Every now and again, we get an honest album. A piece of art that is crafted more out of personal experience and less out of the desire to be known. Artists who create such pieces seem to be able to take the darkest …
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Exclusive: Top Face Shredding Guitar Solos Listed by Crobot
Crobot is the sort of band that you can’t help but love. They are everything great about rock n’roll music: heavy guitar solos, wailing vocals, and a bit of humor mixed in for good measure. The Pottsville, Pennsylvania band is on the heels …
Five Danceable Jams for Your Saturday
Sloes – “Young” The London based dream indie pop act Sloes has a knack for creating a ethereal and sky’s the limit sound. “Young” off the recently released EP Chasing Tails is a perfect showcase of the young act complete with piano and …
Four Singles to Rock to
Dion Atlas – “Powerlines” The San Francisco artist will hit you if you love piano and synth driven by exceptional vocals. He might draw comparisons with Andrew McMahon and Owl City but he is definitely original. His music will endear his art to …
Tunes for a Rainy Saturday
Atlas Engine – “Everest” This one has indie anthem written all over it. Setting a rising atmosphere that makes the listener dream and face life head on, the calls to shout with the chorus are persuasive and vibrant. The infectious drums are reminiscent …
4 Pop Rock Acts to Prep Your Weekend
Wild – “Where Love Lives” The LA trio has their young hands firmly placed on the current sound of the age. A mix of Of Monsters and Men and Lights, they mix optimist pop with harmonies that will grab your attention quickly and …
Soul for Your Saturday: : : 3 Artists to make you move
Tuskha Bowerbirds frontman Phil Moore has gotten some mad respect from some famous friends. Justin Vernon recently stated that “without the inspiration years ago from Phil Moore, there would be no Bon Iver.” If this is true, all hipsters owe Phil deep reverence. Recently he …
Cobi – The Soulful Hit Your Thursday Needs
Five million streams on Spotify, performances at Royal Albert Music Hall and The Hollywood Bowl, and signing to the same label as Fetty Wap and Highly Suspect 300 Entertainment, is an impressive resume for the genre-crushing artist Cobi. Mixing pop sensibilities with confident R&B …
3 for Thursday::: Three Videos to Make You Believe in the Music Video Again
Passenger “Somebody’s Love” British singer-songwriter Mike Rosenberg, aka Passenger, has a knack for putting to words to the urges within us. His voice quivers and breaks as cracks in the façade we show to others while gently shining a hopeful light and call …
Jeremy & the Harlequins: the rising vintage sound of a band on the rise
Into the Night, the new album from rockers Jeremy & the Harlequins starts off as an impending road trip. It builds and builds throughout, drawing on bands like Vampire Weekend and The Bravery along the way. This is a classic album that could …
