It is rather quiet and breathtaking how the little things that build up until a house becomes a real home occur in small groupings, moments that you never really notice are building your life until you take a moment to look and see. That is what Junifer manages to capture so beautifully in Thoughts For The Night. It is tender […]
Pop/Review San Sebastian – Imaginary Lover
The outcome of the experience of San Sebastian in his Swedish Idol has produced something truly interesting. Imaginary Lover is a bold step by the Stockholm artist as it incorporates a modern contemporary electronic pop and unexpectedly insightful comment upon contemporary relationships, both natural and artificial. What at once impresses you is the voice of Sebastian tuneful and expressive and […]
COUNTRY/Review Ulrich Jannert – Wander Still
Something very comforting about “Wander Still” – almost as though you have found a compass exactly when you thought you are going in circles. Being the title song on the new album of Ulrich Jannert, it eschews precisely what he does so well, in turning the most existential questions of life into a song that is like the most beloved […]
Pop/Review MrGeorge – Light in your Eyes
There is a kind of song that does not just play in the background and instead it transports you to a different world altogether and that is what Light In your eyes by MrGeorge does. It is the type of synth-wave that makes one feel like they have entered a time capsule and everything is awakening with that warm, nostalgic […]
ROCK/Review Tom Minor – Bring Back the Good Ol’ Boys
Tom Minor has given us something wonderfully subversive with bring back the good ol boys – a song which actually dances and at the same time hits us upside down with its spot-on critique of our collective amnesia in the face of darker patterns in history. Protest music camouflaged as a singalong, and the better it is disguised the better. […]
Pop-Rock/Review HorthWorld – Fumes
Something truly refreshing about music that embodies the contradictions of life, its daily mundane and heartfelt nature, is the ability to do it with humour and heart, and that is what Andrew Horth achieves in his song “Fumes”. This is high-energy indie rock that is unashamedly optimistic, rather than cynical, but he is just a marvel of constantly chaotic reality […]
ROCK/Review Moon and Aries – Closer to You
This is the rare aspect of music that is both vintage and absolutely modern and Moon and Aries have done just that with Closer to You. It is the most cinematically ambitious project they have thus far completed, a noir-pop anthem which spurts with classiness and dramatic conflict. The vocal performance by the character of Jordana Moon is unbelievable at […]
Pop-Rock/Review Julia Kate – be nice princess
It is one thing to see a person that you had a connection with turn cold and Julia Kate has managed to nail that pain down in the song be nice princess. Here the Los Angeles singer-songwriter has presented something truly refreshing, a pop song, and one that is fun and angry at the same time, a production that knows […]
ROCK/Review ESTRADA Music Project – I don’t need to hide anymore
It is deeply touching to see an artist create out of pure authenticity, such as when one has been carrying a heavy load, but you can see the moment they put the heavy burden down and you can see the relief on their face. The song of I Don’t Need to Hide Anymore by ESTRADA Music Project is a perfect […]
ROCK/Review CAR287 – Opening Song
It is especially difficult to make a good opening statement–it is like being backstage and having your heart beat out of you, and knowing that the moment you step in the light, everything will be different. On Opening Song by CAR287, they have taken that challenge with a lot of grace and the song really deserved to be where it […]