Reviews

Keesha Blair’s “The Inheritance” begins with the question: what do we receive from those who came before us, and what do we do with it once it is ours? The songwriter and creative director behind Divine Purpose Music turns memories of her mother and grandmother into a broader meditation on…

Independent rock artist TrixxStarr turns a deceptively simple question into an increasingly unsettling meditation on excess with “Enough.” The song circles around the idea of having everything you supposedly need and still being left wondering whether any of it actually satisfies. Its accompanying music video pushes that question even further,…

After spending more than two decades helping shape modern pop, Toby Gad is finally putting more of himself in the frame. The Danish-German-born, Los Angeles-based songwriter and producer has co-written massive songs including John Legend’s “All of Me,” Beyoncé’s “If I Were A Boy,” and Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry,”…

Ultra Funkular Sound, the solo project of Norwich-based producer Gavin Moore, finds its sweet spot in electronic music that values atmosphere over excess. His latest single, “Jump Right In,” channels the chilled spirit of progressive house into a sun-warmed, liberating track that feels tailor-made for watching the sky change colour…

“Love & Hate” arrives with the soulful confidence that makes resilience feel almost celebratory. GrooveGalore Muzik and Valentino Music build the track around a warm reggae foundation, with additional production from Jahred Gordon, creating a sound that balances spiritual reflection with an unmistakably upbeat groove. From the opening seconds, harmonies…

Recorded before Faith Hill later turned the song into a signature country hit, LaCosta Tucker’s previously unheard version of “It Matters to Me”  carries the remarkable intimacy of an artist hearing her own story preserved in a song long before the world knew it. Now, decades later, that voice finally…

Country music has always had a soft spot for complicated relationships, questionable decisions, and stories that sound too strange to be true. Reagan Hudson’s “When Your Husband Gets Out of Jail” takes that tradition somewhere delightfully unexpected, transforming a throwaway line from a television court show into a funny, bittersweet…

Matt DeAngelis’ “Playing God” arrives as a spirited warning against the human obsession with control. The Southern New Jersey singer-songwriter, who has been writing music since childhood, turns a simple but weighty idea, our tendency to believe we can command our own fate and the lives of others, into an…

Some memories do not fade so much as change shape. Scott Lowder’s “Ghost of You” explores that truth through a warm blend of alternative folk, Americana, and heartland rock, turning a song more than a decade in the making into an intimate reflection on friendship, loss, and the people who…

The House Flies’ “Derelict Crawl” feels like wandering through a familiar place after everything that once made it feel safe has started to rot. The first single from their upcoming album Lions and Ore, the track digs deeper into the Moline, Illinois band’s post-punk and gothic-rock foundations, building an atmosphere…