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7.8
New Music Critique: Juston Hargrove
Artist Juston Hargrove is not only an adept musician; he’s a consistently intriguing, relatable lyricist. On “Off The Cliff” he melds an upbeat tune with ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: McDougall
McDougall exudes a busker’s DIY confidence on recordings that capture his instruments’ rawboned tones and gritty textures. “Shaken” has an edgy, fx’d vocal and a ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Avant Guardian
Dudes can play. Speedy fretwork, slashing synth runs, nuclear-option drumming, Avant Guardian have the chops to impress the prog-metal crowd. They put it all out ... -
8
New Music Critique: DeepTouchSA
South African producer/DJ DeepTouchSA has a gift for arrangements that build and blossom in unexpected ways. “My Roots” is typical of his work, starting with ... -
7.4
New Music Critique: JBadge
You gotta love how artist JBadge avoids the same-ol’ same-ol’ on these recordings, which are loaded with cool effects and ideas—though perhaps too much. A ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: A Little Bit More
Kentucky duo A Little Bit More are excellent singers. Reed Fields brings a husky authority, while Jill Hamlin sweetens the package, all of it rendered ... -
6.2
New Music Critique: Dogs and Bones
Dogs and Bones traffic primarily in blues-rock, as on “Got My Eye On You” and “Break Your Heart,” which are pretty solid, familiar-sounding examples of ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Chetti
NY-based Chetti has a clear, commercial vision and finesse-filled production that suggests radio and film/TV potential. We only wish her lyrics had more substance and ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Kendra Black
For Kendra Black, partying is a scorched- earth endeavor, as on “Rude,” a beat-heavy fist-pumper where she proclaims (without apparent irony) “I’m so rude, I ... -
8.2
New Music Critique: Tesh
A level of quiet calm bordering on the spiritual pervades these joints by intriguing hip-hop artist Tesh. Relationship issues are her focus, but instead of ...
