When a song has a clear message and delivers it with this much enthusiasm, it’s just so satisfying. From the opening riff, Doing Fine has you by the short hairs and doesn’t drop you. It’s raw and immediate like the best punk and grunge songs are and it embraces that influence.There’s an honesty in the performance that makes every lyric […]
LATIN POP/Review Yampier Diaz – El salaíto
There are songs that make you smile as soon as you hear them. El Salaíto is one of these. It has this kind of energy that’s contagious, it’s like it’s happening right in the moment, before you can even think about it. The type of track that gets you moving even if you didn’t intend to. This production here is […]
LOFI POP/Review tcr! – On Vancouver Island
When you feel a bit uncomfortable in the right kind of way, there are songs for that. One of those is on Vancouver Island. Establishes a woozy, tense tone from the get-go and never lets up. The opening acoustic guitar part is bluesy in nature and immediately grabs the listener’s attention with a steady, yet plucked sound. Its atmosphere lingers […]
ROCK/Review SARK – Flying Toward Tomorrow
This track gets to you in a subtle way. It doesn’t shout or impress you immediately. It begins with a piano, simple, reverb-laden, and simply sits with you for a moment. The opening alone is enough to set the tone for something that feels like a true film, and a bit sad in the best way. Then the guitar comes […]