There is a pleasantness of David Raine in his Pollack Splash that simply envelops you at first. It has this indie heart beating in its heart, but a brightness is overlaid on it making everything somehow light, and making it feel very introspective and tenderly optimistic at the same time. It is, according to Raine himself, not to face the […]
ROCK/Review Purbeck Temple – Emptiness In Paradise
Something crude and so painfully stimulating about the “Emptiness In Paradise” by Purbeck Temple that catches your ear already with the first note. This is the weight in the voice of Paul Gill; it is gravelly and soaring, pained but persistent, which makes one believe every single word the man is singing. It is not smooth studio production, it is […]
Hip-Hop/Review R.T. & The Styles – Mr. Trump
Mr. Trump that strikes you in the face. It is a hip-hop song full of confidence and energy, and it is supported by clear production that is smooth and does not lose its momentum. The very first bars make you realise that this is intended to catch your eye and keep it- and it does. The vocals are also clear […]
R&B/Review BFLICKK – Oh, That’s My Baby, My Girl
There has to be something so lovely in BFLICKK’s ” Oh, That’s My Baby, My Girl” that you feel like hugging it like an old jumper. It is pure neo-soul comfort–in the personal, honest, nonchalantly easy, everything-is-all-right ways. Right at the beginning, you are immediately drawn in to these small, colourful vignettes that are truly personal and sincere, the kind […]
Rock/Review The Bar Pilots – Box of Bows
The Bar Pilots have something brilliantly nostalgic about their Box of Bows that instantly transports you to the hazy days of the 90s with the alternative rock, but with a sharper and more modern touch. The instrumentals are moody, immediate, which is power pop with actual muscle in it, reminding you of bands like Matchbox 20 or Sponge, but dusted […]
Pop-Rock/Review David DeSantis – The Light You Know
This is the contagiousness of the energy of David DeSantis in the opening of his song The Light You Know that grabs your attention at the very beginning. You can feel that guitar riff right at the beginning–catchy and self-assured–it echoes the vocals in the verse in this witty yet natural manner, which is both intentional and natural at the […]
Folk/Review Laurenicole – Here With You
The Here With You by LaureNicole has a small serenity that is like walking to your front door after a tiresome long day. Those gentle acoustic guitars and the coy piano do not play, they embrace and envelop you, like a blanket still in the dry clean shop. And finally Lauren starts singing. It is so intimate and sincere, as […]