Tag: American Villain Rusty Reid

Stars Go Dim’s “Roses”: Discovering Peace in the Prosaic.

Stars Go Dim’s new album, “Roses,” has a peculiar effect; it settles into a room less like music and more like a change in the atmospheric pressure. There’s a plush, amber-toned sound here, a vibe so authentically steeped in 1970s groove that you can almost feel the corduroy under your fingertips. https://open.spotify.com/album/1KS8wbOx2wWw1ce0VdcMgV?si=VRrFtLJDQi-8gD8p8t1BlQ Chris Cleveland’s vocals, smooth and seasoned like worn-in denim, glide over bass lines that...

Riax Delivers Floor-Shaking Catharsis on “Saved My Life”

Listening to Riax’s new single, "Saved My Life," feels like receiving a thank-you note from the future while standing in the middle of a lightning storm. Here is the furious, floor-shaking kick drum of Euphoric Hardstyle, a sound designed for packed crowds and laser-split darkness, yet it’s delivering an intensely private message of self-reconciliation. It’s a baffling, brilliant collision. The beat wants to obliterate...

Rusty Reid Unleashes “American Villain” A Musical Indictment Of Political Turmoil

Rusty Reid is such an artist that his indie work is based on the folk-country rock tapestry element to emphasize protest and passion narrative. However,...