The Furious Seasons: Look West
The fifth album from California-based folk-pop group The Furious Seasons offers an effective combination of carefully crafted storytelling lyrics accompanied by a mellow and melodic … Read more
JAZZ, ROCK, POP
How did Robert Burns intend his songs to be performed?
Scottish poet Robert Burns is known around the world for his songs. How could you celebrate New Year’s Eve without singing along to Auld Lang … Read more
Jim Peterik: The Songs
Most greatest hits albums perform their assigned role more or less well, if at times becoming a bit predictable. Predictability is certainly not a term … Read more
12-year-old pianist presents mash-up of rock classics
Whoever said you can’t rock out on the piano! 12-year-old pianist Owen York recently released a four-minute mash-up incorporating Queen and David Bowie’s 1981 hit … Read more
“Music for me comes from a spiritual and a reflective place”
Tod Hughes’ debut full length album was an enjoyable listen, displaying a storytelling songwriting style that blended tongue in cheek with more serious moments. Jordan … Read more
“It’s an album about total freedom, and also about self-healing”
We recently reviewed The Unlearning Curve, the latest album from Canadian group Post Death Soundtrack. Combining rock and industrial/alternative influences, there is also something unmistakably … Read more
Tod Hughes: Time Slow Down
Canadian singer-songwriter Tod Hughes’ first full-length album is a refreshing blend of roots, folk and rock over nine tracks combining personal lyrics with broader themes. … Read more
Sluka: Introversions
Introversions is San Diego-based Sluka’s tenth studio album. Taking listeners on a journey from rock ballads to pop, with an unmistakable ‘80s influence at times, … Read more
“The aversion towards short forms comes from the unwillingness of a composer to be arrogant, serious, and pessimistic”
We recently reviewed Bryan Deister’s debut release, a double album entitled Spines of the Heart. In a follow-up interview, he discussed his preference for shorter … Read more
Eric Anders: Big World Abide
Eric Anders’ style on this album is reflective but with lyrics that contain a sharp, critical edge. Big World Abide is a collection of the … Read more
Is music education being neglected?
Figures released on the uptake of GCSEs in English schools point to a deepening crisis of music education and in the creative subjects more broadly. … Read more
Post Death Soundtrack: The Unlearning Curve
Canadian collective Post Death Soundtrack had a three-year break from making music prior to the release of “The Unlearning Curve,” an album which pushes the … Read more
Revolushn: The Freshman
Revolushn started life four years ago as a group of musicians doing sessions in Kansas City. They built up a following on Youtube with several … Read more
Dan Costa: Suite Três Rios
Dan Costa infuses mellow jazz sounds with Latin rhythms on Suite Três Rios (Three Rivers Suite). In a summer where many eyes from around the … Read more
Charlie Funk: Give Me A Groove
The first impression of “Give Me A Groove,” the title track that opens the recently-released E.P. by Charlie Funk, is that the music rolls back … Read more