If you dig layers of sustained synth chords, Jim James’s Eternally Even is right up your alley. Unfortunately, I don’t live in that neighborhood at the moment. In his second solo studio album, My Morning Jacket’s front-man sets off on a psychedelic journey through funky basslines and breathy crooning with the intention of capturing a […]

If you haven’t listened to hip hop/R&B duo NxWorries (pronounced “no worries”) before, you’ll probably find yourself trying to compare them to bigger names such Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar. Like Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar, NxWorries brings something new to the hip hop/R&B scene, and the first time listening to their new album Yes […]

The five-person group from Russia, Motorama, releases Dialogues their fifth album. Motorama has created a sort of niche in the music industry by self-producing their music Lead vocal and guitarist expressed in an interview with Magic Magazine, “I always try to have it all recorded uncut, in one breath, and have it thus enhanced in its delicate […]

Backed by spectacular melodies and intimate lyrics, Jimmy Eat World are back to creating the kind of music that sounds like it was written under the stars. Integrity Blues combines the best elements of everything they’ve released thus far while pushing forward toward something new. Lead singer Jim Adkins presents some of his best songwriting […]

With the release of their third studio album, Everyone Else, New York City’s Slothrust picks up where they left off, presenting the stylized grungy, pop-punk vivacity heard on the previous albums but with a more developed understanding of dynamics and tone quality. Instead of exhausting the thrashing, distortion-driven guitar on every track, Slothrust approaches this […]

As a disclaimer, indie rock group La Femme is a French band, and I am not French. I don’t speak French, so reviewing this album was a tad frustrating for me. I know I’m missing out on the bulk of the substance of this album because I don’t know what any of the lyrics mean, […]

Sometimes vulnerable, sometimes strong, Banks as she presents herself on her most recent release, The Altar, is never apologetic. With an electronic R and B sound and fiercely honest lyrics, The Altar embraces femininity without subscribing to any stereotypes. The Altar is Banks’ second album, following her 2014 debut album Goddess. While Goddess effectively established […]