Back in February, Matt DeAngelis’ “In This World” looked outward, widening the frame from the individual to the shared experience of simply being human. It was a song about compassion, unity, and finding a steadier moral compass amid the noise of everyday life. “Playing God” picks up that same conversation but turns the mirror in a different direction, as the new track asks what happens when we become too convinced that we can control everything around us. It gives an intrigu

Some songs begin with a destination in mind. Lior Golan’s “Midnight Train,” our top pick from the EP "MIDNIGHT TRAINS," begins with the need to leave. From its first thunderous drums and blues-soaked guitars, it carries the unmistakable momentum of something already in motion, while Golan’s gritty, weathered vocals give that journey a human pulse. “Ain’t slowing down / Ain’t turning back” sounds less like a rock ’n’ roll catchphrase than a line drawn in the dust. Behind the s

Some artists spend their careers trying to outrun the past. Steve Montgomery seems perfectly happy to take the past, plug it into an amplifier, and turn it up. With "Living The Dream Right Now", he makes a compelling case for the enduring power of guitar music, connecting the unfussy spirit of classic rock with the hooks of power pop and the rougher edges of indie rock. It is a record that feels refreshingly unconcerned with whatever happens to be fashionable, because Montgom

About a year ago, when we last reviewed, Harry Kappen turned his gaze outward with "Break These Chains," a song that challenged complacency with urgent guitars and fearless conviction. It was protest rock with its sleeves rolled up, confronting fractured societies head-on and asking listeners not merely to observe the world, but to question it. Now, with "Distant Shore," he takes another remarkable step in that artistic evolution. The anger softens into empathy, the protest b

The tracks from the album "9 DREAMS" by the California-based artist Johnny Reed invite us all to wander through dreamscapes where memory, intuition, and imagination blur into one another. His songwriting often felt less concerned with arriving at answers than with exploring the questions themselves. With "Floating Within," our favorite off the album, that journey seems to reach a fascinating new crossroads. Instead of looking outward toward the shifting horizon between dreams

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Today, we find ourselves traversing the intricate pathways of "China Rose," the latest offering from the brilliant Gary Dranow and The...

In stark contrast to the raw power of Gary Dranow's "Mother's Angry," which we reviewed last week, his newest offering, "18, It's All...