“American Dream” is a disenchanted look at the current state of affairs in the country today. A champion of the free thinking man, Bob Pressner is acutely aware of the vanishing middle class. The poor are still poor, the rich are using their money to make more money and the working man is going under […]
Black Tie Stereo: “The Artist” – endlessly listenable
Hailing from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Black Tie Stereo has already had had the honor of opening for major acts such as Panic! At The Disco, Weezer, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, MIlky Chance, AWOLNATION, K. Flay, and Lewis Del Mar. The band is comprised of singer/keyboardist Stephen Murphy, guitarist Jesse Morvan, bassist Aaron Kovalich, and drummer George […]
DAV!D&CLARA: “The Art of Audio” – a superb and surprising piece of work
A new DAV!D&CLARA release is always a highly anticipated, and unpredictable, musical event. The duo (yes, duo. One may be a human, and the other a computer, but they operate like a duo) generally stay within the lines of melodic electro-industrial blends with DAV!D’s coolly detached, low register sexy vocals front and center, while CLARA […]
Omar Omar: ‘On The Sly’ – a full vision of how they should sound
Omar Omar is a Norwegian pop band who describes their 10 track album, ‘On The Sly’, recorded at Flatcity Records by Jim Berget, as being “white eyed soul to jazzy funk,” while the lyrics are about how “terribly hard it is to be in the middle of life in the Norwegian middle class.” Influenced by the […]
Shutterwax: ‘Disappointment’ turns up the artistic liberties
I first encountered the music of Shutterwax during 2014 with their album ‘Dig Me A Well’, and then had the pleasure of reviewing their EP “Hurricane in 2016. On both occasions I was blown away, especially when considering this band’s modus operandi. The brainchild of Jeffrey Brayne (Guitars, Vocals, Drums, Synths, Lyrics) and Mark Rufino […]
Sarantos: “Above The Clouds” – the overall production is immaculate
I have been following Sarantos’ evolution for quite a few years now, so I know for sure he has been through a mega amount of stylistic configurations musically. I can’t even remember a genre of music he hasn’t brought to the table yet. And he has done so fearlessly and courageously, on every occasion, but […]
DasMeter: “I Want You” – their musical grandeur is greater than it was before
During January of 2017, real-life brothers Darren (Keyboard, Drums) and Michael (Guitar, Vocals) an American music duo project that goes by the name of DasMeter, dropped their critically acclaimed 13 track album “Evolution”. Their debut single “Mercury” was released in back in May of 2015. Now during May of this year, DasMeter dropped their latest single, entitled “I Want You”. DasMeter has never recorded under […]
Reverse Mechanic: “Rhodes Scholars” (ft. Soul Khan) – flawless would be an understatement
In honor of graduating seniors and those finishing the school year this May, Reverse Mechanic has teamed up with famed New York battle rapper and songwriter Soul Kahn to give voice to a scholarly rap song titled “Rhodes Scholars.” The song released with its music video on May 27, 2017, is available on BandCamp, SoundCloud, […]
Rey Reel& Bert Elliot Work on Gojko’s first song, “LUXURY”
Gojko grew up in Eastern Europe, in a small war torn town stricken by adverse poverty in south Serbia. As a young child of 7, because he showed an interest, he started dancing and singing in a local group. From an early age, something that set Gojko apart from others was his strong opinion about […]
hooyoosay: “Mountain Air” – a penchant for jangle-pop and sunny-day melancholia
Of the many acts quietly hammering away in the shadow of the alternative revolution, hooyoosay wasn’t a strong contender for longest-lived or most famous. An apparent shunning of careerist game-playing and exposure of any kind was, and remains, part of the group’s appeal. Their discography painted a picture of musicians preoccupied with creating great musical art, enjoying […]
