Tag: First Place (Dirty) - Pretti Emage

Cracking Open Paul Louis Villani’s “The Other Side of Silence.”

Listening to Paul Louis Villani's new EP, The Other Side of Silence, feels less like pressing play and more like cracking open a locked diary found in a derelict building. It’s a messy, confrontational, and deeply private affair, where industrial-strength riffs grind against lyrics that feel surgically exposed. Villani doesn't write anthems for crowds; he seems to be recording the dissonant hum of his...

Jack Horton Features Vesper Stockwell On “Never Know Why”

Take Jack Horton, a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose path to folk-Americana included stops at Japanese law school, Tokyo piano bars, corporate boardrooms, and government offices. His latest EP, "Imperfections," feels like finding someone's private journal set to music. And that someone happens to write really, really well. The five-song collection opens with "Set Me Free," a piano-driven confession that might surprise anyone expecting typical breakup bitterness. Horton...

Florida Based Rapper Pretti Emage Returns With A Bang Dubbed ‘First Place’

Pretti Emage, who calls herself the "Princess of Hip-Hop," is quickly becoming a prominent figure in the world of rap music. She was given the...