Lincoln Durham | Revelations of a Mind Unraveling | Rating: 8.5 /11 | “I wish you peace when you’re flirting with that ol’ Grim Reaper / But in life, I hope you suffer my name” Lincoln Durham’s opening act of aggression on his third album, Revelations of a Mind Unraveling, consists of wishing you light and love all manner of niceties in […]

Gavin James | Bitter Pill | Rating: 8/11 | Gavin James has one of those voices that makes the heart skip a beat and Bitter Pill showcases this talent while taking the listener on a journey of a lovesick artist. Listen with caution or be swept away by the tragic beauty. The album opens with the tantalizing “For You,” gifting the […]

Deep Sea Diver | Secrets | Rating : 10/11 | Seattle band Deep Sea Diver’s sophomore album, Secrets, is perhaps one of the most dynamic and musically intelligent records of the year. Like a good secret, the album will not only shock upon first hearing, but it will leave listeners contemplating everything they once knew about what an indie rock band can sound […]

The Delta Saints | Bones | Rating: 9.5/11 | Whatever it is that you’ve come to expect from the Delta Saints, be like Frozen and let it go. No, the Nashville band has not abandoned their jones for gritty blues and howling rock for unfortunate ventures into dub step or selfie pop. But anyone can make a blues/rock record and […]

No Good | Ivy Levan | Rating: 8.1/11 | Ivy Levan is several things: Shockingly gorgeous, vocally ferocious, dramatically fierce, thoroughly in your face and perhaps a tad bit frightening. That last bit is in regards to the blunt force trauma that you may suffer at the hands of some of her raw and less than genteel lyrical stylings. That […]

Motopony | Welcome You | Rating: 8.5/11 | When listening to a record, sometimes it’s not a simple task to grasp the nature of the artist’s musical beast. Such as where the music is coming from let alone where it’s trying to go, message, intent, concept, blah, blah, blah. In truth, it’s not always necessary to “get” any or all […]

Parade Of Lights | Feeling Electric | Rating: 8.1/11 | Here in the year of 2015 it’s damned impossible to escape electro and synth-pop; musical sounds that seem to have an extended life all their own, never experiencing a resurgence because they never went away in the first place. It’s an overpopulated and downright noisy field and one just hopes to find something that […]