album review

Meet Cemetery Gates, the musical project of Gene Priest and Derek Jones – horror-centric music composers and creators of “synth-driven death ballads.” The duo’s latest venture was to rescore Häxan, the 1922 biopic silent horror…

Pop singer-songwriter Michelle Creber recently dropped a dazzling full-length album – On Display. Creber’s distinctive sound blends elements of pop, jazz, rock, and R&B into wonderfully contagious songs full tasty washes of sonic dynamism. As…

Detroit, Michigan indie-rock outfit ATMIG released a new album, called Wishes, not long ago. The band’s name – ATMIG – is an acronym for “after the money is gone.” Made up of Tobias (vocals, guitar),…

San Francisco alt-rock outfit Drowning Effect recently dropped their self-titled debut LP, featuring 10-tracks flavored with elements of garage rock, psych-rock, post-punk, and space rock. The album was mixed by Gabriel Shepard and mastered by…

Based in Miami, alt-R&B/hip-hop artist Speakea5y drops his debut album today, entitled Circles, which utilizes the solar system as a metaphor for social commentary. Revolving around the inexorable gravitational pull of the sun and its…

Alt-rock outfit Itch recently dropped their sophomore album, entitled Round 2, via Latticesphere Records. Formed in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2010, Itch dropped their debut album, Lullulu, in 2012, followed by playing beau coup gigs, as…

A few months ago, Chicago DJ and producer Matt Warren dropped Music Is My Life, a full-length album of contagious Nu House music, on the Wake Up! Music label, founded by MyMy Lady G, aka…

Jaco, aka Jake Waitzman, drops his debut album, entitled You Know, today, on Cornelius Chapel Records. You Know features dazzling contributions from Les Nuby (lead guitar) and Greg Slamen (bass). Based in Birmingham, Alabama, aka…

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Newman dropped Empirical Truth, his new album on July 12, via Danal Music. The monarch of almost any instrument with strings, including electric, acoustic, and lap steel guitar, along with the…

Miami’s Grammy-nominated reggae fusion outfit Locos Por Juana dropped their new studio album, Crazy For Jane, just a few days ago. Crazy For Jane has already hatched three hit singles: the title track, featuring Common…