Lola Rising’s new EP is looking up and “Moving Forward” (Premiere Play)
As the lines between nations and neighborhoods are forced to stay uncrossed for safety, and musicians are technically forced to be farther away from their…
There’s not one “Odd Thing” about the love in Cloud Caverns’ new single
If there’s one thing that state-split experimental folk rock duo Cloud Caverns (Brandon Peterson, Dan Bouza) has made abundantly clear over the years since its spin-off…
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…
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…
Florence + the Machine come way down to earth with “High as Hope”
The time and tidbits leading up to the release of Florence and the Machine‘s newest album, High as Hope (Virgin/EMI, 2018), has yielded both excitement…
Boxer find the right hook with debut single “Stay Up” (Premiere Play)
Selecting a name like BOXER, one would imagine the accompanying band underneath the title as likely to be something hardcore or, at the very least,…
Cloud Caverns’ artistry flows on “Rivers Old and Lost”
There’s something poetic about the fact that multi-state duo, Cloud Caverns, have a two word name that brings to mind both something delicate and airy…
“Run,” don’t walk, to hear pronoun’s new single
Choose to become a publicly heard, working musician and it’s somewhat unavoidable that the music listening populace will develop a frame of reference from one…
The “Writing on the Wall” says Polaris Rose have a new single
First impressions can mean everything. In the case of Los Angeles alternative rockers, Polaris Rose, the first impression left by “TigerBait,” the lead single from…
The irony of more: The music industry’s problematic choice
Miles and miles of tape, CDs, vinyl, and now terabyte hard drives, hold the music that is so dear to each of us. Artists had…