Hamish Anderson Leads a Blues/Rock Revival on “Everybody”
(Photo: Emma Gillett) Australian artist and guitar ace Hamish Anderson is almost singlehandedly reviving a genre we used to fondly call “rock”. His new album ELECTRIC will remind you a bit of The Foo Fighters and Led Zep’s Jimmy Page. But my favorite track is “Everybody”, which has a bluesy John Lennon feel. Anderson’s album […]
Daena Celebrates Her “Lucky Number” from Debut Album
(Photo: Acacia Evans) Nashville artist Dana Rogers goes by the stage name “daena” – and her debut album Alter Ego feels destined to make a lot of “Best of 2024” lists. The new album is a showcase not just for daena’s superb songwriting but for her incredibly versatile voice as well. It’s hard to convey […]
Welcome Autumn with Tyson Motsenbocker’s “Someday I’ll Make It All Up To You”
In Nashville where I live, the first autumn leaves have fallen. They’re a little premature, of course – it’s supposed to be back up near 100 degrees this week. But the last two weeks were cool enough to fool a few leaves into dying early, and my yard is lightly scattered with them. Group that […]
You Need to Know About slimdan’s “Second Dinner”
“How have I never heard of this guy?” That’s what I said to my friend after I had listened to slimdan’s Second Dinner front to back on his recommendation. Danny Silberstein has his fingerprints all over some beloved music. As a producer and writer, his credits include songs all over the map of pop and […]
Imogen Clark Masters “The Art of Getting Through”
(Photo by Michelle Grance Hunder) I’m not sure about a lot of things. Not sure if the Middle East is heading for an all-out war. Not sure if the stock market is teetering. But I am sure that Imogen Clark’s The Art Of Getting Through is the best album of this decade so far. The […]
Innovation and Emotion on Animals in Denial’s “Crash Course Vol. 2: Tickets to Dreamland”
“The name of this volume, “Tickets to Dreamland” comes from an Area 51 reference, and it honestly just spoke to me and exuded the vibe of new tech new ideas new perspectives infusing new life and bringing the sound that was in my head into the world, how it sounded to me in my head,” explains […]
Hunter Metts is Iconic on “Monochrome”
(Photo: Travis Shinn) Listening to Hunter Metts’ debut EP Monochrome made me wonder: what does Zach Bryan have that this guy doesn’t have? Nashville-based Metts writes great songs and has a hypnotic, Bon Iver-type voice. When people hear this new collection of songs, he could easily become our next breakthrough indie-folk sensation. Metts’ songs remind […]
Julia Pratt Deals with Her Past on Family Feud EP
A car crash inevitably produces a gapers’ block (the traffic caused not by an accident, but by the people who slow down to “gape” at the accident on the other side of the highway) and the fascination of the gaper is kin to the proverbial “there but for the grace of inscrutable cosmological forces and/or […]
Tugaloo has mastered the art of chaos
Some people just don’t get the album. Playlist people want constant variety. Yes, they might binge five seasons of a show in a weekend, but no way could they commit to 45 minutes of music from one artist or group. There are playlist people, and there are album people. I am the latter, and I […]
Imogen Clark is Iconic on “Big One”
I’m gonna go out on a limb here and proclaim that Imogen Clark is destined to be an international star with the release of her new album The Art Of Getting Through in May. Everything about this Australian artist screams “charisma.” Her songwriting, singing, production wizardry and everything else. Imogen’s latest single “Big One” is […]
