Steph Barrak began learning piano and clarinet in middle school but, considering she found herself improvising her own melodies instead of reading the sheet music, she gave up formal lessons at age 13. She then picked up her sister’s guitar and began writing songs on 1 string. She eventually got the courage to try a […]
Album Reviews
This section includes a running list of the music reviews we publish. We also publish a lot of interviews, curate playlists, and podcast. Want to submit your music?
Prepare To Be Unswept by the Surf Song EP
Sitting in Chicago, the O’Brien cousins think about their days growing up in the UK. Wishing they were beach boys and she was their girl, The Unswept arrive with their own British surf rock invasion on this 4 track collection aptly titled Surf Song EP. In the opening track, the duo admits they could never […]
Jodie Levinson Is Beyond Strong Enough
Have you heard the amazing voice of Jodie Levinson yet? Beyond her enchanting melodies, Jodie is a master at the craft of writing great songs. Pulling inspiration from fears, joys, and her fascination with relationships, her songs offer us a soulful pop-rock exploration into these basic but complex human emotions. Levinson has been favorably compared to […]
Hiding In Public Show Their Inner Anarchist In True British Pop Rock Fashion
Hiding In Public arrive with their feel-good, British pop-rock vibes to deliver Inner Anarchist. This album goes beyond songwriting into what I would classify as songcrafting. Reading into their bio it is easy to find why this music is so good. From their bio: The band features the soulful singing and tasteful guitar work of […]
It’s A Viral Darling by Alberta
If you remember our interview with Dave Shanaberger of Alberta, you will remember our discussion about listeners characterizing his sound as Yankee Indie…but neither of us know what the hell that means. After listening to It’s A Viral Darling, I know I can give you a description you will understand. Let’s try Ameri-folk-rock. Dave’s composition […]
“Mammals Amongst Us” shout All dogs Invited
Brother/Sister duo Edward and Alex Bell along with drummer Cody Jako joined forces in Iowa City to “create a musical style they had never ventured in before. The songs are led by guitarist and lyricist Cody Janko, as he creates characters that experience tales of love, hate, defeat, and conquest, all while keeping an optimistic […]
Matthew Heller Arrives With Face Melting Rock n’ Roll Soul
Portland, Oregon’s Matthew Heller is here with his self-titled release. Heller’s music is aptly described as post-grunge folk. Others have compared him to Billy Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins. I don’t really see it but I did ask him about it in our recent interview. Here’s my opinion. Matthew’s music is what happens when your […]
Sweet, Bad Loving – Jasmin Dolly
One year! One freakin’ year! I never know what to expect when I open my inbox. Sometimes I get something mind-blowing. Jasmin Dolly sent her package over and asked if I knew anything about electronic pop music. I didn’t want to tell her that I grew up on Manheim Steamroller and Kraftwerk long before she […]
Manthei – soundtrack for Life
Canadian singer, composer performer Mark Manthei sent me a request the other day that was a bit different. He asked my opinion on what genre to classify his music in. That’s a hard one to answer. Of course he was also interested in MidTn’s opinion of his work. The first track I got to was […]
Madness of the Night
Abir and Daniel Lillman decided it was time for something new. After years of working with other projects, 2012 inspired them to create the goth rock opera known as Madness of the Night. A few months into the creative process the Swedish rockers released their single ‘We Are Gothrockers and We Don’t Care’ which became […]
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