for the percussion program for PAL Philadelphia, NTFRMHRE’s (a moniker of Derrick Suragh) résumé speaks for itself. Somebody Like You […]

Shehzad Bhanji Is About To Be Your New Favorite Instrumental Guitarist

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 31, 2017 12:00 pm Tagged With: guitarist, Instrumental, Middle East, post rock, Qatar, Rock

Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Malmsteen…. these are all names we immediately associate with virtuosic guitar playing skills, hard rockin’ compositions, and masterful musicianship. Qatar based Shehzad Bhanji delivers impactful, emotion inducing, melodic, post-rock arrangements similar to the greats mentioned before; but with his own flavor and style. [Tweet “Watch out for the impressive sounds of […]

Free Man Unleash Rockin’ New Album, Koinonia

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 31, 2017 9:28 am Tagged With: Alternative, grunge, New York, Rock, United States

Buffalo, New York based rockers Free Man have delivered a solid, rockin’, exciting new album titled Koinonia which is as much a throwback to early 90s alternative and grunge as it is a refreshingly modern collection of well crafted jams. I was hooked on Koinonia as soon as the first song (Bashed In Your Brains) […]

TJ Leonard Returns With Strong New Single, Takin’ You For Granted

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 31, 2017 8:56 am Tagged With: Country, Europe, singer, songwriter, Sweden

Swedish singer/songwriter TJ Leonard has returned with another strong, radio-ready country single titled Takin’ You For Granted. Takin’ You For Granted is a smooth, memory inducing story of love, relationships, and that moment in time when we realize we’ve been taking someone special for granted. TJ has been writing songs for many years across many […]

Julien the Child Releases Self-Aware, Preparing New Album Memory Flu

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 30, 2017 10:18 pm Tagged With: electro-pop, Electronic, Florida, indie pop, singer, songwriter, United States

Tampa based electro pop singer/songwriter Julien the Child has released an infectious new single titled Self-Aware. Releasing music under various monikers for the past several years, Oliver Eldridge started writing songs at the tender age of 10. Now in his 20s, Eldridge is preparing to release his second album, Memory Flu, as Julien the Child […]

Suit Up and Shine Your Shoes, We’re Going To Swing with Danii Roundtree

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 30, 2017 9:52 pm Tagged With: Atlanta, Blues, Jazz, R&B

Ooooooohhhh baby! It’s time to pull out the pinstripe suit, shine the shoes, and tilt your hat just the right way for an amazing night at the jazz club. Atlanta’s Danii Roundtree is performing and boy does she emanate the elegance, pizzazz, and pure essence of everything I love about soul infused, retro jazz. Fresh […]

Samantha Leon Serenades Us On Bright Yellow Shoes

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 23, 2017 9:46 am Tagged With: Folk, Pop, singer, songwriter, Soul

Talented songstress Samantha Leon has delivered an engaging, soulful, beautiful new single titled Bright Yellow Shoes. With a simplistic sound bed of sweet guitar tones, emotion tugging violin, and atmospheric accents, Bright Yellow Shoes is a lovely, soulfully hypnotic track. Samantha’s jazzy, impeccable vocal styling immediately grabs your attention and holds it like superglue for […]

Julia McDonald Releases New Single, Gravity

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 23, 2017 9:30 am Tagged With: Florida, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

Despite her youthful age of 19, Florida based artist Julia McDonald sounds like a seasoned veteran on her newest single Gravity, now on Apple Music and Spotify. Starting off with a simple guitar strum and piano melody, Gravity continues to build into an epic, infectious wall of sound as Julia’s strong, polished voice infuses the […]

American High Release Bones in the Attic, Flowers in the Basement

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 23, 2017 9:02 am Tagged With: Alternative, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock, Sacramento

Sacramento based rockers American High have released a tasty, jam-filled album titled Bones In The Attic, Flowers In The Basement. Composed of four guys who love the art of songwriting, American High doesn’t follow any conventions or care to abide by any songwriting status quo. Rather, this creative collective let’s their subconscious show itself through […]