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Clay DuBose Explores Silence’s Cost In ‘Father Time & Mother Nature’

Some tracks refuse to ask for your attention politely; they kick the door off the hinges instead. That is exactly what happens when you press play on 'Father Time & Mother Nature'. Texas singer-songwriter Clay DuBose is back after a twenty-year break, and he brought the heat with him. This is not a quiet, acoustic reflection on getting older. It is a full-throttle Americana rock record...

Mick J. Clark Pops the Confetti with “It’s Christmas Party Time”

There is a specific kind of atmospheric pressure that descends in December, and with Mick J. Clark dropping his single "It's Christmas Party Time ", the barometer just shattered. Clark isn’t exactly a stranger to the heavy machinery of the music industry what with his major publishing ties and that serious brush with the Grammy conversation for his album Causes but here, he isn’t...

Party Starter: “Let The Good Times Roll” by RSAI.

RSAI’s new single, “Let The Good Times Roll,” has waltzed into my listening rotation, and honestly, it feels a bit like finding an unexpected...

Wild At Heart: TC TENET’s “Animals” Howls In

TC TENET’s new single, “Animals,” arrives with the sort of confident thud you’d expect from a well-aimed Doc Marten hitting a hollow stage. This...

A Raw Nerve: “In All My Nightmares I Am Alone” by Post Death Soundtrack

Post Death Soundtrack’s latest offering, “In All My Nightmares I Am Alone,” arrived not so much as a collection of songs, but as a...

Synth & Strut: Balwako Unleashes “B!tch Please.”

Balwako’s new single, "Bitch Please," doesn’t so much arrive as detonate – a burst of queer dark-pop that rattles the windows of expectation. This...

Beyond the Map: Seema Farswani’s Bold “Under A Blazing Sun.”

Seema Farswani’s new single, “Under A Blazing Sun,” shimmers in much like that first blast of heat when you step off a plane somewhere...

“Dance of Life”: Dalma’s Melancholy Beauty of Being

Dalma’s new single, “Dance of Life,” arrived in my mental airspace much like discovering a pressed flower between the pages of a dense philosophical...

‘I’m Doing Me’: Anna Faè’s Invitation-Only Sound.

Anna Faè’s new single, 'I’m Doing Me,' has alighted, feeling less like a song dropped into the ether and more like a personal edict...

“I Wonder”: The Resilient Clarity of No Ordinary Fish.

No Ordinary Fish. The name itself conjures expectations beyond the usual shoal, doesn't it? And their new single, "I Wonder," largely delivers on that...

Shedding Pretense: ESTRADA Music Project’s Bold “We Are Not God.”

ESTRADA Music Project’s new single, "We Are Not God," presents a fascinating study in contrasts, much like its creator, Dr. Alejandro Estrada. When not...

Lost Your Spark? Seema Farswani’ “Got My Mojo Working” Understands.

Seema Farswani’s single, ‘Got My Mojo Working’ featuring Dem-C, has been looping in my head, and it feels less like a track and more...

The Emotional Arc of Dylan Forshner’s “Hopeless Optimism.”

Dylan Forshner's new EP, “Hopeless Optimism,” presents itself not so much as a collection of songs but as a series of candid diary entries...

Step into the Current: Roger Knox’s “Buluunarbi & The Old North Star.”

Roger Knox’s “Buluunarbi & The Old North Star” has settled in, and it’s like unearthing a geode – outwardly unassuming country bedrock, but crack...