Album Reviews

Cende #1 Hit Single Reviewed by: Max Miller Nowadays, as independent rock music has increasingly reverted to its status as a niche genre, the role of indie labels as curators has once again risen to prominence. Among the most reliable modern indie labels, in a class that includes Read More

Justin Townes Earle Kids In The Street Reviewed by: Jane Roser After earning street cred on his six previous albums, Justin Townes Earle (country music icon Steve Earle’s son) has found a solid, clear vision on his latest and perhaps best album to date. Kids In The Street Read More

Skye Steele All That Light Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier The release of 2015’s Up From The Bitterroot from singer/songwriter, Skye Steele, was a story about his failing marriage. Now Steele returns with the brilliant follow-up, All That Light, about his journey and readiness for Read More

(Sandy) Alex G Rocket Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt For what it’s worth, sudden and impulsive name changes often lead to interesting developments in the career of any artist. From Alex G to the parenthetical of (Sandy) Alex G, the Philly-native’s latest is reflective of that Read More

Ryan Harris Brown Stranded in the Present Tense Reviewed by: Jane Roser When Nashville singer-songwriter Ryan Harris Brown spent a year and a half suffering from a devastating disease, he took all of his frustrations, fears and uncertainty and channeled them into creating his Read More

Nick Hakim Green Twins Reviewed by: Max Miller Green Twins, the debut full-length from NYC-based soul singer Nick Hakim, is marked by woozy synths and hypnagogic washes of delay. Its sonic palette draws from the same sources as Mac DeMarco’s chilled out slacker pop, vaporwave’s Read More