Album Review

California singer-songwriter Patrick Ames will release his EP, Liveness, on April 4, a collection of six-tracks embracing an array of styles, from bossa nova to slow-jam to potent funk. Produced by Jon Ireson, the EP…

On March 27, Instru Dash Mental Records will release the second album, Moments and Fragments, from the jazz collective known as #Bloomerangs. Describing the album’s genesis, #Bloomerangs share, “The inspiration of the release comes from…

One of Italy’s premier jazz guitarists – Riccardo Chiarion – recently dropped his debut solo instrumental album, entitled Quiet Stories. According to Riccardo, “I always wanted to record an album playing alone but I was…

Based in New Mexico, Jackson Price and the Blues Rockets recently released their debut album, entitled I Used to Have Fun, a 12-track collection of visceral blues rock and roll. Commenting on the album, Price…

Indie-rock outfit Mother Yeti released a new album, My Best Please, just a short time ago. My Best Please is almost a solo effort from Bill Tracy, the band’s frontman. Exceptions include the title track,…

Presently based in New Zealand, Ecuadorian indie-pop-rock singer-songwriter Oriana Setz will release her new album, Metamorfosis, three days from now. Explaining the album, Setz says, “’Metamorfosis’ is about embracing the painful yet inevitable transition of…

Brainsqueezed, the musical project of France’s Sébastien Laloue, released a new album, Scarred, not long ago. Laloue created Brainsqueeze during the mid-‘90s and started recording after the turn of the century. His first release, the…

Boise, Idaho singer-songwriter and visual-DIY-artist Storie Grubb recently released The Void Struggle, the latest in a nonstop outpouring of self-produced albums. In 2019, he dropped one album per month for twelve months. According to Storie…

Alternative-folk singer-songwriter Resurrection Fern recently released her second community-funded EP, entitled Fern. According to Resurrection Fern, she searched for months for the perfect name for the album, and finally after a conversation with her husband…

Chicago-based experimental folk outfit Magical Beasts recently released a new album, entitled Yes, My Love, I am Reaching. Commenting on the album, the band says, “This album is full of love songs and devotional music.…