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7.2
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 ... -
7.6
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 ... -
7.2
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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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 ... -
8.6
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 ... -
6.6
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 ... -
7.2
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 ... -
8.2
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 ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Dawn Derow
Contact: beatrice@empktmedia.comWeb: dawnderow.comSeeking: Booking, Film/TVStyle: R&B, Adult Contemporary Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that Derow was reviewed in our Live section recently, and so impressed ... -
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New Music Critique: C. Steven Blue
Contact: cstevenblue@gmail.comWeb: wordsongs.comSeeking: Label, Booking, Film/TVStyle: Rock, Pop, Blues, Folk, Country, EDM A poet, it seems, according to his bio, C. Seven Blue is also ... -
8.2
New Music Critique: Sophie Gault
Contact: alex@torrezmusicgroup.comWeb: sophiegault.comSeeking: Booking, Film/TVStyle: Americana, Rock Nashville-based Americana artist Sophie Gault is a bit of a throwback, in the best possible way. While the ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Summer Colds
Contact: info@summercoldsmusic.comWeb: summercoldsmusic.comSeeking: ReviewStyle: Indie/Alternative Rock There may be nothing worse than a summer cold, but Nic McNamara (whose moniker is Summer Colds) is the ... -
6.8
New Music Critique: Gamilla
Contact: gnesquerdo@gmail.comWeb: gamilla.bandcamp.comSeeking: LabelStyle: Grunge, Shoegaze, Punk Gamilla’s Catholic School Girl doesn’t play like a passion project—it feels more like the foundation to actualizing a ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: Birdie Nichols
Contact: birdienichols07@gmail.comWeb: birdienichols.comSeeking: BookingStyle: Western Country Birdie Nichols operates firmly within the modern Western lane, dusted with familiar imagery and genre signifiers that can occasionally ... -
8.3
New Music Critique: Stella Cole
Contact: stellacolepr@shorefire.comWeb: shorefire.com/roster/stella-coleSeeking: ReviewStyle: Jazz Stella Cole seems to have discovered a wormhole—to the past, that is. In her rendition of “Merry Christmas, Darling,” you ... -
8
New Music Critique: Charlie Angel
Contact: charlieangel2pr@hotmail.comWeb: dot.cards/charlieangelmusicSeeking: Booking, TV SyncStyle: Hip-Hop First of all, Norfolk, VA rapper Charlie Angel has a great name. But that would mean nothing without ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Kyle Dillingham
Contact: info@horseshoeroad.netWeb: reverbnation.com/kyledillinghamSeeking: Booking, Film/TV, LabelStyle: Americana According to his bio, Oklahoman Kyle Dillingham “started playing the violin when he was nine,” and apart from ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Miss J
Contact: themissjexperience@gmail.comWeb: themissjexperience.comSeeking: Booking, interview, exposureStyle: Rockhouse According to the lyrics of the song “Numbing the Pain” from Miss J’s new album ROCKHOUSE, the aforementioned ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Cassia Dawn
Contact: cassiadawnmusic@aaron-freiwalWeb: cassiadawn.comSeeking: SponsorshipStyle: Singer-Songwriter Right from the opening bars of “Life is Like a Latte,” we get a flavor of what acoustic soul-pop artist ... -
8.2
New Music Critique: Greg in Good Company
Contact: gregingoodcompany@gmail.comWeb: gregingoodcompany.comSeeking: Management, Label, Booking, Film/TVStyle: Rock ‘n’ Roll L.A.’s Greg in Good Company feels like you've stumbled in on Marcus Mumford wrestling Nathaniel ...
