Alex Flovent – “Fireworks (Night Version)”-The contemplative sincerity of this track continues to impress me with each new listen. Flovent’s vocal cuts through the production mix perfectly, allowing the listener to feel a connection like sitting down with a good friend. There’s an …
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Quick Hit: Holden Miller – “Dopamine”
Holden Miller – “Dopamine”-The songwriting on this track is wonderful. Each line rolls into the next with a great smoothness and comfortability that I really appreciate. The lyrics are… um… very disturbingly personal. I would guess a lot of us are in the …
Quick Hit: Conor Cassidy – “Eat your heart out”
Conor Cassidy – “Eat your heart out”-If you’re looking for an up tempo rock tune with some folk rock energy to it, check out Conor Cassidy’s latest “Eat your heart out.” The track feels like it takes some of the 80s pop rock …
Three new Americana tracks we hope you’ll appreciate as much as we do
Arran Fagan – “Could you carry me?”-If you put Jason Isbell and Jeffrey Martin in a room for a co-write, they’d probably produce something like this track from Arran Fagan. Now that’s pretty high praise for me since I believe those artists are …
Artful and Creative Rock You Need to Hear
Beach Vacation – “All For Me” This young band are already experts of crafting lush sonic textures. Vocally it plays out like another affecting instrument, with stellar production and delivery. Their initial EP was recorded while the band were still in high school. …
Three upbeat indie rock jams that will kick your week off right
auckland – “Superhype”-I’m sure there’s a super specific subgenre of rock that this song embodies, but all I can say about it as a relatively unsophisticated reviewer— it slaps! There’s an up tempo energy that absolutely smashes the downbeats. You can’t listen to …
Three singer songwriters bringing calm this late August
The Feelings Parade – “St Judy’s Comet” (Paul Simon cover)-We don’t feature covers very often, so when we do it’s because it’s exceptionally good. The Feelings Parade bring us a Paul Simon track with some beautiful, gentle folk harmonies. There’s a coolness to …
Three indie folk tracks you’ll want to put on steady rotation
Wax Owls – “Lie for me”-If you’re a fan of lush soundscapes and brilliant folksy harmonies, check out this track from Wax Owls. It’s got a beautiful, bright energy to it. The lead vocal bounces from standard register to falsetto and back with …
Three indie pop rock tracks that will brighten up your mid week
Grand Am – “Sweet tooth”-The upbeat rock energy of this track defies easy categorization in terms of rock music history; it feels a bit like something from the Killers in the early 2000s but yet there’s a funkiness to the backbeat here that …
Our Favorite Songwriters (Currently)
Rachel Angel – “Closer to Myself” When done right, alt country is one of our favorite genres. Case in point, Rachel Angel. The songstress absolutely blew us away with her vocals, while laying down a classic instrumentation that is earnest and true. On …
