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New Music Critique: Tawmy
Contact: tawmy@tawmy.com Web: tawmy.com Seeking: Booking, Film/TV Style: Blues-Rock, Pop-Rock Right away the quality production on singer-guitarist Tawmy’s recordings makes everything snap, so clear and ... -
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New Music Critique: Zaydo
Contact: zaydo.aor@gmail.com Web: decyphermusic.com Seeking: Label, Booking, Film/TV Style: Hip-Hop, R&B Right away, it’s clear that NorCal artist Zaydo revels in creating intricate vocal arrangements, ... -
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New Music Critique: Caroline
Contact: hello@carolines-music.com Web: carolines-music.com Seeking: Label Style: Hip-Hop/R&B Young singer-songwriter Caroline’s theme on these well recorded songs is the fragile world of love relationships and ... -
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New Music Critique: Alexa Marino
Contact: alexamarinomusic@gmail.com Web: alexamarinomusic.com Seeking: Label, Booking, Film/TV Style: Indie Pop New York City-based Alexa Marino shows off strong, commanding vocals on her debut album, ... -
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New Music Critique: Jack Symes
Contact: ben@whatthesound.com Web: endjacksymes.com Seeking: Label, Film/TV, Distribution Style: Folk Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Jack Symes has a twangy, easy-going demeanor that’s easy to like and just ... -
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New Music Critique: Sentual Strong
Contact: sc-strong@wiu.edu Web: soundcloud.com Seeking: Distribution, Film/TV, Label Style: Instrumental, Techno/Dubstep Self-proclaimed “phone freestyler” composer Sentual Strong demonstrates his touchtone acumen on “Price and Poison” ... -
Top 25 New Music Critiques of 2020
One of Music Connection’s best-known specialties is reviewing the work of unsigned recording artists. Over the past year, our listening crew heard some stellar talents ... -
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New Music Critique: Justin Howl
We like how Chicago folk-blues artist Justin Howl incorporates humor into his work. “Things to Do” is a wonderfully weird track on which he recites ... -
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New Music Critique: Skender Beck
Singer-songwriter Skender Beck is humming on all cyclinders on his recordings, with really cool song concepts and an obvious ability to turn them into highly ... -
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New Music Critique: Lecu
Edgy filmmakers looking for a scorer should check out U.K. composer, Lecu, who’s working at a high level. “Symßmetrical Waves” is a showcase of his ... -
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New Music Critique: Amber Lee
Aussie artist Amber Lee projects a forthright, theatrical vibe as a singer, excelling on the lower end of her range on these recordings, which have ... -
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New Music Critique: Dudley Harris
From his raspy-deep voice to his grooving guitar parts, longtime blues artist Dudley Harris delivers a completely authentic-sounding brand of old-school roadhouse blues. His themes ... -
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New Music Critique: Hotboi Ty
Hotboi Ty is ready to roll onto the hip-hop scene and compete with the likes of Roddy Ricch, Calboy, and any other melodic rapper in ... -
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New Music Critique: Juan Solo 7
Raleigh, NC band the Juan Solo 7 are “a little indie, a little shoegaze, a little metal, with lots of guitar”––a very apt description. “Roller ... -
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New Music Critique: Somersault Queen
Somersault Queen generates a unique brand of rock, infused with psych and prog elements, that remains consistently sunny from track to track. We’re taken with ... -
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New Music Critique: Wendy Moten
Sometimes a beautiful voice is all you need to get by on. In the case of Nashville based Wendy Moten, things just go sky high ... -
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New Music Critique: Jennifair
Chicago-based artist Jennifair is like a perfectly outfitted R&B swiss army knife. The childlike demeanor and appealing soprano of her voice take a classic feeling ... -
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New Music Critique: Courtney Houdini
Rapper Courtney Houdini has undeniable potential and makes her voice heard with a smooth and gliding delivery and unrelenting cadence. The tone of that voice ... -
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New Music Critique: Gramma Rikki
Self-produced artist Gramma Rikki has created an electronically unique vocal persona, giving her voice a robotic dimension that enhances both the humor and the pathos ... -
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New Music Critique: Jazlyn Gold
Detroit-based artist Jazlyn Gold puts forth a strong, resourceful persona on her recordings, showing herself to likely be a captivating live performer at this point ...
