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7.6
New Music Critiques: Generation
An insanely fast flow, coupled with a haunting piano and bassy synth growls, provide compelling moments in Generation's “Marooned.” Again, the verbal velocity he can ... -
6.6
New Music Critiques: Sam Williams
It’s fun to hear an artist work out his passions on recordings such as these, which are demo quality at best. A devotee of pop-rock ... -
7.7
New Music Critiques: ROLSTR
Norway-based ROLSTR's instrumental themes show promise, especially in the indie video game area. That’s certainly true of “The New Addiction,” a relentless mashup of bickering ... -
7.8
New Music Critiques: Christiana Grace
Christiana Grace kicks off her churning “Take A Fall” with the chorus, cutting right to the chase. The song’s production creates an echoing hall of ... -
8.4
New Music Critiques: The Carolyn Sills Combo
The five-piece Carolyn Sills Combo brings plenty of vitality and good humor to their vintage retro-country/western setup, all topped off by Sills herself, whose crisp, ... -
8
New Music Critiques: JRS
A self-produced trio of instro themes from guitarist Jeffrey Ryan Smoots (JRS), Meditations for Robots offers quasi sci-fi soundscapes that have kinetic, cinematic potential. There’s ... -
8
New Music Critiques: End of Ever
Vibrant fivesome End of Ever fronted by Dahni Piro is captured with expert production that makes the ultra-catchy “Creepin’” ripe for Radio Disney (okay, except ... -
8
New Music Critiques: Higuera
The mic loves Higuera's singer Valley Taylor’s voice, its naturally deep, husky tone. And despite three, sometimes four guitars, the sound mix ably emphasizes that ... -
8.8
New Music Critiques: Air Traffic Controller
Fronted by singer Casey Sullivan, the Boston-based Air Traffic Controller really pops on all levels, and the result is radio-ready songs that are exciting to hear. “Water ... -
7.8
New Music Critiques: Dru Ross
Oozing with sly, sexy, old-school attitude, Dru Ross is an artist who remembers when hip-hop was all about the party––and it ain’t no party without ...
