BB Stevens Finds Beauty, Danger, and Redemption in Bullet BB Stevens doesn’t make music that stays in one lane. On Bullet, his second album, the Hoboken-based songwriter and musician moves between gritty rockabilly, psychedelic rock, country-tinged melancholy, and theatrical art rock, all connected by...
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Sirenblue Find Urgency, Hooks and Hope on Running Out of Time Sirenblue have a knack for wrapping uncomfortable truths in melodies that stick, and Running Out of Time finds the band sharpening that approach across five tracks of muscular guitars, atmospheric keyboards and hooks...
There is something wonderfully disorienting about Dathomirror Doors’ Abandon Love. The South Florida duo of Joey Depp and Ant Demico have constructed an EP that sounds as though they’ve wandered into a David Lynch film with Roberts Smith and Trent Reznor and never found...
Anthony Casuccio’s “The Man I Am” is a guitar-driven alt-pop track that wears its influences openly without getting trapped by them. There’s a splash of Bruce Springsteen in its heartland-rock swagger, a dash of the Byrds in its melodic instincts, and traces of Pete...
Christian Love Finds the Common Ground Between Power Pop, Alternative Rock and California Melody Christian Love has spent more than three decades around rock music, including a long-running role in The Beach Boys touring band, but these five songs make a strong case for...
Lucky Finds Strength in Stillness on “Grateful” At just 2:29, Lucky’s “Grateful” doesn’t waste much time making its point. The Ohio-born, Metro Atlanta-based independent artist keeps the production smooth and unhurried, giving the song an easygoing groove that feels less interested in demanding attention...
Darrell Kelley has never been shy about giving his music something bigger to carry. His catalog has moved through social commentary, conscious soul, personal reflection, and songs that confront some of the harder realities around him. “Girl I Seen,” released through Viral Records, takes...
Fifty years after the Ramones first blasted their way into the world, punk’s most enduring lesson may be that a great song does not need much time to make its point. Tony Jones understands that perfectly. His new recording of “Cretin Hop,” a faithful...
There is something delightfully strange about Graphic Violets, the new six-song EP from Mista J. At first listen, it feels like a collection of wildly different musical ideas: gothic alternative rock, hip-hop, ska, arena-sized rock, intimate folk, and finally a sweeping instrumental finale. Listen...
There is a lot of music that wants to be described as genre-bending, but Neo Blastic, the second album from SV & Alyssa Jane, actually earns the label. Across ten tracks, vocalist, rapper and lyricist Alyssa Jane and producer Sean Veligor, known as SV,...