Monthly Archives: May, 2022

With his new single “No One Sees It,” ErickOscar steps far outside the gentle sanctuary of his church worship roots, delivering a fierce collision of alternative rock and post-hardcore. For a Panama-born, U.S.-based songwriter boasting over thirty-five years of acoustic craft and a catalog of twelve hundred songs, this direction feels startlingly visceral. https://open.spotify.com/track/0tEvhRBiO8KryGOX97VAqP?si=c234XNTNSvCbjTlN49Bphg The track opens on a delicate, repetitive melodic pattern that circles like...

With "Island Poetry", Boston outfit Mad Painter throw themselves headlong into the sprawling, theatrical spirit of 1970s rock. Led by songwriter, vocalist, and keyboardist Alex Gitlin alongside Al Hendry, Kenne Highland, Al Naha, Sharon Crumrine, and Julie Gee the band pushes roaring Hammond organ runs, layered vocal harmonies, and warm analog punch to the forefront, treating classic-era rock as a playground with no speed...