Album Review: Lyla Foy – Umi Lyla Foy’s vocals are definitely from another era or maybe even another world. Channeling voices like Alanis Morissette, Foy brings a tenderness to the way she sings that somehow reminds me of melted wax. It’s smooth and …
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Album Review: Legendary Shack Shakers – The Southern Surreal
Album Review: Legendary Shack Shakers – The Southern Surreal The Legendary Shack Shakers can fill a room with sound. They have a full band and a bad attitude that oozes through on every track. It’s a little bit southern rock, a little bit …
Album Review: Alexa Melo – Alexa Melo
Alexa Melo – by Alexa Melo Album review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com This is the self-titled debut album for a remarkable young lady, with huge cynical eyes and a big voice. “Still Right Here” has a song title that sounds like it should …
Album Review: Highland Kites – All we left behind
Album Review: Highland Kites – All we left behind Highland Kites have an atmospheric chill sound with unsettling, deeply existential lyrics. Marissa Lamar’s vocals crack and droop in places that give the band its unique sound. The music can sound like college rock, …
Album Review: Mary Bue – Holy Bones
Album Review: Mary Bue – Holy Bones There’s something about the tone on the guitars on Mary Bue’s album Holy Bones that just sounds cool. Not cool as in “groovy man,” but cool as in temperature cool. It’s a great indie rock album …
Album Review: Matthew Mayfield – Wild Eyes – An emotional alt rock album
You can call it alternative. You can call it new and exciting and a divergence from his normal sound. You can even call it likable… just don’t call it pop. This is not Matthew Mayfield going pop. This album, Wild Eyes, is Matthew …
Daniel Rosenbush – Feet on Fire EP – Versatile alt singer songwriter clearly on the rise
Words like “gentle” and “endearing” seem to come quickly to mind when listening to Daniel Rosenbush‘s music. The funny thing is, on first listen I had him pegged as “pop” but after listening more closely he bounces between alt rock, pop, and folk …
Marshall McLean Band – Glossolalia – Alternative music with lyrical sophistication and musical complexity
The drums, the vocals, the guitars… they were made for each other. The balance, the sound, the feeling is all there for a totally put together work. Although this album released at the end of 2013, I’m going to cheat an allow it. …
Automatic Shoes – The Road – Alt rock singer songwriter brings new adventurous album
Automatic Shoes is the stage name for Matthew Joseph Hughes, an extremely-talented one man acoustic musician. His debut The Road is an excellent work of songwriting and performance. What might be most impressive about the work is the layers of self harmonies that …
Joey Verskotzi – Lemon Heart
Joey Verskotzi is the epitome of the “rising star” in pop rock music. He’s a singer. He’s a songwriter. And he’s the man. Some of his earlier work reminded me a little of a young John Mayer, but on his latest Lemon Heart, …
