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Top 20 Prospects of 2019
These are MC's Top 20 Prospects—artists we heard this past year that were just too talented to overlook. Mali – 8.0 Contact: Mike22mi@yahoo.com Web: reverbnation.com/mali3 ... -
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New Music Critique: Luba Dvorak
Old-school country twang and plenty of it is delivered by singer Luba Dvorak and his backups, who provide a polished, proficient foundation for his engaging, ... -
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New Music Critique: OB Swank
NC-based OB Swank brings his southern sensibilities to intimate, relatable songs like “A Foreva Thang,” a sombre, soulful swirl (with Kanye-style “chipmunk” backup vocals) where ... -
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New Music Critique: Dejhare
Our group is mixed as to the work of artist Dejhare. We’re in agreement that her straight-ahead, synth-driven, dance-friendly pop music (“What Is Love?”) doesn’t ... -
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New Music Critique: Microcosms
A Chicago trio, Microcosms have a tight, edgy, lo-fi, faintly British and consistently retro-leaning attack that makes no concession to commerciality. They’re the kind of ... -
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New Music Critique: Boot Juice
A smooth sextet that delivers modern Americana and retro-country, Boot Juice can go from graceful to gritty at the drop of a cowboy hat. The ... -
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New Music Critique: Hippy LaFlame
Texas trap rapper Hippy LaFlame brings a murky, moody, lo-fi touch to a trio of recordings that each has a certain level of trippy trap-adelics. ... -
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New Music Critique: Initial Mass
The progressive spine of hard rock trio Initial Mass is immediately felt on “Reason To Take,” a tune that could work well as a TV ... -
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New Music Critique: Carmel Helene
Carmel Helene brings her rich, husky voice to bear on original songs that, while steeped in country style, possess a pop-leaning sensibility a la Taylor ... -
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New Music Critique: Shwesmo
Jagged, dissonant and relentlessly kinetic, the work of NY artist Shwesmo delights in keeping the listener off balance and intrigued. “Hamsa Beat” and “Digital Elephants” ... -
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New Music Critique: Kara Connolly
The material of most artists will benefit from savvy arrangements that are superbly recorded and mixed. But when the artist’s voice is this good and ... -
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New Music Critique: Mustafa Khaliq Ahmed
Ahmed demonstrates formidable percussion prowess in this jazzy, low-key trio, whose material inspires them to strive for subtlety. Propelled by Ahmed's bongos and an armada ... -
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New Music Critique: Charlie Chilango
Composer Charlie Chilango distinguishes himself from other film/TV composers with his bold, "I'm here and you'd better deal with me" energy that sometimes evokes a ... -
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New Music Critique: h3o
Jazz devotees, especially those who dig the dawn of progressive jazz, might like this project by Seattle-based Jeff Herrmann. All of it is crisply performed ... -
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New Music Critique: Esoteric Creations
The four artists who compromise Esoteric Creations still have a ways to go, particularly in the area of production, but they're clearly onto something. "To ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Tracy Bryant
Some talented artists, in pursuit of an authentic, non-commercial edge, can take it a bit too far, and that seems to describe artist Tracy Bryant ... -
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New Music Critique: Magic City Hippies
We didn't know what to expect from this outfit, and what we got is as surprising as it is alluring. A Miami trio, Magic City ... -
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New Music Critique: Miss Kelli
Baltimore's Miss Kelli is an engaging dance-pop artist inspired by classic '70s and '80s club music, and whose message is consistently positive and uplifting. On ... -
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New Music Critique: Unsung Lilly
Anyone on the lookout for melodic, expertly recorded, and motivational pop songs with grace and grit might want to check out this twosome, Sera and ... -
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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. ...
