Review of Rags Across the Sun by Neil Holyoak Review written by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Press the play button on Neil Holyoak’s release Rags Across the Sun and right away, you’ll be pulled into sounds of something something warm and familiar, giving you …
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Album Review: Stranger In My House – By Vincent Colbert
Stranger In My House – By Vincent Colbert Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com When you check out a new release by yet-another singer-songwriter, there is always the challenge of how to describe this new artist in contrast to the rest. There is usually …
Album Review: Michael McArthur – Magnolia
Magnolia – by Michael McArthur Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com When I started playing this album on my porch one lazy summer Saturday, I was expecting a good, but run-of-the-mill singer songwriter release with a pleasant name and a few nice songs. Michael’s …
Album Review: Living Alone by Old Best Friend
Living Alone by Old Best Friend Album review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Living Alone is the debut full-length release from the band called Old Best Friend (let’s say OBF) that just came out in June of this year. Since you probably have not …
Album Review: Highly Suspect – Mister Asylum
Review of Highly Suspect’s new album – Mister Asylum By Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Pay attention to this album coming soon! Highly Suspect is a Brooklyn-Based trio with a big sound – I love the cynical band name, and the paranoid / creepy feeling …
Album Review: Heidi Lynne Gluck – The Only Girl In The Room
Heidi Lynne Gluck – The Only Girl In The Room Reviewed by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com The Only Girl In The Room is a sweet little 5-song EP collection, just released in April of this year. The sound is a little Nina Gordon at …
Album Review: Matt Bradford – Broken Hymns
Matt Bradford’s New Record – Broken Hymns Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Here’s my initial warning – if you don’t like country or bluegrass and you hate that steel guitar sound, then this album is not for you. It is packed full of …
Album Review: Haste by Aviation and the War
Review written by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Aviation and the War, wow what a band name! I love that their whole release (titled Haste) is so acoustic-intensive, without being boring. And I like that the album art is so homespun without being predictable; an …
Album Review of Maritime – by Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer
Written by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Maritime opens with an elegant, balanced, harmony carried by both confident singers. This first track is jazzy and full of movement, even while being simple and clean. Dave and Mandy are actually Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer – …
Album Review: Kids – Rich Coast – Intentional yet not-too-campy spaghetti western style
Why aren’t more bands called “Kids”? No other word has so much attitude and energy, smacking of defiant grins and gonna-die-young teenage abandon. It is almost perfect for a rock band (if you can keep the 1995 Larry Clark movie out of your …
