Tag: Maria Krauss Breathes New Life Into Pop With Stirring Ballad 'Stay'

Maverick Smith Ignites A Raw Rebellion with “We Make Fire, They Make Smoke”

Maverick Smith’s “We Make Fire, They Make Smoke” lands not with a thud, but with the distinct, satisfying crackle of something catching alight. It’s a title that carries the grit of the Ohio Valley in its consonants, a resolute statement from a band – Paige Bosic on commanding vocals and rhythm guitar, Sean Boynes sculpting soundscapes on guitar, Jim Courtney’s intricate drumming, Charlie Kovach’s...

Helladdict’s “Sudden Death”: An Exhumation of Fury.

Helladdict’s new single, “Sudden Death,” doesn’t feel like a tribute; it feels like an exhumation. Here are six men from Santiago, all seasoned enough to know that pure fury is a young person’s game, offering instead the far more corrosive anger of experience. They resurrect the chassis of 80s thrash, all bone-raw intensity and punishing tempo, but the engine is modern, built with the...

Maria Krauss Breathes New Life Into Pop With Stirring Ballad ‘Stay’

Bucks County's Rising Star Maria Krauss Delivers Heartfelt Lyrics and Vocals that Echo with a Universal Resonance. Maria Krauss, a pop singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania's bucolic...