Merit Maker is the solo project of Joe Stanton, a bassist and songwriter from Philly. The project started as a way to make music without having to deal with the clashing personalities that a full band can often have. This album features Mitchell Layton on guitar and Blaise Rantanen on drums. This album is an […]
Album Reviews
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Reeya Banerjee Finds Herself in “For the First Time”
Some songs hit you immediately with their polish or power. Others slip in slowly, like a memory you didn’t know you missed. That is where Reeya Banerjee’s “For the First Time” lives.
It’s the kind of track that doesn’t try to be flashy, but ends up being unforgettable because of how honestly it sits with you.
The second single from her upcoming album This Place, “For the First Time” is a reflective ballad about transformation – both quiet and profound. Written in hindsight but emotionally rooted in the kind of moment that reshapes you without warning, the song explores the slow realization that you’re falling in love not just with another person, but with your environment, your life and that version of yourself who’s starting to emerge.
Turning Pain Into Power: Stigma Seizes Their “Second Chance”
For a band barely four years into their journey, Stigma sound like they’ve lived a thousand lives – and their full length debut “Second Chance” bears the weight of every one of them.
Gritty, melodic, and lyrically rich, this album is a defiant statement of identity and intent from a German alt metal act that refuses to be boxed in by genre conventions or industry trends.
Lot Lizards Single “Surprise Party” is melodic punk Genius!”
Lot Lizards are a melodic punk band from Florida. When I heard the first single of their album “The Surprise of Adulting” I knew I had to check out the whole album, and holy shit, what an album it was. As someone who grew up listening to the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater sound tracks religiously, […]
When the Dream Changes – Havilah Tower’s Most Honest Song Yet in “Open Wide”
Some songs arrive like a whisper that won’t leave you alone. Havilah Tower’s “Open Wide” is one of those.
This is a track that slowly unravels and asks the question – what happens when you finally realize the life you built may not be the life you really wanted?
La Onda 2025: Cultura, Comunidad, y Música Que Nos Une
“La Onda gives us a place to come together. The culture and the people make me feel like I belong – because there aren’t many places like this for us.”That was the response from one attendee when I asked, ¿Qué significa La Onda para ti? And honestly, I couldn’t have said it better myself. La […]
Reeya Banerjee’s “Misery of Place” asks the question we’re all afraid to answer – is it where you are, or who you are?
Reeya Banerjee’s “Misery of Place” kicks open the door to her upcoming album “This Place” with a power chord.
At first listen, it’s a swaggering 90’s inspired pop rock track with crunchy guitars and a sharp vocal delivery. But underneath the smirk lies a song wrestling with something deeper – how the places we live shape the people we become.
A Slow Burn with Swagger – Lil’ Red & The Rooster Deal the Blues on “Stack ‘Em Up Baby”
With their new single “Stack ‘Em Up Baby,” Lil’ Red & The Rooster effortlessly breathe new life into the blues, with a sound that’s as fresh as it is timeless.
Discover My Favorite Bands Performing at Bonnaroo (2025)
Hello again and welcome back to my front porch, my happy place. The fighting teens and screaming toddler have been banished to the inside of the house to have it out thunder-dome style. Last week I gave you a taste of four of my can’t miss bands at Bonnaroo, this week I am going to […]
Ben Neill’s “Morphic Resonance” Is a Hypnotic Convergence of Science and Sound
Few artists bridge the gap between conceptual art and immersive listening quite like Ben Neill.
A composer, performer and the inventor of the electro acoustic Mutantrumpet, Neill has long been known for bending the boundaries of sound and fusing acoustic tradition with digital innovation.
But with Morphic Resonance, the first release from his forthcoming album Amalgam Sphere, Neill enters especially ambitious territory as he explores the radical theories of evolutionary biologist Rupert Sheldrake.
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