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7.4
New Music Critique: Kate Steinway
Kate Steinway’s ukulele-fueled recordings showcase an artist whose voice has a level of purity that is the perfect fit for her folk-influenced material. “Hurricane” shows ... -
8
New Music Critique: Bioluminescent
Kentucky-based artist Drew Wood is Bioluminescent, and his tracks are quite intriguing, with plenty of catchy hooks and sonic surprises. “Eyes Wide Open,” for example, establishes an engaging, hooky groove ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: SIX & ONE
A potent combination of ingredients comprise SIX&ONE’s musical cocktail, which incorporates pop, EDM and classical styles. Marius provides a sonic foundation for singer Isabel to ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: GOOD WTHR
Catchy, inventive and consistently clever, the Vermont-based duo GOOD WTHR delivers a brand of hip-hop that’ll appeal more to the college listener than to hard-core ... -
6.4
New Music Critique: Divided Countries
Montreal duo Divided Countries are fronted by Johnny Frank, whose vocals pack plenty of attitude and are mixed with lots of overmodulation. This makes a ... -
7
New Music Critique: Charly&Faust
Vocal duo Charly&Faust and their stalwart backup players show a combination of pluses and minuses. Most promising is “Her,” a calming, soothing, ‘60s psychedelic-folk-influenced tune ... -
7
New Music Critique: MK Virgo
Oakland, CA hip-hop artist MK Virgo is a thinker, an artist whose lyrics are not the same ‘ol same ‘ol rap themes. Often, his interior ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: Jangling Sparrows
Uneven production values do not derail this seasoned North Carolina outfit fronted by Paul Edelman, a performer who goes for a live, everybody’s-in-the-room ethos that ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: Raine
Christina Raine has a chesty, Melissa Etheridge quality capable of reaching down deep into her gut to deliver a soulful, sometimes twangy gust of emotion. ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: Eva Misle
Eva Misle is blessed with a strong, husky voice whose tone is well-suited to pop music. And she can really lean into a song’s message, ...
