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Ghost Stories Live 2014
Coldplay = Coldstop
Coldplay are about to lose the last particles of their stardust. For many years, they have been golden only because they are living on old fame. You…
Mysterium
Hammock - The endless sorrow of a loss
There are a lot of things you can think about and let your thoughts wander while lying in a hammock. Usually, you get into it to relax, have leisurely…
Gøggs
Gøggs - Gøggs
Coggs are a relatively new American no-nonsense garage punk/garage rock band and a one of the projects of Ty Segall. While they have released an EP…
Slow Love and Bangin' - EP
SoReal Love EP From Puspos!
When he`s not sweeping us off the floor with his SoReal Cru, Brian Puspos uses another ace from his sleeve. This soulful…
Intoxicated Women
Harvey Covers Gainsbourg: When Reproduction Honors The Original
After twenty years, Mick Harvey decided to return to Serge Gainsbourg. The third album of covers titled Delirium Tremens came out last year, and now…
If I Should Go Before You
If I Should Go Before You
As a huge live music fan, it doesn’t feel right if I haven’t got a few live shows booked in the coming months. Looking forward to…
Timeless
Are After 7 really timeless?
Any fan of R&B music of the 90s knows this group by one song: “’Til You Do Me Right”. It was at the height of the Babyface reign of smooth R&…
Christmas Classics: A Traditional Christmas Album
For All Ages, for All Time
The way of tradition is always paved with good intentions. Something becomes a tradition because it works, it has benefits. And so we need not scrap…
Remain In Light
The Top Five Albums of the 80's
The 80’s almost killed rock music. Similar to what happened with jazz two decades earlier, the youth turned their back on electric guitars…
Change
From B-52 To First Solo Album
Next year, B-52 are going to celebrate forty years of their career, and the prelude to this grand milestone is a solo album by its founder and main…
Inviting Light
Nothing Flat With The Flatliners
The Flatliners are a Canadian punk-rock dudes who are stepping back from hardcore and ska roots with their fifth album Inviting Light, and making a…
2gether
Too much electro-pop and jazz
I was having one of those humdrum weekends, where I do nothing but lie in my bed, binge-watch movies and TV series, eat, sleep, browse Facebook and…
White Light / White Heat (Deluxe Edition)
#tbt The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat
Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker did not need to sing about the smelly town and the monstrosity of its busyness. That was…
No Shape
The Genius Of Perfume Genius
Everything you bury becomes a seed. Some artists have buried so many emotions inside of themselves that eventually became a fertile ground…
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Summer Deconstructed
Everyone knows the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter. And I am certain that everyone knows at least one movement from Vivaldi’…
First Ditch Effort (Commentary)
Candid NOFX In Rearview
Can’t you see my soul, on the record sleeve, it’s going out for sale as soon as it gets saved. (NOFX – Take Two Placebos And Call Me Lame) After the…
Sylvia Plath, 15 Poems from "Ariel"
The Side of Beauty and Darkness
Fifteen poems released in time for the year 2015. It is just right that the new generation will have the chance along with us who have journeyed this…
Acoustic Christmas
Going for an Acoustic Christmas
As the days lead us further on towards the merry month of December, I am also happily moving on in choosing Christmas albums that would have their…
57TH & 9TH
Sting Stings Again
One of the favorite advices artists like to give is: Do not stay in your comfort zone. Be a risk taker and investigate the unknown. So,Sting…
Emily's D+Evolution
Turning point in Esperanza Spalding’s career - Emily's D+Evolution review
Esperanza Emily Spalding has recently published her album Emily's D+Evolution(about two months ago), and I have to say... In this album, Esperanza…
Fierce Mercy (Deluxe Edition)
Colin Hay Might Be Australia's Most Prolific Musician
Fierce Mercy is the 13th album by an Australian musician Colin Hay. Wow, that sounds like a really prolific artist, doesn’t it? Still, it…
Something More Than Free
10\10 for Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell is James Blunt for people who know what music is. Even though James Blunt’s latest album proved that he knows how to sound like…
Chasing an Illusion
Chasing Illusion
Sorrowful lyrics against spirited playing create a magical crux on the experimental singer-songwriter’s latest, a powerfully maternal and spiritually…
Paging Mr. Proust
The Most Underrated Rock Band
In a better, parallel universe, The Jayhawks would be the number one pop-rock band of the 90s. Vigorous vocal harmonies, canny cadence, mellifluous…
Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise
Jean Michel Jarre Dissapoints
If someone asked me to describe the new project by French pioneer of electronic music in just three words, I would have to go with - long,…
Something's Changing
Lucy Rose Comes Back Home - To Folk
Third studio album by British author Lucy Rose was preceded by two month journey across South America, partly organized by her latino fans, so she…
Little Lies
Hilary Duff is turning a new page
Hilary Duff has recently released an EDM cover of Fleetwood Mac's Little Lies. Big mistake. Just when I thought she was really on to something…
Leave Me Breathless
When Ane Brun Does Covers, She Leaves You Breathless
Cover album is the new material by a Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun. Leave Me Breathless is her eighth album, released under her own Balloon…
No Good
Noir Pop
The world of pop music is populated with so many artists who are trying to copy each other. It is not a plagiarism, it is just a promiscuous idea.…
The Great Collapse (Rain City Deluxe Version)
#tbt: Autopsy - Macabre Eternal
This week's throwback is going to be short but sweet. Or should I say short and sour! Although Autopsy are veterans of American death metal who…
House in the Tall Grass
Patterns Fit Right
The name of the band is Kikagaku Moyo, or for those who do not know Japanese, like me, Geometric Patterns. Luckily, judging by this, their third album…
Scream
Enter Michael Jackson's Halloween
With Halloween coming around the corner, the Michael Jackson estate and Sony Music couldn’t resist releasing a new album with a scary theme…
My Nights On the Island
Alex Southey Shares New EP My Nights On the Island
Alex Southey’s new My Nights On the Island EP offers a six song revision of a break up that breaks the mould of what one would traditionally ascribe…
Out in the Storm
Waxahatchee's Best Record Yet
A lot has happened in the career of Katie Crutchfield in the past five years, the girl who is performing under the name Waxahatchee (she got the…
Hidden Fields
The Telescopes - Hidden Fields
The legendary British noise-rock/psych rock/shoegaze band The Telescopes came out with a great new album earlier this year, and subsequently caught…
In Motion
Jimkata: In Motion
Ithaca electronic rock trio Jimkata will released In Motion, their third full-length album and sixth release overall, in February 2016. In Motion is…
Abyss
If You Stare Into The Abyss, Wolfe Looks Back
The worst thing about depression is that you have to pretend you are fine in front of the people who don’t even give a shit about you. But…
To the End of the Sea
Does The Sea Have An End?
Another day, another Seattle band that has been around since the first part of the Eighties. And again, more of a cult, particularly among the music…
Ahora
Green Valley and ''Now'' their sixth album
Six albums and hundreds of concerts later, Green Valley continues to expand its message of positivity to the four winds. '' Now &…
Orange Garage
Miminokoto - Orange Garage
Miminokoto is a pretty well-known experimental Japanese psychedelic rock/garage rock/psychedelic noise rock band. They have released many great albums…
Ultravox! (Remastered & Expanded)
Ultravox: Ultravox! Album Review
Ultravox emerged from the punk scene of the mid/late 70’s in the UK at the vanguard of the new wave movement, using the punk aesthetic of &…
I Never Learn
She Never Learns
Eccentric world of indie pop duchess is something you can take a sneak peak in just by looking at the cover of her album I Never Learn. Behind an…
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
Substitute for Tame Impala
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is an Australian band formed in 2010. They already have a bunch of materials behind themselves (this is their…
Marked for Death
Emma Ruth Rundle is The Princess of Drone Folk
MUSIC REVIEW 65 Emma Ruth Rundle Emma Ruth Rundle is a female musician and visual artist from Los Angeles, California…
Hello
Lyrica Anderson: freakin` Hello!
About freakin` time for the debut work of art from this amazing gal, after nothing but success with writing for the biggest industry names,…
Because The Internet
Because The Internet Track-By-Track Review
As one of hip hop’s driest summers in years draws to a close, Childish Gambino’s sophomore effort, “Because The Internet…
Lose Control
Glass Animals & Joey Bada$$ Lose Control
This week, experimental indie rockers Glass Animals meet New York rapper Joey Badass and create a surprisingly good collaboration track. As somebody…
The Divine Feminine
Divine Music
Wow. This is what I have to say about Mac Miller's brand new album The Divine Feminine. I really really really liked this album for a number of…
Need Your Light
Contagious As Always
Ra Ra Riot are born on American indie rock scene in 2006. They formed on a campus of Syracuse colleage in New York and recorded their first demo in…
Liquid Sky EP
Les Big Byrd - Liquid Sky
Les Big Byrd are a Swedish krautrock/psychedelic rock band from Stockholm. Their most notable album to date has been ''They Worshipped Cats…
Jesus Calling: Instrumental Songs For Devotion
For Those Who Have Ears to Hear
I am fond of listening to instrumental music when I work. I find instrumental music relaxing and especially so if it is an instrumental cover of a…
Ultraluminal
Dirty, Sludgy Rock Piece
I first discovered City of Ships when band’s vocalist, Eric Jernigan, became a permanent member of Rosetta, one of my favorite post metal…
Hurry Home
The Deslondes - The New Orleans Palette
Many try and fail to cover as much the musical palette offered by the American music, and often they fail. Basically, they have a hard time breathing…
Pleasure
Welcome back, Feist
You know when you wait for a record, and you wait, and you wait until your anticipation slowly ceases to exist. And then, when you least expect it,…
I
Ulaan Khol - I
Ulaan Khol are one of the many projects of Steven R. Smith, and one of the slowest and noisiest for that matter. There are quite a few albums under…
Visiones
Posted the nominations for the Union Rock Show awards.
On 5 and 6 November the awards Union Rock Show in alfredo sadel Plaza de Las Mercedes will be held in the awards different national, such as Versed…
The Switch (Deluxe Edition)
Switching Things Up with Emily King
If you are not yet familiar with Emily King, an exciting discovery awaits you. Emily King is an old soul with a fresh, new style. She seems to draw…
Unlikely Saints
Unlikely Saints Deliver Exquisite Debut
Unlikely Saints released one of the most peculiar albums of the year, and this is only their debut. The band's members are Jay (Big Pappa)…
Rosewood Almanac
Will Stratton IIs An Inspiration For Anyone Struggling With Cancer
Rosewood Almanac is the sixth studio album by Will Stratton, musician currently residing in New York. Will studied philosophy for a short while before…
Deep End
Doc Robinson - Midwest Loves Its Pop
There seems a particular penchant for good pop oriented rock, soul, anything, in the US Midwest. Think Rockford Illinois’ Cheap Trick, or any of the…
Music Complete
New Order \ Old Order
They were the sh**. They were the natural continuation of Joy Division. They were pioneers of electronic and dance music combined with post punk. They…
Purple
Shock me, I needed a surprise
After two excellent albums, Baroness released Yellow and Green, an album that saw them completely (well, not completely, but close to that) changing…
Waiting on a Song
When Dan Takes A Break From The Black Keys
When you reach wide audiences with your mother band, it is clear that you should be careful about every step you take, because any wrong move can mean…
Under Cöver
Motorhead's Under Cover Underwhelms
Numerous covers Motorhead occasionally recorded in a period between 1992 and 2015 (after the death of Ian Lemmy Kilmister which kind of represented…
Hidden City
The Cults Will Always Be Cult
Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy did not take a different direction on the tenth album of their band The Cult. It paid off because they did not get lost…
Merkabah / SunInYourHead
Shaddah Tuum ooze menace on EP
Shaddah Tuum weave dark and ambient soundscapes that ripple with edgy industrial menace. Their shamanic incantations insinuate themselves into the…
Garden of Ashes
Later That Night…
Somebody listening for the first time to Duke Garwood would probably react by saying that he sounds a lot like Mark Lanegan. Very late night Mark…
New Eyes (Special Edition)
BBC Philharmonic and BBC Radio 1 present… Clean Bandit
Classical music and electronic music are certainly not one and the same. Music that can be made on a computer and music that is played in a concert…
A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Southern Rock
STURGILL SIMPSON One of the unwritten rock rules regarding the introduction to the album is: start strongly and then just roll however you want it,…
Once Once
THE surprising border music of The Chamanas
Eleven. Eleven are Latin rhythms, Mexican pop of the decade of the 70's, huapango, ranchera, synth pop and electronic music, a mixture The…
Slow Down
On route to the Eurovision Song Contest
I’m sure to anyone non-European, this is completely foreign, but every year, around this time of year every European country goes…
World Music
Goat - World Music
Goat is a psychedelic rock band from Sweden, that gained its high reputation in the psychedelic rock circles with its great debut album World Music.…
Music From Siesta
Stay Cool! Miles...
Summer is coming! Actually, summer came in Macedonia a week ago. With temperatures over 30°C (86 °F) afternoons are already becoming…
Path of Eight
Mouth of the Architect – Path of Eight [Review]
Three long years since post-metal juggernauts Mouth of the Architect released their last album, titled Dawning. The record was okay, not too shabby,…
Trouble Maker (Deluxe Edition)
Rancid! Rancid! Rancid!
I'll see ya in the pit, as Rancid would say. Trouble Maker has the arguments and quality that would make any punk boy and girl consider visiting…
On Dark Silent Off
Radian - On Dark Silent Off
Radian is an interesting Austrian band from Vienna who mix post-rock, jazz-rock, electronic music elements and even noise rock. Their latest album …
Music For The Motion Picture Into The Wild
Albums I keep going back to: Eddie Vedder, Into the Wild
Aside from the fact that listening to this album brings up all the feelings I feel one of my very favourite films, there are about a million other…
Colors
Beck At His Most Colorful
It's been 23 years since the album Mellow Gold and the humongous hit Loser. Considering the nature of that album and the massive popularity of…
50th Anniversary Collection
#tbt (sort of) : Neil Diamond 50th Anniversary Collection
Urge Overkill, UB 40, Barbra Streisand, Monkees, Johnny Cash. What is a common denominator for this musicians? Well, they have all covered at least…
Rhythm Nation 1814
The National Anthem We All Need
I always like to describe the best music as being timeless, all-consuming, and inspiring. Janet Jackson’s 1989 album, Rhythm Nation 1814,&…
Endless Summer
Soley's Brighter Side
Soley revealed her light and sunny side on her third studio album. The title Endless Summer suggests it, and it proves that fairy vocal of the singer…
Helios / Erebus
A Clash Between Two Shades Of Gray
God Is An Astronaut were at their peak around five or six years ago, the last mind-blowing record I remember was their fifth, self-titled album. Far…
Little Seeds
Plot Twist: Americana of Shovels and Rope
One of the best things about music albums are failed predictions. You are anticipating to hear one thing, and you end up enjoying something completely…
Higher Than Here (Deluxe)
In the here and now
I love my soul vocals smooth, unless it's the old soul music, like Motown, but every time I hear the voices of people like Amos Lee and James…
Dangerous Woman
Ariana Is Dangerously Contagious
Ariana is a little girl with four-octave range, and that is her strongest weapon. With the great intonation and interpretation, it was just a matter…
Guidance
A Battle Between Darkness And Light
New release from Post-rock/metal assemble Russian Circles, dubbed Guidance, is unmistakably recognized as a work made by seasoned musicians which…
Angels & Ghosts
Dave Gahan is a Restless Wanderer
Infective voice. Potent appearance. Sincere desire for all kinds of pleasures. On top of that, being the lead singer of Depeche Mode. Dave Gahan is…
Kitsune
Intriguing First Chapter
A while ago, in a review of Marriages’ latest album, I said that Salome is my AOTY and that claim still stands. After hearing final remnants…
Dark Sky Island
Sparkling Despite the Fluidity of Time
Other than our family, our friends can help shape the music we listen to as well as enjoy. It was through a friend that I first heard of Enya and her…
Far From Over
Jazz Pianist Of Our Generation
Vijay Iyer is one of the most relevant contemporary jazz pianist of newer generation, and alongside Jason Moran, he represents the most inventive…
Lust For Life
Lust for Life
The fourth full-length from Lana Del Rey is sincere and sublime, pushing her fascination with pop culture iconography even further while adding a…
In The Army 1981
Puffy Areolas - In The Army 1981
Puffy Areolas are an American noise-rock/garage rock/garage punk band, who have released a few pretty good albums through the years. Their best album…
Pijan slavej
The Drunk Nightingale and the magical world of Foltin
“Foltin” are one of the most exciting bands coming from Macedonia. Building their sound through all these years (from 1995 until…
Ritmo Revolution
The Rhythm Revolution that opened paths.
In the mid-90s, in the city of Valencia one of the most important musical bands of the genre Reggae and Ska in Venezuela is formed. and writing your…
Teenage Dream
#tbt Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
Let's go back to times when Katy Perry was still Katy Perry, or at least she looked like one. It was the time when she was regularly in tabloids,…
All the Best Songs
Punk Storytelling
Names like No Use For A Name and All The Best Song do not sound attractive. They sound snobbish until you play the record. One of the most prolific…
Forcefield
Track-By-Track Review: Tokyo Police Club's Forcefield
In 2014, Canadian alternative/indie band Tokyo Police Club released their latest album, Forcefield. So, how does it compare to their previous works,…
Platinum Hits
The Platinum Guy
Time really has flown by when you see an artist release his first greatest hits collection, but you feel like he's just started out. However, fact…
Cool Ruler Come Again
Cool Ruler Come Again
The only thing I could do here is simply to repeat the title of this just issued Gregory Isaacs album - “Cool Ruler Come Again”. It has been more than…
Body Cults
Narcosatanicos - Body Cults
The Danish noise-rock/psychedelic rock band Narcosatanicos came out with a new album a short while ago via Bad Afro Records. Their previous self-…
DEATH MAGIC
Where Is The Noise?
Noise rockers from Los Angeles had two great albums that catapulted them into the orbit of the most intriguing noise rock bands. Enigmatic sound…
Burn the Witch
Radiohead's New Album. How Do You Really Feel About It?
First of all, I want to say that I am the biggest fan of Radiohead. I even have a mouse-bear tattoo that served as a logo for their Kid A era. With…
Perfect Storm
Vanbot - Perfect Storm (Album)
Shelving a virtually complete album in 2013 after a creative breakdown, Vanbot (real name Ester Ideskog) began anew and…
Have You In My Wilderness
Baroque trip-pop
Just imagine baroque pop influenced by Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac successfully combined with jazz and trip hop. Now add emotional confidence…
Who Sold My Generation
Garage Psychedelic
The name of Night Beats is a hommage to Sam Cooke. These boys were touring with The Black Angels, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Zombies, Black Lips…
The Demon Diaries (Deluxe)
Jazz Demon To Set Your Autumn On Fire
Experimenting is a null hypothesis of both love and music. When an artist decides to experiment with his sound, he sometimes creates…
Chew
(Don’t) Get That Bubble Gum Off Your Shoe
You would have to search deep into the Seventies memorabilia to find the cover of the album that inspired the cover art Nashville’s The Paperhead used…
Just As I Am
Timeless
This is a considerably daunting album to review. As I’ve revisited this album, I’ve recognised elements of it in so many different…
Gang Signs & Prayer
Gang Signs & Prayer
The debut solo album from the breakout grime MC is a detailed portrait and full-throated riot, switching between clapping back at lesser rappers and…
Dark Sky Island
Wake Up, Enya!
Eithne Ni Bhraonain, known as Enya Brennan or simply Enya is the most-sold Irish artist in the history of the world. Maybe she is born with it, and…
The Narrows (Deluxe Edition)
Grant Lee Phillips Stromg As A Buffalo
Grant Lee Buffalo were one of those bands that never got enough recognition from the media and the audience. Their 1999 debut Fuzzy, a fusion of…
7 Series
7 Series Is Almost Here : Kid Ink
Kid Ink is ready for that second EP drop, tomorrow! The 7 Series album follows Kid`s 2013 Almost…
And Then There Were None...
Church Of Misery - And Then There Were None
The well-known Japanese stoner metal/doom band Church Of Misery came out with a new album recently. Church Of Misery albums always tend to build up a…
Brigid Mae Power
Power To Brigid
Many who would see that this self-titled album by Brigid May Power came out on the acoustic guitar-oriented label Tompkins Square will be mightily…
You Had Me at Goodbye
Samantha Crain - It Should Be Hello, Not Goodbye
Into her fifth album since 2009, Samantha Crain still hasn’t achieved the recognition she deserves. All the positive reviews by the critics …
Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
Big in Japandroids
One of the solid releases from January this year came from Canadian duo Japandroids. In 2012, they dropped Celebration Rock and generated a…
Paper Gods
Fear Of Dancing With Lindsay Lohan
Million dollar question: on whose album did John Frusciante play short before he announced he is retiring from his active music career? The answer…
White Light
The Corrs Like they’ve never been gone
When you listen to The Corrs’ album, “White Light”, you can’t imagine this group has been gone for about 10…
The Gleaner
Tara Dente Comes Through
La música es aún mejor cuando se comparte. Así es como Tara Dente describe concisamente el proceso de creación de su segundo …
Yours, Dreamily,
Psychedelic Monotony
The Black Keys were really excited to come back to the studio as soon as possible but the shoulder injury of their drummer, Patrick Carney,…
The Death and Resurrection of Krautock: Aum
Seven That Spells - The Death and Resurrection of Krautrock: Aum
Seven That Spells are a reasonably well-known Croatian krautrock/psychedelic rock band from Zagreb. They have become relatively well-known in the…
Folklore
Jason Haywood - Making Folklore Modern
It seems the trees have deep roots over in Canada. Deep roots like in roots music. Every so often a great roots/Americana artists crop up from there,…
Hunky Dory
David Bowie: Hunky Dory
Famous for normalising weird, his ever changing personas and a five decade-long career, David Bowie was a rare kind of musician. From Ziggy Stardust…
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Mediocre Pop on John Legend ''Darkness and Light''
No matter If you are a big fan of mainstream music or not, you probably appreciate when your favorite musician makes an effort to step out of his…
How Dare You
Finally! The Old Electric Six Are Back!
Although it seems like the career of Electric Six was reaching its end, it didn't happen. It is as If they have found the new impuls that made…
What Went Down
Foals Continue To Stand Out In The Ocean Of Indie
Making good music is not about putting notes together by simple, generic instructions like it is some kind of kinder egg toy. Boys from Oxford are…
RELAXER
Alt-J Loses Coherence In Eclecticism
Let's talk about eclecticism without aroma. Five years and three albums are just enough for Alt-J to make his new release highly anticipated. A…
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Dreamy Freak Folk Pop
Some people can’t sleep because they are thinking about their dreams. Some people dream when they are awake. Some bands are like dreams.…
Big Love
Simply Meh
I am sure everyone in this whole wide world had listened to Simple Red’s single Stars when it came out. Guys from Simply Red had a nice…
VINYL: Music From The HBO® Original Series - Vol. 1
VINYL: The Golden Age of Music
A television show that I have been waiting for and that I think deserves a spot here on Kurrent, Vinyl premiers February 14, 2016 on HBO. The era is…
Suddenly, Like Flames
LSD March - Suddenly, Like Flames
LSD March is a renowned Japanese underground psychedelic noise rock band. They have released a great number of albums through the years, and while…
Pictures of Saint Paul Street
Greg Ashley - When Cynicism Pays Off
Through the 5+1 solo albums he has made so far, Greg Ashley has shown that if you are to fit into the shoes of guys like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Lou…
Scorpion
Will Johnson Is Painting With Words
Austin is a city well known for its folk and country. Support for such a notion came from Curnet Marie Andrews who released a magnificent album last…
Okovi
Fifth Coming Of Zola Jesus
On the cover of her fifth album, Zola Jesus' face is covered with mask made of mud and ink. Underneath, Zola's eyes peek through and they look…
Under Stars
Why, Amy Macdonald? Why?
We often have this story when an artist changes the style and then we don't like it me because that's not the same artist anymore. On the…
Grim Weepers
Morbid, Morbid, Morbid
Grim Weepers is the fourth album by Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks, and the first one after the four year hiatus followed by EP Halloween is Here.…
Brace Yourself
Allen Thompson Band - Allen Keeps The Allman Spirit Around
If you follow the publications like No Depression and all others that have something to do with alt-country, country rock, or just plain old country,…
Moth Boys
Spector - Moth Boys
Spector, I have been expecting you. When you are expecting something for so long and you are certain of the result of your expectation, what can…
Death Song
70s are Back In The Sound Of Black Angels
Good morning, America! Mornings were definitely better when Obama was a president, and many musicians seem to be aware of this. It seems like there is…
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand
Hampshire & Foat - Galaxies Unfold
Way back in the Seventies jazz pianist Lonnie ‘Liston’ Smith pushed the space/spiritual jazz in a very relaxed, soulful direction, with traces of…
Grace
JEFF BUCKLEY’S GRACE
One of the greatest tragedies of the 00’s was the loss of the prolific and incredibly talented musician, Jeff Buckley. It is a wonderful…
7/27 (Deluxe)
7/27
Prior to 2016, the last song by a girl group to climb into the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 was The Pussycat Dolls‘ “When I Grow Up” in…
...Of the Dark Light
....Of The Dark Light
Long Island death metal stalwarts bring considerable technical aptitude to an album that works within the framework of their long-established sound.…
Lovers
Merival's Folksy Dreamworld
After falling head over heels in love with Merival’s Soda Island collaboration with Izzard, I scoured the internet to find more of Merival’s honeyish…
The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
Making Room to Feel with Brand New
In my previous article I talked about the capacity that music has to make an emotional impact. While my review of Pharrell Williams’ G I R L…
White Winter Hymnal
#tb Fleet Foxes' Debut
Music magazines often use the term Wooden music when they want to describe the type of music that I am about to review. It stands for the following:…
More Songs About Buildings And Food
What band did you finally discover in 2016?
I pride myself on being a connoisseur of classic 80s indie. From Joy Division’s Closer in 1980 to Disintegration by The Cure in 1989, and all of New…
Electronica 1: The Time Machine
The Father of Electronica
When you are an artist who initiated a certain art movement or discovered a specific music genre, that speaks for you. Even silence screams your name.…
General Admission
MGK General Admission Album Review
is the second studio album by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on October 16, 2015, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records.…
The Far Field
Furute Islands Remain On The Right Side Of The Field
Three years after they won the hearts of synth-pop and indie rock lovers, Baltimore trio Future Islands returned with their fifth album. I can freely…
Swim
DAN CROLL - SWIM / ONE OF US
I recently stumbled upon Dan Croll’s newly released single, Swim, and I was suitably impressed. Croll has managed to create something that…
Magnets
DISCLOSURE – MAGNETS FT. LORDE
I should probably begin this article with the disclaimer that in my eyes, Lorde can do no wrong. I will follow that with a promise to tell you why.…
Body Love
IDER Transforms Heartbreak Into Emotional Growth With Body Love
North London duo IDER (Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville) began gaining attention for their delectable brand of delicate,…
Ruin
Shawn Mendes Unveils “Ruin”
After just one week of having released the video of his song Treat You Better the young Canadian, delights us with this new project. Ruin is called,…
Highs & Lows
Emeli`s Official Highs And Lows!
From her latest record Long Live The Angels, Emeli is back with her latest music video for the single Highs And…
Girlfriend
Busta back in rhymes
It’s not that often that a single cover gets my attention, but Busta Rhymes’ latest single, “Girlfriend”, featuring Tory Lanez and Vybz Kartel has a…
Gaia
The Sound and the Pachamama
Have you ever came to a place and hear the sounds or music around you changed your mood? Sometimes when we go out of our thoughts everyday, stress…
Don't Bring Me Down
PREP's Don't Bring Me Down Dazzles with Urgent Optimism
After releasing their debut EP Futures in 2016, London-based future-pop quartet PREP - hip-hop producer Dan Radclyffe,…
Siberian Nights
The Kills release new album.
British / American band, The Kills, founded by Mosshart (vocals) and Jamie Hotel Hince (Guitar), in 16 years of experience have given the public good…
Live And Let Die
COVERLAND Vol.8: Live and Let Die
A great song can chart several times just like “Live and Let Die” did, the first time with the original version by “…
Sleep On The Floor
Should You Sleep On The Floor Or Not?
Have you ever wanted to runaway from it all? The Lumineers ask this question with their song 'Sleep On The Floor'. A few days ago The…
Player
Tinashe: Player Review
Relationships come and go, ride up and down, all around, and any what way you wanna say. They can be fun, happy, sad, crazy, or all of it at once.&…
The Hills - Remix
The Weeknd opened the Stereo Picnic
A dark stage, cries of an expectant audience and Bogota night with a dry climate against all odds, were hit by an explosion of sound and red lights…
Out of Love
Armchair Stack
Out of Love is the first single from London trio Strong Asian Mothers' (vocalist and keyboardist Kalim Patel, drummer, producer and writer Josh…
Be The One
When the Lights Go Out, They Must Come Back On...
Dua Lipa has been compared to Lana Del Rey from the moment Be The One was dropped. Yes, while the similarities are apparent this does not mean that a…
The Thaw
Hold Me Close From This Thaw
Woodes predispositions a hidden boat of talented new comers. One who goes by the name Woodes a.k.a. Elle Graham of Melbourne, Australia constructed…
Not Discuss It
St. Beauty's “Not Discuss It”: A Tender Plea for Interpersonal Peace
“Caught”, the lead single from St. Beauty’s debut EP Running to the Sun (January 19, 2018), was the perfect introduction…
Split Stones
Maggie Rogers' Split Stones: A 'Parting Gift' to Fans
After nine months of touring across North America and Europe, Maryland singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers is ready to close the chapter on her well-…
Stop Where You Are
Soft Whispers of Sunshine
A positive point of view is always a better way of looking at things, obviously. It’s when music sings and teaches listeners how to do this,…
Body Talk
A modern blast from the past
You would be forgiven for thinking that you had pressed play on an 80s disco album, or the soundtrack for ‘Fame’, when listening…
Church
Church For the Soul
Gary Clark Jr. is a lot of potential wrapped up in one man. Between the album The Story of Sonny Boy Slim which is a masterpiece to this individual…
Not an Addict 2017 (feat. Skin)
Laidback 25th anniversary track
The Belgian rock band K’s Choice has always been a bit of a memorable one-hit wonder to me. The lead singer sounded like Suzanne Vega and that one hit…
Christmas Time Is Here
November came December
The carols and Bagpipes are sounds that capture the spirit of Christmas, a global tradition, where the arrival of the hope of mankind is celebrated.…
Happy Birthday to You (Piano)
Happy Birthday, Danielle!
The music not only accompanies us during the holidays or at a concert. Not just listen to music 24 hours a day, and 7 days a week, and not 365 days a…
Star Roving
Celestial Dreaming
On 12 January, English shoegaze and indie rock band Slowdive released their first track in 22 years, since their third album (1995). As they…
So Lillies
Of Lilies and Violet Grace
Five years after being released on Californian avant-garde electronic singer-songwriter Julia Holter's critically acclaimed debut…
Hopeless Romantic
Michelle Branch is still romantic
When you start a song with the words “I’m a hopeless romantic, I should run for my life”, you not only have my attention, but also my recognition. The…
Dearly Beloved
Kiesza returns to the guitar
No one has walked onto the music scene as impressive as Kiesza. With her red dancing shoes, she seemed set to take over the world, but her impression…
Skyline
Epic Lushness
Canadian indie music collective Broken Social Scene recently released Skyline, the third single from their upcoming LP …
Bounce Back
Big Officially Bouncin` Back!
Mr. Big is back to enlighten us again... Latest visual of the Bounce Back joint produced by the amazing …
Song for Dan Treacy
Namesake
Writing a song for a good friend? Do it the way MGMT has. With Song For Dan Treacy; it's anything but ordinary. MGMT says of the man behind the…
Solo Yo
Only Me the new Sofia Reyes and Prince Royce
Mexican actress and singer shared in their social networks two weeks ago the lyrics of the new song title solo, this has the support of Prince Roy,…
Roxy
Sibling Cooperation
After releasing two albums - Cults(2011) and Static(2013) - New York indie duo Cults (vocalist/guitarist…
Medicine Chant
Shamanic Properties Driven From Western Canada
As Halloween approaches, leaves are falling and a mist seems to be rolling in from the mountains Anilah seemed like the perfect musician to…
The Queen Is Dead - 2011 Remastered Version
Songs that started it all: The Smiths The Queen is Dead
Never underestimated how impressionable a teenager discovering indie music is, a least the ones who only just started buying NME. That was the case…
Stand Up for Something (feat. Common)
Standing up to inspire others
I’ve had a favorite songwriter for a very long time now. She’s Diane Warren. I think she’s slightly strange, now that I follow her on social media and…
In My Blood
The edgy alternative in commercial electro-pop
For the first time in 2 years, The Veronicas have released new music. Last month, word got out that the two Australian sisters would be appearing as…
Looking for Signs
A Hidden Gem
Discovering new artists is a great feeling. Discovering a great new artist is something else entirely. Over christmas, that’s exactly what I…
Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan Shares new single Burns Like Fire
Steven Ryan is a pop/adult contemporary singer-songwriter from southern Ontario. His honest lyrical style and emotionally charged vocal performance…
Each Time You Fall In Love
Lush Hypnotism
Each Time You Fall in Love follows K and Apocalypse as the third track from Brooklyn ambient pop quartet Cigarettes After Sex's full-…
Good Girls
Californian Romancing
It’s not hard to see why LA-via-Nashville trio LANY (pronounced as Lay-Nee) have amassed a large and dedicated online following of…
Cheers Darlin'
Cheers and Goodbye
'Cheers Darlin' idolizes a subsection of music that stays hidden beneath the floor boards until one night, someone decides to do some digging.…
Seventeen
Seventeen Is The Perfect Age
Def Jam Recordings signed Alessia Cara as her hit 'Here' climbed the charts and eventually ended up as everyone's favorite unofficially…
Teenage Dirtbag
That Teenage Dirtbag Baby!
American alternative rock band Wheatus was formed by Newport, New York musician Brendan B. Brown in 1995 with his brother, Pete Brown. The group is…
Infierno Cielo
''Hell and Heaven'' Reke's most recent video
Gustavo Ferrin (Caracas, Venezuela. 21 day of September 1982), known as Rekeson or simply '' Reke '', is a Venezuelan…
Lipstick Stains (feat. Boys Noize)
Glitchy Minimalism
Lipstick Stains is part of Minneapolis synthpop quartet Poliça's double A-side 7” release Lipstick Stains /…
Virile
Fraternal Love
French cousins Guillaume Alric (a.k.a Mayd Hubb) and Jonathan Alric founded The Blaze before joining Bromance Records. This resulted in their…
So Young
An Apocalyptic Lull
Portland-via-Alaska indie rock band Portugal. The Man's upcoming eighth full-length album Woodstock is scheduled for…
Music To Watch Boys To
Lana Del Rey's Soundtrack for a Fatalistic Voyeur
I’ll confess to being a fan of the somewhat divisive Lana Del Rey ever since I first came across ‘Video Games’. What&…
Lights Out
Angel Olsen Turns the Light On
Being able to explain how wonderful it is to find a singer-songwriter from the same place you grew up in...is a supreme highlight. Now as I get over…
Dear Wormwood
Literary Lyrics & True Folk Sounds
Texas sibling duo the Oh Hello’s has achieved a sound similar to that of Sufjan Stephens. In October of 2016, The Oh Hello’s…
Love's Gonna Do That
Musical Artist Leslie Cours Mather Sings About Strength and Overcoming Adversity, Inspired By Carrie Underwood’s “Cry Pretty”
“Leslie Cours Mather is back with a song to pull us together in these times of division and indecision. ‘We Are America’ should tug at the hearts of…
Would You Rather
Phoebe Bridgers' “Would You Rather” Traces a Silver Lining Around a Dark Childhood
Los Angeles singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers has been receiving widespread acclaim for her debut album Stranger in the Alps (Sep 2017): a collection…
Whole Wide World - Unpeeled
Cage The Elephant Covers Iconic Song By Wreckless Eric
Whole Wide World by Wreckless Eric had to be a monumental song while being a teenager, clear and simple. After hearing for a few days that Cage the…
I Love You But I'm Lost
Tears For Fears' I Love You But I'm Lost Revives the Epic Melancholy of the '80s
In June 2009, TIME paid tribute to the 20 key world events of 1989 which had collectively characterized it as “one of those years that the world…
Good Girl
Lush, Emotive Ambience
Aquilo is a relatively new band, having gained attention from the BBC via the release of their first two EPs in 2014 and the use of You There in the…
Reigns (Every Night)
The jazz rebel of the Estefan family
If you’re the daughter of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, it’s not all that strange that you would start a music career of your own. It…
Say You Do
Tei Shi Channels Britney Spears in Say You Do
When Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi (Valerie Teicher) released her critically acclaimed debut album Crawl Space in March…
Secret Love Song
A Mix of a Little Everything
Yes, Little Mix seems to be a mix of a lil everything. When I first heard them, they sounded cute, acted cute, and sang in a cuteness style.&…
Is This Love - Remix
Bob Marley and Bands Influenced By Bob Marley Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share!
Bob Marley and Bands Influenced By Bob Marley Playlist on Spotify! Follow & Share! Add Your Spotify Track To the Bob Marley and Bands…
Put a Light On
Generationals' Carpe Diem Song
Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. Gen Y and Gen Z-ers may not be too familiar with this iconic quote from…
Let It Ride
Let It Ride
A collaboration between two leading artists on the American music scene, this song from Robert Glasper’s sixth studio album “Black Radio 2” is a real…
Kiss Me
New Olly Murs Track: Hit or Miss?
English Singer/Songwriter Olly Murs just go back on the radar with his brand of bouncy pop and this time it's a brand new track called Kiss Me.…
Starving
All Guesses Point To You
Either you know Hailee Steinfeld as an actress or a Pop singer. Both ways you've heard of Hailee Steinfeld and in this case with Steinfeld's…
Congratulations
Victory's Ironies
Congratulations is the title track from MGMT's second album, which fully expands on the Pastoral English pop, flighty mysticism, and studio-rat…
Take the
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.11 - Take The 'A' Train
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra introduced “Take the ‘A’ Train” in 1941 and the song immediately climbed up…
Hot Stuff
Samantha Fox: From Page 3 to covers
Of course, I would’ve loved to be one of the MANY music bloggers and music reviewers to deal with Adele’s new album, but, just out…
Misery
Gwen brings us a new video
The new song is called Misery, and is the third single from his latest album This Is What the Truth Feels Like is inspired by the situation that has…
Knocked Around
Bait and Switch
“Knocked Around” is the song that provided veteran alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. with the name of their eleventh studio album…
The Scientist
Revisiting The Scientist
No doubt, Coldplay's sound -- elegant, melodic, and very dramatic — bore plenty of similarity to mid-1990s Radiohead. But the group was…
Come See Us Play
Sidestepper breaks the silence of a decade
Sidestepper has spent a decade unedited unreleased album from Continental (2006), a period in which they had little activity. Last year they released…
CRZY
Kehlani - Official Vid For CRZY !
After the wonderful, artistically made lyrical video, Kehlani`s boy, Art Director Stix joined forces with the Boss of…
Hungry (feat. Rick Ross)
Fergie Drops Hungry Video!
The Dutchess comes back Trappin` style! After droping the first Double Dutchess studio album…
Thief
Ansel Elgort Tackles A Thief
Full of Pop hooks, 1980's sonic rhythm and a need for sexual speed? Yes, Ansel Elgort known mainly for his acting ability than his new musical…
October (Eric Whitacre Conducts)
Behind the Sound of Eric Whitacre's October
Out of all the seasons in a year, none is more misunderstood than autumn. While winter, spring and summer become warmer, sunnier, and livelier by the…
Cone of Shame
Faith No More with a new video for Cone Of Shame
I’m proud to present the new video for the song Cone Of Shame by Faith No More. Why would I be proud, someone could ask? Well, it was…
1st (Remix)
Dilated Peoples with Torii Wolf at the Rmx of ''1st''
Christopher Martin, musically known as DJ Premier (Houston, March 21, 1966), legendary producer, has co-signed Torii Wolf, supporting the acquisition…
Anointed
Blaqk Audio - Anointed
Davey Havok and Jade Puget are Blaqk Audio an industrial electronic band. Though best known for their work with multi-platinum…
Devil Wears Prada (feat. Ronnie Banks)
Jasmine And Ronnie Dress The Devil!
In her latest single drop Jasmine V brings nothing but banging fire! The classic R`n`Bass beat follows an…
UGH!
Comfy Sweater, Fluorescent Neon Lights and Lots of Funky Dancing
Nope, that’s not my idea of a perfect date. That’s how I would describe The 1975’s “Ugh!”…
Pieces
Saint Bernadette's Poetic, Jaded Lyricism
As a music listener, I play close attention to song lyrics; I'm always looking for those brilliant lyrical gems that stand out when coupled with…
Wanna Be Yours
Flash Guordan Is Banks!
While his debut is still cookin`, R`n`B soulman Guordan Banks fires up new lightning. Slow-teaser Wanna Be Yours …
Baby
Gothic Sultriness
Brooklyn-via-Argentina singer-songwriter Tei Shi’s (Valerie Teicher) critically acclaimed debut album Crawl Space (…
Power Over Men
50 Shades, Reversed
Power Over Men is a single from London singer-songwriter Jamie T's (Jamie Treays) upcoming fourth album Trick. While Jamie T is relatively unknown…
You're So Vain
Frankly Speaking
Ever thinking about a former lover and wanting to dedicate a song to him or her without really sounding bitter but would sum up all your experiences…
Moist
Anna Lann's Moist Presents a Surreal Eco-feminist Critique
Tel-Aviv-via-Latvia musician, producer, and DJ Anna Lann recently gained a VEVO account, and one can only hope for more output from the enigmatic…
Drag Me Down
One Direction: “Nobody” Can Drag Me Down
Love is a powerful element in a man’s life. This rhythmic pop song, sung by the popular British-Irish boy band “One Direction&…
In the Morning I'll Be Better
Sublime Devotion
Tennis (Denver based husband and wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley) recently released “In The Morning I’ll…
Lights and Shadows
Lights and Shadows
Girl group O’G3NE will represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest this year. They are truly among the best of talent we have in The…
Sledge Hammer
Sledge Hammered Again!
After RiRi, you would have thought there cannot be any more hard knocks on the walls, but B.O.B.`s No Genre&…
Nas Album Done
Dj Khaled and Nas: ''Nas album done''
Nas Album Done is the new video showing the life of a tycoon of the music industry as it is DJ Khaled featuring stellar participation of Jamaican…
Ann Wants to Dance
Buoyancy
Is life getting you down? Trampoline, Parisian indie duo Papooz's (Armand Penicaut and Ulysse Cottin) second song from their debut album…
LMK
Kelela's Electro-Soul Feminist Hookup Manifesto
In Björk collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang’s music video, LA-via-DC Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter Kelela alternates between a…
Somebody Who
Delicate Dreamscape
The all-girl trio that make up Au Revoir Simone - Erika Forster, Annie Hart, and Heather D'Angelo - may remind you of HAIM, except for…
Carry Us
Singer-Songwriter With An Uplifting Advantage
Singer-songwriter AFRAKITE from Montreal, Canada dances with a heart attached on a sweater sleeve and careless attitude. From the recently released…
Roar
Katy Perry reappears with New Music
After a long break Katy brings us a new item entitled Rise and is the official theme of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, which used the NBC for the…
Thunder
Artsy video for Thunder
Every time I like a song by rock band Imagine Dragons, I think it’s a song that is so out of character for a rock band. It’s beginning to paint a…
Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
The Carolyn Sills Combo Spreads Spirit With Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
The Carolyn Sills Combo who have been literally everywhere this year, are giving fans a holiday gift! Their new song and video for Ghost Reindeer in…
Rings
Kap Those Rings Up!
2017 just got richer for another smash Trap banger! Young fire Kap G is raising the bar with every new drop made.…
Woodstock
COVERLAND Vol.17: Woodstock
This is an unusual situation when talking about covers. “Woodstock” is a song which is hard to determine which is the original…
High
Music video 'High' by Rawayana and Apache
With rapper Larry Rada aka Apache , the Venezuelan band of self - styled 'Trippy Pop' Rawayana presents its new official video for…
Art Deco
Ghetto Art Deco
Art Deco, a track from Lana Del Rey's fourth studio album Honeymoon (2015), has long been rumored to be about her music scene…
Gatos Oliva
No, I don't want to go
But you feel a song, but happens to you, but it affects you, you can not understand. Beyond Pop Tripi, broccoli and audiovisual material, Cats Olive…
Ubu
What's in a Haircut?
Perth dream pop trio Methyl Ethel are leaning heavily towards the dancefloor in Ubu, the lead track from their upcoming sophomore album …
I Was A Fool
Sunflower Bean's I Was A Fool Swirls in Nostalgic Woe
After a few years in the New York band circuit, an EP, a well-received debut LP, and extensive touring, Brooklyn rock band Sunflower Bean has…
Bros
Are You Wild Like Me? 'Bro' Music Video
How hard is it to match a music video to the actual song or at least the lyrics imbedded in the song? Not easy but leave it to Wolf Alice to prove…
Lust for Life (with The Weeknd)
Newfound Optimism
Fans have never had to look to hard to find the melancholy, fatalism and nihilism in Lana Del Rey’s many, many songs about doomed love (with…
Shadow
Shadow of Hate
“Why is your hate so addicting?” begins the first track of the album Nocturne by Wild Nothing, consisting of Jack Tatum. The…
Disappear Here
L.A. Bad Suns Infuse New Pop
Bad Suns channeled a Lynchian attitude to their cover work and even their Pop song 'Disappear Here' ghostly represents a shuddering feeling. &…
Ride 'Em On Down
Ride 'Em On Down To Lonesome Town
The Rolling Stones are always creating new music and with the recent release of their latest album Blue & Lonesome everyone is listening.…
Slow Hands
No slow rise
A few weeks ago, I was well impressed by the direction Harry Styles had chosen for himself when he released his debut solo single “Sign Of…
Christmas Party
Christmas Party! By Tara Lett
Canadian pop artist Tara Lett is releasing the official video for her new song “Christmas Party”. Lett is a Vancouver-based artist whose captivating…
Lo Que Dios Quiera
Fanny Lu trusts in What God Wills
After much waiting Colombian Fanny Lu has unveiled his new video. This promotional single called What God wants is almost half a year after the first…
Can't Do Without You
Caribou and Other Things I Can't Do Without
I don’t remember the first time I encountered this song, but I feel like it’s been playing on the jukebox in my head on repeat…
Go Robot
The Red Hot Chili Peppers got Saturday Night Fever
Since they released their new album last month of June this legendary band is giving us to talk about, this time we bring the video of your…
Sticky Leaves
Angelic Resolution
The landscape that Linying walks through in her latest video - vast open plains bordered by a series of hills and an expansive blue sky - could not be…
Gold
Kiiara 'Makes It New' with Glitch-Pop
If it weren't for her breakthrough single Gold, most of the world wouldn't have known of 20-year old Kiiara, an Illinois native who works at a…
Orion
Rodrigo Y Gabriela Spark Planetary Existence
Rodrigo Y Gabriela has been a duo for nearly two decades. No matter how one interrupts their career, Rodrigo Y Gabriela contributes a success of fully…
Main Title/Laura
JAZZ STANDARDS VOL.10 - Laura
“Laura” is a popular song from the mid-forties of the 20th century, composed by David Raksin for the 1944 movie Laura starring…
Before I Do
Sevyn Streeter slows it down on new single
I'm actually surprised that, after over a year of blogging, I haven't yet dedicated a blog to Sevyn Streeter. I was introduced to her music by…
Hands To Myself
Sensationally Steamy Selena Gomez
Okay, okay… the title alone has most of us wondering, “What exactly is Ms. Gomez singing about?” With imaginations kept…
Will I See You
Seeing too much
On my Twitter timeline, it was kind of big news that Justin Bieber producer Boo Bear was working with Latin singer Anitta, whom I had never heard of.…
Ciao Adios
Ciao Adios, I'm done!
I know that, so far, I have not been all too positive about Anne-Marie. I think I called her a Drew Barrymore look-alike that sounds like Rihanna and…
xx
morgxn's xx Brings Catharsis to the Dancefloor
LA-via-Nashville singer-songwriter and erstwhile Tiësto collaborator morgxn has followed up on his recent LGBT-affirming music video for &…
New York
An Emotional Vital Connection to New York Comes From St. Vincent
St. Vincent released the latest song New York while also announcing the Fear the Future Tour which starts this November. New York is incredibly…
Baby Boy
Baby Boy is Beyonce's Greatest Accomplishment
This is a difficult article to write for a several reasons. Beyonce is one of the world's most popular artists, one of the highest selling artists…
Woman
Flash Gordon Of R`n`B !!!
One of my favorite female R`n`B vocals of the new dope Urban Era is surely this lovely girl. Diana Eve…
I'll Find You
Heart-melting Pill Of Encouragement For Cancer-Fighters!
Although just leaked via global net, Lecrae`s latest heart-mmelting single featuring Tori Kelly just raised the…
Ghost
“Ghost” by Ella Henderson
Henderson's powerful voice, personal lyrics, and stylish look inspired by the vintage fashion with which she had been enchanted since childhood,…
Chemical Solution
Lunar Alchemy
Since its inception in 2015, The Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture's side project Summer Moon has undergone a lineup change (Au Revoir…
Bonbon - English Version
Not Wasted For Once
Era Istrefi is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and her hit Bonbon is a simple, yet tasteful take on the sins and pleasures of temptation. The review will…
The Glow
Heart in Echo
With their sophomore album What Now (2016), North Carolina electropop duo Sylvan Esso claimed to have given full permission to themselves to…
Strangers
Strangers Can Be Friends
Take into account The Gaslight Anthem, Wavves and Girls formed into some sort of super group. The Rebel Light may be the outcome but surely this band…
How High The Moon
JAZZ STANDARDS Vol.15 - How High The Moon
“How High the Moon” is one of the best-known jazz standards, introduced on February 8, 1940, during the Broadway revue ‘…
Imperfection
Evanescence's “Imperfection”: Urgent Anti-Nihilism
Thirteen years ago, Amy Lee explored the perils of living in a society saturated with plastic images of perfection on “Everybody’s…
Stop Playing With My Heart
Timeless Anguish
What kind of music would you expect a former US marine and drum corps member to produce? A stage name like Avid Dancer or the retro-inflected…
I Feel You
K-Pop’s Most-Awaited Comeback
Ok I’ll admit it- I’m pretty new to K-pop. A few years ago when I was still going through my “rock phase&…
Toothbrush
How Does The Lyricvideo Power The Music Video?
The video merge in the Karaoque 2.0, show us more of a story made song, voice and melody that makes up part of the band of your life. Surely when…
À tout à l'heure
That Elusive Moment of Being
Every day includes more non-being than being. Yesterday for example . . . has it happened a good day; above the average in ‘being.&rsquo…
Elevator Operator
Profound Mundanity
Melbourne singer-songwriter-guitarist Courtney Barnett's 2016 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist propelled the Australian indie darling to a…
Million Dollar Doll
Sultry Urgency
After years of being a collaborator - first as a member of the band Luna, and then as one half of the husband-and-wife duo Dean & Britta -…
Makeshift Love
Good Charlotte Makeshift Love
Your favorite middle school pop-punk band is back! That’s right, this week Good Charlotte released they’re first song since 2010…
Flip and Rewind (feat. Rashida Jones)
Time to reminisce
As the daughter of Quincy Jones, she’s mainly known as an actress, but she does sing too. So, how come you didn’t know that about…
Stir It Up
Stir it Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers Cover by ThreePeace from Marleyfest
Stir It Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers Cover by ThreePeace from Marleyfest feat. Jeff Warner - Live at Churchill's October 14, 2017…
Bohemian Rhapsody - Remastered 2011
Never ending rhapsody
With the end of the year nearing, it is time for all kinds of lists. Lists of the best and the worst of 2016 have already reached my desk…
DNA
DNA's Powerful Hold
Many know Lia Marie Johnson as a YouTube personality, oddly enough being ingrained into the YouTube circle has never been any concern of mine. So…
Lotus
Shaun Martin's Debut
The second video from Shaun Martin's debut album, 7 Summers. Shaun is best known for his work with Kirk…
Sleep Sound
Of Sound and Silence
It took me awhile to 'get' Jamie xx's Sleep Sound, the B-side to his 2014 single Girl. The mostly-instrumental track features fluid,…
Lost Boy
If You Were Ever A Lost Boy
Face it Ruth B. without a doubt written the only song that could ever reflect how someobe feels about the story Peter Pan. After spending weeks of…
RE:AKTOR
Re:aktor's, Zero Order, Um Conto Preventivo?
I first heard of this Portuguese band, Re:aktor, from their track Damage Zone on the compilation Monsters of Metal Vol. 2 on Nuclear…
Coldplay
Coldplay release lyric video for their song Aliens
Brits from the Coldplay band have released their Aliens single, a new charity track because all their proceeds will be donated to an international…
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Rubio in the sweet wait
After weeks of rumors finally the Golden Girl of Mexico announced yesterday that it is expecting her second child at 44 years of age, confesses that…
The Beatles
One of the first Beatles albums to be auctioned
The Beatles remain humanity news while still alive. Based on this maxim, it was announced that the vinyl record with recording persuaded George…
Piva
Piva wants to stomp with Bad
Piva continues with his career and eager to take on the world. Guatemala is in full promotion stage Mala, where he visited Venezuela to present this…
AC/DC
Let There Be Rock
Fuelled by grittily compacted rock and backed by a raw bluesy croak, AC/DC were one of the hottest bands in the 70s and 80s. And even still &ndash…
Adele
Go to the big screen
Adele is the size of the commitment that touch him and this time we will see the debut for the first time on the big screen under the tutelage of…
Erykah Badu
If you missed the Soul Train
Another Soul Tour is behind us and another soulful presentation passed with flying colors. If you got too late to the station, you will have to wait…
Portishead
Doom and Gloom
Many music critics have observed that ABBA's happy songs sounded sad, while their sad songs sounded happy - allowing them to appeal to listeners…
Jean-Michel Jarre
Edward Snowden defends right to privacy
The figure of Edward Snowden came to light after revealing, in June 2013, documents that were part of classified US information on various spyware…
One Direction
One Direction triumphs at the AMAs
Undoubtedly the awards ceremony delight us with what promised and more. Start with a strong performance from the multifaceted artist Jennifer Lopez…
Jory Boy
Jory premieres Behind You
Nova and Jory was definitely one of the best duos in the world of reggaeton, having become known with the theme Bien Loco and later with her …
The War On Drugs
The War on Drugs return with intimate epic Thinking of a Place
The last War on Drugs album, 2014s Lost in a Dream, was the best reviewed album of that year. Its towering soundscapes created through masterful…
Jennifer Westwood and the Handsome Devils
Jennifer Westwood & The Handsome Devils ‘Greetings From This Town’ - Album Review
I’ll have to admit not really having heard of Jennifer Westwood and the Handsome Devils, however I after a good hour listening to their latest album,…
Lil Supa
Lil supa keep on 'SERIOUS'
A few days ago the Venezuelan exponent aka Marlon Morales Little Supa 'introduced a new single of the content of his first concept…
Journeyman
Catching Up With Peter Hlavin (JOURNEYMAN)
Peter Hlavin, better known by his fans as JOURNEYMAN, has released his debut album Along The Way: The Journey Begins. We got the opportunity…
The Killers
For Reasons Unknown
Listening to the Killers is an experience. Listening to the song For Reasons Unknown gives me the chills. One of the things I love most about the…
John Legend
John Legend releases his album “Darkness and Light”
The singer and winner of several platinum, an Oscar and Grammys 10 discs released its fifth studio album called Darkness and Light after three years…
The Ivory Moans
The Ivory Moans
Ladies and Gentlemen, please, meet the band you are about to love. The Ivory Moans! This group from Philadelphia, US, is on their way up and it seems…
Bacalao Men
Domingo en Llamas releases four new albums
The official statement of the Caracas band reads as follows: Attention! Last minute! In the coming weeks we will publish several albums in which we…
Drunken Logic
Drunken Logic Get To The Point on New Single
Though the Presidential election may be over, the issues at hand are still far from distant. Drunken Logic carries their political message into the…
The Killers
The Killers prepare album with Elton John
Two fires have joined to produce an album that promises to become one of the hits of 2016. Having left school for three years members of the US group…
Lorde
Lorde teases new music in TV ad
New Zealand singer Lorde has been on tenterhooks his followers about a new album for almost 4 years ago when he made the release of her debut album…
Paramore
Jeremy Davis leaves Paramore.
Bassist Jeremy Davis left the popular American rock band Paramore, which was one of its founders, according to a statement from the band posted on…
Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero sings “100 meters”
The renowned Spanish singer Amaia Montero recently premiered her new music single titled 100 meters, which is also the official soundtrack of the…
Lasso
Lasso tells you Don't Try To Forget Me
For several days ago he started playing on the radio the new issue of Lasso. The Venezuelan gave to all his fans an incredible song like No Me Try To…
Adele
Adele: phenomenal phenomenon
Or Adele really is excellent, and has a team of truly fantastic advertisers. British singer we see in the distance, as if it were a historical…
Camilo Sesto
Camilo Sesto enters the 70s with a new album.
Camilo Sesto celebrates its 70th birthday in style with a new album, in which the Spanish artist reviews his greatest hits and unreleased tracks…
Kingcalidro
KingCaliDro : King Of The Last Blue City
KingCalDro from Long Beach California, started his career as a independant artist in 2009. Growing up in Long Beach KingCaliDro had to avoid the…
Chris Brown
NEW ALBUM - HEARTBREAK ON A FULL MOON
On Halloween have taken place surprises as the joint work of 21savage , offsetyrn and metroboomin , but there was a long-awaited and…
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz and Marc Anthony join forces after 20 years of waiting
Two great Latin music came together to create an excellent new song. This is the Puerto Rican Marc Anthony and Alejandro Sanz Spanish who came…
Pipe Bueno
Pipe Bueno presents a new song with John Alex Castaño
Pipe Bueno and Jhon Alex Brown joined in a song that probably already has conquered all his fans. Ungrateful is the theme from today has its music…
Gracie and Joey
Gracie & Joey ‘Runaways’ – EP Review
It’s funny how a modern-sounding record can make you feel nostalgic, but that’s what Gracie & Joey and their new EP ‘Runaways’ does for me.…
Nelly Furtado
Four years later: Nelly Furtado
In 2012 she released her last album, Indestructible The Spirit, and now, at the end of 2016, Nelly Furtado returned to the scene with their sixth…
Britney Spears
Songs That Make Sense When Listening To Them With Your Friends
It is common that people who frequent them like the same music as you, the band, artist or song or probably at first not feel identified with gender…
Franco De Vita
I can't get on a platform in Venezuela, I can't say a word, it's inopportune
Franco De Vita was interviewed by journalist Shirley Várnagy some days ago and expressed his grief over the situation in Venezuela. It is no…
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin is working on his new musical production
Singer Ricky Martin posted an image on the social network Instagram, which is the artist in a recording studio, so it is presumed performing his new…
Chayanne
Chayanne joins Wisin in What Have You Done To Me
Chayanne returns to the music scene with a new and interesting proposal adding to reggaeton song with Wisin, one of the movement's leaders.…
Keith Green
Keith Green’s Christian Music Career
Keith Green is one of those timeless Christian artists that has helped so many solidify their walk with Jesus Christ. “Your Love Broke Through” is…
The Rolling Stones
On The Meaning Of Eighty
Each era has a pop (popular) sound that was highlighted and that listening to the present can recognize the era, especially the 50s, 70s, 80s and 90s…
Emily Reid
Emily Reid ‘Drifter’ - EP Review
Emily Reid is, in her own words, “a country/folk artist, story teller, songwriter, West Coast meets Nashville meets city girl.” Born in Regina,…
Rita Ora
Rita Ora releases music video with Ed Sheeran
Although the main news of Canadian artist Ed Sheeran has been for his award at the MTV Video Music Awards, there is also talk of the new acoustic…
Cruz Beckham
Bending vocal chords like Beckham
A few days ago, an entertainment show grandly announced that Cruz Beckham was embarking upon a music career. He was officially following in his mother…
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn is transformed to disco queen
Fue un titulo sorprendente que me llamó la atención en Twitter, LeAnn Rimes lideraba las listas de baile. ¿Huh? ¿No hace paí…
Chris Young
Chris Young ‘I’m Comin’ Over’ – Album Review
Chris Young has one of the sexiest voices in country music, reminding me of melted chocolate and smooth cappuccino with added Bailey’s,…
And Also The Trees
Hunter Not The Hunted... And Also The Trees
And Also The Trees are one of the greatest post-punk/gothic bands, present and active for nearly 40 years, with seminal albums and a big influence in…
Roxana Labatt
VIDEO PREMIERE: Shattered by Roxana Labatt
What a crazy time it is to be an independent musician. Venues are closed yet it feels as though musicians are releasing more content than ever before…
Los Cafres
Closing the year to full for Los Cafres
2015 has been a busy year for the band Los Cafres Argentina, and is expected to be the end of the year a little more. The band has started a tour…
Grim Reaper
grim of jun konagaya
Jun Konagaya Well, hello once again. Once again back is the incredible, noise animal. These holidays and this January have made a lot of mess. I want…
HAIM
HAIM brings HOPE to today's music and musicians
When you mix the drumbeats and synth elements of the 80’s with the anthem-based pop songs of the 00’s you get something that sounds like HAIM. HAIM is…
Beyoncé
Winners of the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards
The 33rd edition of the MTV Video Music Awards came loaded with emotion and very good show. Last Sunday night August 28 took place the great event at…
Nas
Getting down with Nas
Nas, to real Hip Hop fans, is one of the biggest rappers out there. But, I have lost touch with his music somewhere right after his breakthrough album…
Julia Michaels
Julia Michaels premiered the video for Issues
A little over a month ago, the singer and songwriter of 24 years, Julia Michaels, released his single Issues which has been a great success, because…
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Kehlani & Nas to Join Lauryn Hill on ‘Diaspora Calling!’ Tour
Earlier this year Lauryn Hill launched a three-day art and music event called Diaspora Calling which celebrated the African Diaspora. The event…
Avicii
Avicii makes a major change
Today was a normal day for me, but when I got home I heard the news that Avicii had made the announcement to stop touring. For the entertainment show…
One Direction
Remembering One Direction
When Malik left, I was devastated but I've moved on. Now they have decided to go in separate directions. Pun VERY WELL intended. I thought it'…
Chino & Nacho
You walk in my head, the new Chino and Nacho with Daddy Yankee
The success of the Venezuelan duo Chino y Nacho seems to stop. After working in collaboration with Puerto Rican Don Omar, with the recording of the…
Michael Jackson
7 years after his death, his music lives
It has been seven years since the King of Pop left our world. Despite all the controversies that arose from it, legal problems, changes in your body,…
Sixto Rein
Sixto Rein and his other place
The career of this corduroy is one of the most followed among Venezuelans, and that Sixto Rein has presented topics that have become hits that have…
Jagertown
Rearview by Jagertown Is Changing the Country Music Game
My fellow country fans you guys are going to love this, I just heard the best break up song EVER it’s so refreshing!! It&…
The Mavericks
The Mavericks ‘Mono’ – Album Review
The Mavericks have always been coy about being pigeon-holed. Melding neo-traditional country with alternative, Tex-Mex and more, it was almost a…
Pentatonix
And The Country Music Grammy Goes to....
And the Country Music Grammy Goes to.... The Line up of Country nominees for the 2017 Grammy…
Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins releases solo video
Taylor Hawkins is the current drummer of Foo Fighters, but thanks to his musical studies since he was a child, learned to play all the instruments…
Synthetic Epiphany
Metronic Underground
Illusion A big metallic beast from the depth of the underground kingdom is creeping through the city streets in search of something… The…
Juan Gabriel
Monday will be the great farewell of Juan Gabriel
The Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City was the venue chosen by the Mexican authorities to make public farewell to singer and songwriter Juan Gabriel.…
Juan Magán
Juan Magán beach!
Spanish producer and DJ Juan Magan was successfully presented at the first concert of the festival Electro Beach Oasis Cancun in which their Latin…
Metallica
Metallica present at the Grammys.
Metallica, John Legend, Carrie Underwod and Keith Urban perform at the 59th edition of the Grammy Awards, announced today the Recording Academy said…
The Stooges
Biographical book of the band The Stooges is coming out
While big music stars are alive, we must make the most of , so Third Man Books, the publishing division of Third Man Records (the label of Jack White…
Mistah F.A.B.
Mistah F.A.B. Drops 'Son of a Pimp Pt. 2'
Bay Area veteran emcee Mistah F.A.B. recently dropped his sixth official studio album, Son of a Pimp, Pt. 2. The album is a follow up to his second…
Shoegaze
The Telewire
“Don’t look back because you never look ahead you’re going down” One more special project is coming right for…
Maná
Maná and Nicky Jam premiere the video for “From feet to head”
After it came to light, a couple of weeks, the remix of From head to toe, a duet sung by the Mexican band Mana and Puerto Rican Nicky Jam have now…
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra known for putting up their arrangements of popular tunes that everyone knows and loves. Some of the…
Kerani
Featured Track: Kerani - Equilibrium
Kerani composes and performs Neo Classical New Age music. Equilibrium which is also the title of her latest release, is the…
Talib Kweli
Great preachers mass reopened: Talib Kweli 2015
This is my favourite Hip Hop artist, the truest spokesman after the great 2Pac, this is the kind of lyricist you take with your…
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones will present their new documentary
The legendary British rock band, The Rolling Stones, documented all his Latin America tour conducted between February and March this year, where he…
The xx
The xx Release Video For “On Hold”
British indie pop band, The xx, recently announced the release of their second album for January 13th. This , which is called, I See You, next to the…
The Rapture
On how I understood what it means to be a DJ
This fragment of the film We Are Your Friends completely changed my perception of the work of the DJ. A good DJ is not only responsible for placing…
Frank Vieira
Frank Vieira ‘Three Little Words’ – Album Review
If you’ve been reading the site for some time, you may remember that we featured Frank Vieira in our first ever Stray Plectrums post…
Cole Swindell
Cole Swindell ‘You Should Be Here’ – Single Review
We seem to have a shortage of truly sad, poignant songs in mainstream country today. The last few singles that were supposed to be real tear-jerkers…
the dirty sun
Dark Electropunk Worlds of The Dirty Sun
Electropunk dark trips you can’t ignore I woke up with a strange feeling of dark love not knowing what to do. So I took a cigarette and started…
Residente
The bullshit has come to an end
Days passed and the most recent chapter of the dumps came to an end. The tiraderas, also known as beefs , or tiraeras for their pronunciation in…
Kinky Dove
Kinky Dove EP Review
Born in in Australia but now living in London, Kinky dove is the musical moniker of frontman Scott Wade and his evolving collective of musicians.…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker
ETA Hoffmann wrote the story of Clarita and the beautiful Nutcracker Drosselmeyer gave his godfather; and -the Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers…
Aaron McDonnell
Aaron McDonnell ‘Battle Bend’ - EP Review
Experienced musician and front man of Aaron McDonnell and the Neon Eagles, Aaron McDonnell has released his second solo record, Battle Bend. The album…
NAV
NAV collaborated with Lil Uzi Vert for his new track: 'Wanted You'
NAV fans are waiting for the new song for some time and finally the big day came. His brand new song 'Wanted You' has released on Youtube in…
Imagine Dragons
Fall in love with the new Imagine Dragons
And finally it came the most anticipated for fans of Imagine Dragons day. The band already released its new promotional Not Today, which will be part…
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell committed suicide
Yesterday night, May 17, the unfortunate death of one of the most influential composers and voices of the 1990s, Chris Cornell , was found lifeless…
Edvard Grieg
Listen to This Piece for Peace!
Here we go again with Edvard Grieg. One of his most famous works after Peter Gunn or Gynt, is the serene, beautiful “Morning Mood.” This is one of…
Sinead Harnett
Easing on to the top
Sinead Harnett will immediately grab your attention with her soulish voice and a look that reminds you a lot of Jessie J. Her latest single, &…
D.A.R.K.
DARK the new project by Andy Rourke (The Smiths) and Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries)
The Super Groups continue to break the patterns of music. The craving to experience new sounds and open to new musical ideas have always reinventing…
I Will, I Swear
Heart Rate: Sky High
I Will, I Swear is a Belgian ambient duo that consists of multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Van Landeghem and vocalist Fien…
Luny Tunes Y Noriega
Don Omar, Wisin, Yandel and Daddy Yankee bring: Greater than Me 3
Reggaeton heavyweights came together again to let everyone knockout. Recalling successful formulas in previous discs More Flow and Los Benjamins…
Daddy Yankee
Another Thing that Daddy Yankee brings us
They should prepare because it came the new Daddy Yankee. The Puerto Rican released its single Otra Cosa, which interprets next to the beautiful…
Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction
Great rock n’ roll is like an aphrodisiac for people. I’m talking sleazy guitar and bass riffs that penetrate your soul, loose…
Drake
What I Want - Views From The Six
It’s January, and all I want is for Views from the Six to drop. Drake has been teasing us all with pictures of him in the studio, grinding…
Jeff Timmons
98 Degrees of Jeff Timmons
I remember the first time I heard 98 Degrees sang Invisible Man. I loved their music from the very start. They are from Ohio, and as a fellow Ohioan I…
Britney Spears
The wait is over for the new video of the song “Make Me”
Pop queen Britney Spears made known to us through your YouTube account music video for Make Me which perform with rapper G-Eazy. While we remember…
Urban Fu$e
Getting the BIG Lowdown with Urban Fu$e
Urban Fu$e has quickly become one of the most sought after acts in the current music world. Their hot new EP comes in the form of DLW1, with the…
Michael Jackson
The themes that immortalized the King of Pop
Nobody has been able to dethrone him after his death. His name and legend have surpassed his own career. Is that Michael Jackson was a unique artist,…
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas will be awarded
Julieta Venegas, one of the most popular artists in Mexico and who has conquered the world with her style and charisma, will once again be recognized…
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba premiered a new theme
Mexican rock band Cafe Tacuba started the year in style by launching a new music video. This is the song Future will be part of his new album to be…
Major Lazer
Major Lazer dresses up for Christmas
At Christmas, always pleasant surprises arrive by record labels, and Mad Decent, Diplo record label, declined to surprise all he published and launch…
Pentatonix
Dancing on their own
Just like many others, I love Robyn's Dancing On My Own. The lyrics are so recognizable and it's not a surprise at all that…
Chromatics
The Pangs of Unrequited Longing
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, electronic music band Chromatics has earned much critical acclaim after many line-up changes and transitioning their…
Drake
Check out the songs on Drake's new album
Although few days ago Drake showed the cover of Views From the 6 in their social networks in which you are sitting at the top of the CN Tower, the…
Bongeziwe Mabandla
Universal Experience with Bongeziwe Mabandla
I often talk about the ability that music has to make its listeners feel something. Another thing I love about music is its incredible capacity to…
MC Eiht
MC Eiht – Which Way Iz West Album Review
You can’t start a conversation about west coast rap without bringing up MC Eiht. The veteran’s introduction to the game was as a…
Royal Blood
Royal Blood releases new song and music video
I Only Lie When I Love You is the new single from one of the UK's most recognized emerging bands, Royal Blood . The same is one of the cuts…
Jock
Cheerleader Sound
Cheerleaders (or cheerleaders) aim to encourage people to the rhythm of music. Show a smile, do pirouettes, remember the choreography and above all…
Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro returns to say goodbye
A ballad marked by heartbreak and longing is the new theme that the Mexican artist Cristian Castro presented this week through their social networks.…
The Beatles
Concert recording in 1965 is owned by the Beatles.
A court ruling finally attributed to the Beatles the ownership of the film footage of the concert they gave in 1965 at Shea Stadium in New York. The…
Queen
The Show must go on, but…
I have a confession to make: I am probably even less a fan of the latest Adam Lambert-Brian May-Roger Taylor new Queen’s adaptation than…
The Front Bottoms
back on top for the first time
It’s 5 pm in New York City New York City and Brian Sella, lead singer for Front Bottoms, is sitting upstairs in Irving Plaza. It’s…
Brady Toops
The Big Story with Brady Toops
Brady Toops has recently released his stellar new record, Tried & True, which captures current day Folk music at it's…
Jain
A New Generation of Music - Jain
I had a really interesting conversation with a friend of mine who works in animation in the film industry yesterday. My previous article featured Jain…
Lorenzo Mohr
Show-Stopping Debut Release From Lorenzo Mohr!
Twangy guitar riffs and a bold, jazzy sax accompaniment provide the basis for this enthusiastic anthem by Italian native, Lorenzo Mohr. His debut…
Mandolin Orange
Mandolin Orange @ The Borderline, London, UK | November 17, 2015 – Review
It was a very windy night in London when Mandolin Orange were due to grace the city, but that didn’t stop the flurry of people that filled…
will.i.am
Will I Am's identity crisis: Music producer or DJ
“There’s nothing like reinventing an old classic” says Will.I.Am at the end of a TV commercial to promote a new coffee machine. And every time I hear…
Valeriy Stepanov
A Russian-Ukrainian Chicken
In one of the previous articles, I said that I’m not a big fan of show-off techniques and empty virtuosity. But when it is combined with an…
Sofia Talvik
Sofia Talvik ‘Big Sky Country’ - Album Review
I have to admit to not being familiar or ever hearing of Sofia Talvik up until I received the assignment to review her latest album, which is actually…
Proverb
6 Hip Hop Songs about Hip Hop
There was once a time when rappers made songs about hip hop. Quite funny really, but it’s an endearing sort of thing, especially to hardcore…
La Vida Bohème
The Bohemians
For some years it has emerged a musical movement in Venezuela. This fills me with pride. Many of our artists have earned with their sweat, talent and…
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Musical Spirit or Muse?
For connoisseurs of Greek mythology, the Divine Art inspired the most beautiful songs, poetry, literary works or as beautiful expression whose name…
Luis Julio Toro
Luis Julio Toro talks about his experience in El Sistema
In the seventies the flutist Luis Julio Toro was part of the Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Simon Bolivar, who left in 1979, before traveling to…
Aaron Watson
Aaron Watson ‘The Underdog’ – Album Review
I knew little about Aaron Watson before listening to this album, and yet now I feel like I perfectly understand him. That is, in essence, what an…
The Acid
KEL
Big airy objects in the sky are playing tricks on you. They change forms and colors. The air is wet and grey and so are your thoughts. Your dreams…
Jowell & Randy
Jowell & Randy reunite with an old acquaintance
Successful reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy released their new single Bonita, which is a preview of their next album, Viva La Musik. The same has…
blink-182
New Blink 182 album tops Drake's Views
Blink 182 got his seventh studio album called California which was written in a very short time and his first musical single Bored to Death is among…
The Black Eyed Peas
“The Black Eyed Peas” together again.
This group after four years of separation meets again for a good cause and it has the function to perform an anthem of world peace and to achieve…
Arch Enemy
A Different Kind Of Diva
It was late 2000, Arch Enemy were a relatively known band (after all they were practically a supergroup), but haven’t swept the world yet,…
Celia Cruz
Celia's Advice Doesn't Go Out Of Style
Despite his departure several years, she still has Tumbao, Celia Cruz, advised us through his music not to mourn because La Vida Es Un Carnaval. He…
Shakira
What does a mother sound like?
After three years, Shakira launches this eleventh album, El Dorado, a golden cover and a huge photograph of the singer as emerging from a lake.…
American Anymen
New American Anymen EP Shakes Up a Less White House
NYC-based antifolk punk outfit American Anymen have released their new EP in mid-September. Called 'Flag Burner', this release…
Luis Fonsi
The secrets behind Despacito
One of the most popular and successful songs of the moment is, without any doubt, Despacito. Both Luis Fonsi as Daddy Yankee have consolidated a…
Chance The Rapper
Review: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment's 'Surf'
Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment’s Surf is a celebration, and everyone is invited. The genre-defying album is the collective work of…
Sebastian Mikael
A cloud of soulfood raindrops: Meet Sebastian Mikael
Swedish/Ethiopian R`n`B star Sebastian Mikael is this super-talented singer/producer/audio engineer, a …
Viniloversus
The vinyls again making protest art.
Viniloversus again surprises its fans; this time with a subject that nobody expected so-called Cold Blood that clearly all the difficult situation…
Love and Theft
Love And Theft ‘Whiskey On My Breath’ – Album Review
Now this was a mainstream country album I was looking forward to listening to. The lead single (also the title track) had really caught my attention…
Charles Kelley
Charles Kelley Goes Solo
Charles Kelley is one of the three vocalists in the group Lady Antebellum, but he now has had a solo album out for a couple of months. It’s…
Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba and its couple of places
Four years of waiting. Cafe Tacuba song released last week, which will be part of its eighth studio album. The song is called A couple of places…
Metronomy
Metronomy - Old Skool
If you’re looking to shake it up like it’s the Summer of 2008 I’ve got just the thing for you! UK’s…
Big City Orchestra
Big City Orchestra
Noise is Sexy I’m drowning in the liquid sounds swamp. These sounds are grey, viscous and biting. When they bite my neck and lips I want to…
Katy Perry
Katy Perry reveals advance of the video of Rise
A few weeks ago, Katy Perry Rise officially launched its simple theme that has been chosen by NBC Olympics as the anthem of the 2016 Rio Olympics,…
Marco Antonio Solís
Anxious and happy for his nominations for the Billboard Awards
The great Marco Antonio Solis, no doubt, is anxious night comes delivery of the Billboard Latin Music Awards, since it is nominated in three…
Bruno Mars
“Versace on the floor” new song by Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars has released a new hit, a ballad with a style of the early 90's, which will be part of his album 24k Magic, which is expected to…
Calexico
April sounds like Calexico
Spring. The time of the year when Persephone walks out of the underground, just like many bands walk out of the underground. It is not easy to go one…
Metallica
Metallica and Rihanna together in New York
Great figures of music like Metallica and Rihanna joined other celebrities at a concert by the '' Global Citizen Festival '&…
Chuck Berry
Thanks for the music!
This week, another musical legend was taken and I’m pretty surprised (though I shouldn’t be) that none of the Kurrent Music bloggers have blogged…
Maite Perroni
One of the most beautiful women in the world?
Who does not remember that girl with innocent face of RBD that captivated us all? Maite Perroni has been highlighted as one of the most beautiful…
Shakira
Audiovisual production in progress
Bicycle Carlos Vives and Shakira song corresponding to the first single from the new album Vives, debuted at # 1 on iTunes in 16 countries, including…