Fort Gorgeous takes an emotion-laden journey to the “Bottom of the Sea”
January means we’re back at the top of a year but The Bottom of the Sea (independent, 2018), the debut record from Fort Gorgeous, is actually a…
Yvette Young puts personal perspective to piano in the new year
Multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer, Yvette Young, is hardly an unfamiliar face in the musical landscape. Though a single contributor within the three person band, Covet,…
Ishi No Hoden instills intrigue around jazz and Japan
Decide to go looking for some new jazz to listen to and what one might end up finding can translate to a cornucopia of polyrhythms,…
Wylder is “Ready to Break” out a refreshing new single
The music of Washington D.C. band, Wylder, is no stranger here. However, to say that even after several great releases – single, EP, and full-length…
Illustrations worth 1000 words: Jared Saltiel and “The Emperor’s New Wall”
Singer-songwriter, orchestrator, and playwright, Jared Saltiel, isn’t the typical breed of ambitious New York City musician. Sure, the idea of anything being typical in New…
Don’t fight it: You’re sure to be a “Lover” of Little May’s new single
Next to that initial rush that accompanies obsessing over a debut single from a much-buzzed-about-but-not-yet-heard-anywhere-live band, there’s little that brings about a replicable burst of…
Need not apply: Life experience and covering music
That headline probably reads a bit harsher than intended and that’s a choice I made but let’s just start with the fact that what’s to…
Enjoy the journey over the destination with Connie Han’s “Crime Zone”
When a new musician chooses to develop in a legacy-dense historical canon that like of jazz, is it a crime to decide that they will…
The grass is looking bluer on South Hill Banks’ new single (Premiere Play)
There’s something to be said for the cultural influence of a specific region creating, shaping, and-or preserving the love of a musical genre across years…
TTNG revives its carnival of “Animals” with “Acoustic” artistry
Where does an album that’s simultaneously old, new, the same, and decidedly different, fall in the spectrum of creative musical invention? Math rockers, TTNG (formerly…