Gratitude can be an act of memory. It asks us to look backward, not simply at what went wrong, but at everything that somehow carried us forward. “God glory rise upon you”...
Ricky Z. has spent 25 years as one of LA's most in-demand session guitarists, with credits running through Steven Tyler, John Fogerty, Josh Groban, Alan Parsons, and a Latin Grammy for his...
Brightland Shines is Paul Totten's independent debut, but the path to it is anything but a beginner's story. Totten started as a percussionist, earning his BA in Percussion Performance and touring the...
Following last year's American Cosmic Revival Vol. 1: Back At Home, which paid direct tribute to the International Submarine Band's Safe At Home, Christian Parker and Patrick Cleary widened the lens considerably...
Arlen Roth has been at this since he was nine years old, played the first Woodstock reunion concert in 1970, and has spent the decades since working alongside everyone from Simon and...
Ersin Secrin works as a songwriter and lyricist rather than a performing artist, and the “Replay” recording here is an AI-assisted demo built to showcase the song's concept, energy and commercial direction...
Michellar’s music has been consistently a breath of fresh air. On ‘Cross My Heart’, Michellar’s latest release, she effortlessly lays out chord sequences that tug on the heartstrings, wrapping them in her...
Chris Pellnat’s latest multilingual single is an immediate tearjerker. With its exquisite softness, provocative melodies, and stellar uniqueness, ‘Love is Coming’ is a safe experiment that has gone exceedingly well.
A guitarist, singer,...
AZRÆYIL’s ‘War’ is an exquisitely soft piece of ambient indie pop that effortlessly took me somewhere warm and safe with its gentle instrumental and melodic embrace. A wonderful listen that will leave...
Punchy and melodic electro pop is the way of the game for GINAxC’s latest cut ‘Like a Snake’. With its unrelenting beat and quirky synth leads, ‘Like a Snake’ is a song...
Ava Valianti’s latest single is an extraordinarily sweet and aware piece of pop country that exudes with a lighthearted charm that makes it stand out all thoughtful, fun, pretty, and meaningful.
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There’s a certain kind of magic that happens when two people who’ve lived the lyrics come together to write and sing them. On “Bed of Roses,” Eleyet McConnell—Angie and Chris, the Americana...
Pamela Hopkins doesn’t tiptoe around her truth. On her latest single, “Me Being Me,” the Arkansas-based singer-songwriter confronts societal judgment with the grit of a barroom philosopher and the flair of a...
As someone who primarily enjoys rock and metal, I tend to become quite analytical when exploring different genres. Toby TomTom truly impressed me with its retro hip-hop influences, seamlessly blended with EDM...
