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7.4
New Music Critique: Jake Aaron
Singer-songwriter Jake Aaron's recordings show an artist who likes to embrace the imperfections, preferring his band to deliver authentic sounding acoustic music, warts and all. ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Michelle Valenzuela
Michelle Valenzuela has had placements on TV and for other artists, and she invests plenty of sass and strength into her naturally husky voice, making ... -
8
New Music Critique: Batfarm
A self-described "darkadelic" duo, Batfarm's Alexx Calise and Dennis Morehouse have an expertly crafted EP that wisely puts Calise's vocal prowess front and center. In ... -
8
New Music Critique: Dante Mazzetti
Plenty of artists are competent singers. Few voices, however, possessed a distinctive level of character that sets them apart. And that describes artist Dante Mazzetti, ... -
6.8
New Music Critique: Nikki Star
Singer-songwriter Nikki Star is gifted with a pretty voice that can sustain a note and also summon extra power and vibrato when needed. She also, ... -
8.2
New Music Critique: Instant Empire
A throbbing, possibly sinister synth gives way to a bright, synth-rock tune, and just when you think you’re gonna get a typically catchy confection (“Sugar ... -
8
New Music Critique: Better In Black
Detroit brother/sister duo Junii & Natrol Black caught our attention with their brand of hip-hop, which delights in taking chances by contrasting competing elements for ... -
8.2
New Music Critique: Zach Maxwell
We’re thoroughly impressed by Zach Maxwell’s crafty, catchy songs outfitted with the kind of audio bling that pop/r&b/ EDM fans love. If you dig pop ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: SNEW
Rockandrolllllll!!!! SNEW are as fun as they are familiar, a rock outfit whose balls-to- the-wall frontman Curtis Don Vito delivers with a tongue-lashing style that ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Laela Giovanna
Laela Giovanna is a Philly-based artist who feels her songs deeply and is fully invested in each of her performances, presenting the songs with a ...
