Pete Mancini singles out some special stories with two new songs
In today’s music landscape, especially with artists facing a need to recover some ground from what they lost during the height of lockdown and loss…
John Thayer and the wondrous worldliness of “Akaku” (Premiere Play)
Pieces of music are like short stories. Whether a song has words or is purely instrumental, it conveys either a set of feelings, thoughts, or…
“Cheers” to Jukebox the Ghost and their supportive new single
If there’s one thing that’s intrinsically associated with pop music, it’s catchiness – followed closely by choruses. Songs written in the style aren’t always the…
Rachel Eckroth’s composer creativity thrives in the “The Garden”
Composer, pianist, vocalist, and clever arranger, Rachel Eckroth, reminds listeners on her newest LP, The Garden (Rainy Days Records, 2021), that imagery paired with music – even…
Hold a place in your next playlist for Title Holder’s debut single “Animal”
Albert Einstein said, “Genius is 1% talent, 99% hard work.” Though a man with a legacy firmly rooted in science and mathematics, Einstein’s sentiment could…
Meet Me @ the Altar’s debut might be a “Model Citizen” but it’s no idle introduction
Given the constraints that the past year of pandemic-fueled separation put upon the music industry and all the musicians that work and create within it,…
Stina Marie Claire contemplates “The Human Condition” in new solo single
Though songs about the pandemic are, at this point, plentifully abound, one could say that in choosing to write her newest song “The Human Condition,”…
Get a surge of dopamine and nostalgia with VNRVLY’s new EP
Mixing of genres of instrumental-bending of music typically known in one style often raises eyebrows, either out of shock and displeasure or curiosity and intrigue.…
Under the Rug come out from under the cover of routine with “Raindrops”
Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “No man ever steps in the same river twice.” The implication is that despite placing one’s foot in the same…
Don’t press snooze on Tin Can Collective’s “Axiomatic Alarm Clock”
There’s something about the particular way in which Long Island, NY quintet, Tin Can Collective, repeatedly leaves listeners stylistically stumped and-or cramming multiple musical labels under…