Lose Yourself in “Love Lost” by Paddy James
I wrote once about the massive amount of love songs musical artists have provided listeners for decades. From “I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton (and Whitney Houston) to “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” by Elvis Presley, some of the most popular songs to date have been all about affairs of the […]
Bask in the Simplicity of “Look at Me” by Copilot
There are so many factors that can go into a song these days. Every song is different. An artist can make a song as big or as little as they want to. It’s all about how they build it. While a fully orchestrated and complex song can prickle your senses and take your breath away, […]
Fall into Rhythm with “Talk to Me” by Mia Mi
Hip-hop and R&B have been mostly male dominated genres for years. Nat King Cole, Al Green, Prince, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson – these are just a few of the men who have, throughout the years, built the genre from the ground up and left large legacies behind. Of course, […]
Sabrie Thinks Electropop Will Save the World; “Womb” Proves Them Right
I don’t know exactly what to think of Sabrie’s “Womb”. It’s melodic. It’s well crafted. The music is also very message focused. “Womb” is a song that knows what it is saying and has no trouble articulating that message. It is about women’s empowerment. It is about self-actualization and self-determination. And it stays on message for the entire […]
Greg Etter’s “Portrait of the Wind” Speaks to the Cowboy in Us All
Portrait of the Wind starts slow. But when it finally builds – it soars. I first listened to this song during the dreaded polar vortex that buried my region of the country in about two feet of snow and subzero temperatures. It was nearly impossible for me to leave my house for several days last week, which led to […]
You Have to Hear It to Believe It: The Mistoos’ ‘Girl (I Need You)’
Tagged as psychedelic, RnB, Italian, electronic, alt-rock, The Mistoos’s “Girl (I Need You)” deserves a category of its own. At most, I might expect to see three of the aforementioned genres blended together on an experimental track. But “Girl (I Need You)” goes beyond what’s expected of the contemporary alt-rock band. The 60s-esque song is authentically […]
Relax into Royalty with “king” by Slenderbodies
Having trouble getting vulnerable with a significant other? Need a song to set the perfect chilled out soundtrack for your day? Do you love indie pop and the sound of a smooth, sultry male vocalist? I’ve got just the song and band for you. slenderbodies, an indie pop dup based out of California, is made […]
The Story of Eli Ruffer’s EP “Wanna Hear A Song”
I’ve reviewed plenty of songs in my short time on this earth. Many of them indie. And I frequently use the word “raw” when describing a song with emotion-heavy lyrics or minimal evidence of electronic production. But Eli Ruffer’s EP Wanna Hear A Song is a whole different kind of “raw.” Yes, like many indie albums, […]
The Story of Settling Houses’ “Short Song About Our Future”
Today we look at a track off of Settling House’s album Short Songs For Short Nights. Being under a minute and a half long, “Short Song About Our Future” keeps up the theme of the album. With such a short playtime, It doesn’t hesitate to pick up quickly with a flurry of synthetic piano sounds, […]
Meet Call Me Karizma’s “Monster”
You all know what temptation is like, right? Excellent, because Call Me Karizma’s “Monster” is a song filled with exquisite language and metaphor detailing precisely that. The “Monster,” which takes on an evil connotation, is the mask that temptation wears when gazing into the eyes of our singer. Opening with the chorus, what follows is […]
