Lara Snow wants to spread a better state of mind with “Butter Knife”
While the summer slowly winds to a close, Tel Aviv-to-Berlin electro-pop artist, Lara Snow, seems content to retain a tight grasp on the long lasting…
The hills are alive with the Sound & Fury of Sturgill Simpson’s “Sing Along”
It’s funny that right as the beginnings of this piece were being typed into the void of the internet, a surely-destined-to-go-viral-among-music-journalists piece on the struggle…
Don’t forget to fill out these forms: Further musings on “The Death of Melody”
It’s ironic how, in an era of music history where the most heard, consumed, and promoted songs contain the least amount of melodic range, those…
Prepare for many “Phases” of enjoyment with Hexcut’s new EP
The search for new music has never led to a more wide, deep, and vastly colorful array of sounds than now. Boundaries relating to genre…
You read that right: Tigers on Trains return with “Penmanship” single
Ever have a piece of new music surface by an artist or band so purely enjoyable that the thought of dissecting it in a severely…
Striking Matches swings for familiar fences with “Boring” new single
What part of a new song stands out most during that first listen can vary from person to person. Some people connect with the lyrics;…
It’s no mystery: Listening to the “Night Call” OST is time well spent
The low, wide, buzzing tone that swells up from the depths within the first 15 seconds of Night Call’s “Introduction” track instills an eerie feeling…
It’s a no-brainer: Wylder’s “Golden Age Thinking” glows with growth
Washington D.C’s Wylder have grown up. Sure, it’s only been a few years since the now band of four first formed and shared their lone, jingly…
Fantastic Negrito doesn’t sew his message short with the “The Suit That Won’t Come Off”
I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. from The Invisible Man, by author, Ralph Ellison. A man of Grammy-winning prestige, Xavier Amin…
City Mouth’s “Sanity for Summer” goes crazy with creative cohesion
Catchy, fun-focused, repeater singles are no anomaly once winter has taken its leave. Every year, it feels like the race to claim the bragging-rights fueled…