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New Music Critiques

  • 6.6
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 28, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: Shiver

    Contact: shiverrockandroll@gmail.comWeb: shiver.bandSeeking: Film/TV/media placement, labelStyle: Rock and Roll/Hard Rock Los Angeles rock outfit Shiver seem to play it safe in a genre that’s practically ...
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  • 7.8
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 28, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: ryan john clary

    Contact: taylor@trendpr.comWeb: music.trendpr.com/ryanjohnclarySeeking: BookingStyle: Indie Rock ryan john clary operates in the quiet architecture of the “inner monologue,” crafting chill, mid-tempo tracks that prioritize atmosphere ...
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  • 7.8
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 27, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Ray Sheehan

    Contact: raysheehanmusic@gmail.comWeb: raysheehanmusic.comSeeking: BookingStyle: Indie Rock Jersey musician Ray Sheehan says that he blows off all the venues he plays, which is a bold claim, ...
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  • 7.4
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 27, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Jim Bush

    Contact: jbush001@neo.rr.comWeb: jimbushmusic.comSeeking: BookingStyle: Singer-Songwriter Based on immediate impressions of “The End of Me,” Jim Bush is hugely influenced by The Beatles. Yep, that’s a ...
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  • 7.4
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 27, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: Kendra Chanae

    Contact: kendrachanaemusic@aaron-freiwalWeb: kendrachanaemusic.comSeeking: A&R, labelStyle: R&B/Indie Pop Kendra Chanae possesses a technical toolkit that most vocalists would envy, yet her original material often feels like ...
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  • 8
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 27, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: AITA

    Contact: booking@aitaband.comWeb: aitaband.comSeeking: Listeners/bookingStyle: Pop-Punk Baltimore’s AITA bottle the exact kind of pop-punk that smells like sunscreen and bad decisions. Their sweet spot is full-throttle: ...
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  • 7.6
    Latest, Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 27, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: Quill

    Contact: natalie@ladysavagemgmt.comWeb: instagram.com/musicbyquillSeeking: Label, booking agent, film/TV syncStyle: Alternative Rock Quill is currently providing the necessary jolt of adrenaline that the alt-rock landscape needs. There ...
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  • 7.3
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 27, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Carlo Muscat

    Contact: info@carlomuscat.comWeb: carlomuscat.comSeeking: BookingStyle: Jazz According to his online biography, saxophonist and composer Carlo Muscat is “recognized as one of the most promising voices on ...
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  • 7.2
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 27, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Gishiki-P

    Contact: ritualguyofficial@gmail.comWeb: SpotifySeeking: Label, Film/TVStyle: Electronic There’s a lot to unpack here. Gishiki-P is a Vocaloid producer, which essentially means that he composes, writes, and ...
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  • 7
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 27, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: Uncle Weevil

    Contact: mats.sandborgh@icloud.comWeb: SpotifySeeking: Label, radio playStyle: Progressive Rock/Progressive Pop According to Uncle Weevil’s bio, they, “strive to surprise the listener.” That’s fair enough. True to ...
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  • 7.6
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 27, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Trevor Renteria

    Contact: ts@trevorsrenteria.comWeb: trevorsrenteria.comSeeking: Film/TVStyle: Dance-Pop, Indie Oklahoma-born, Texas-based Trevor Renteria uses words like “house” and “dance-pop” to describe his music, but don’t make the mistake ...
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  • 7.8
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 27, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Teo Tala

    Contact: taylor@trendpr.comWeb: linktr.ee/teotalamusicSeeking: BookingStyle: Singer-Songwriter Teo Tala describes himself online as a “SoCal indie artist and grandpa sweater enthusiast.” While the first half of that ...
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  • 8.2
    Latest, Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 12, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Arily Michele

    Contact: arily.michele@gmail.comWeb: arilymichele.comSeeking: ReviewStyle: Dream-Pop Nashville-based artist Arily Michele describes herself as dream-pop, and that certainly makes sense given the other-worldly, mildly trippy, and defiantly ...
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  • 8.6
    Latest, Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    March 11, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: Claudia Hoyser

    Contact: maggie@milestonecollective.comWeb: claudiahoyser.comSeeking: Label, BookingStyle: Indie-Country According to her bio, Claudia Hoyser “began in her parents’ basement, singing into a karaoke machine she ‘sang into ...
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  • 7.2
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    February 21, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: Quinston Pugh

    Contact: quinstonpugh@gmail.comWeb: c5fold.com/quinstonpughSeeking: Booking, Film/TVStyle: R&B, Pop, Hip-Hop Quinston Pugh’s latest offerings prove that Virginia Beach remains a fertile ground for inherently vibey artists. While ...
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  • 7.6
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    February 20, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Fresh Caps

    Contact: jamesjoda8@gmail.comWeb: linktr.ee/freshcapsSeeking: Film/TV, BookingStyle: Trap, Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Pop, Afro Fresh Caps, based in Yola, Nigeria, has a sound that is simultaneously old school ...
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  • 7.2
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    February 20, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Carlyle Myrie

    Contact: ctmgroup5@gmail.comWeb: carlylemyrie.bandcamp.comSeeking: Film/TVStyle: Reggae, Positive, Inspirational Let’s be honest here—it’s really hard to offer a balanced criticism of an artist who describes his music ...
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  • 8
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    February 20, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Equatorial

    Contact: equatorial9999@gmail.comWeb: youtube.com/@dilemmamusicSeeking: Review, Exposure, DistributionStyle: Electronica, IDM, Beats-Ambient Right from the opening moments of the song “Among the Shadows of the Dervishes,” electronica artist ...
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  • 6.6
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    February 20, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: The Antennas

    Contact: antennasrecords@gmail.comWeb: theantennas.netSeeking: Label, Distribution, ManagementStyle: Folk/Roots Rock There’s an intriguing quality to The Antennas, driven by guitar work that feels fresh and purposeful, especially ...
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  • 7.2
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    February 20, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: Cindy Kalmenson

    Contact: cindykalmenson@me.comWeb: cindystylemusic.comSeeking: Review, Booking, Film/TV, DistributionStyle: Americana Cindy Kalmenson takes on theatrical Americana with a slow but charming sensibility. The vocals, reminiscent of early ...
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