Purchase Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/glory/id1048825394 

Where this album works, it’s because of a great blues and soul vibe. The thing is, there is nothing all the creative or original going on here. It is hard to stand tall when the music doesn’t really separate the album from the crowd. The fact that it works as well as it does is a tribute to the quality of the performances.  

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The latest Release SPURS #2.2. Midnight Road Trip from Run Downhill has fire and a rambling of the soul in a haunting fashion. The Los Angeles band Run Downhill has a timeless unique sound that is reminiscent of the Psychedelic Furs from the eighties. A wanton journey through the eyes of emotion and sound this band has Country Indie Sound down to an art.

Run Downhill’s correlation with graphic art novels that shake drama and move the ground is the perfect pairing making a lasting impression for the imprint of living from a completely different perspective of imagined love and the corruption of men. The loss of innocence is felt in these novels by T.J. Troy and illustrations by Chris McFann. The motion comic that runs as Run Downhill captures the storyline is complete perfection which is accomplished by T.J. Troy and Eddie Young.

Primary URL: https://www.theannwilsonthing.com/

Ann Wilson is a hero to both men and women alike. Heart was one of those bands that showed that a female can rock as hard as any man, any day or any week. I don’t want to dwell on that male/female rock issue too much in this review, but like Grace Slick before her, Ann did a true service to rock n’ roll that paved the way for many artists to come. Though Heart hasn’t released an album since 2012’s solid Fanatic, Wilson has been slowly and cautiously forging out on her own again, this time with her latest brainchild The Ann Wilson Thing’s latest EP, released back in September. Anyone longing for the singer’s authentic and individual approach will surely find something to love here.

URL: https://shotgunholler.com/

There’s thoughtfulness here that you won’t find coming out of Nashville. Or anywhere else for that matter. This is music written and recorded completely heedless of fashion and never bowing in mimicked tribute to the genre’s icons. Shotgun Holler shows a startling easy flair for juggling the genre’s musical conventions while enlivening them with a tangible sense of personal risk. Loaded’s eleven songs aren’t edgy, folk-inspired creations. They are uniformly polished to sparkling and recorded with obvious care and consideration. The five members of the band have pursued their craft for many years and it shows.

URL: https://jeradfinckmusic.com/ 

The title track starts this EP, and I’d have to say that I’m not a big fan of this kind of over-produced pop music. However, I can listen to this and hear what it would sound like as a song without all the heavy handed production. While this is definitely arranged to be a modern pop hit and will sound dated and trite very soon, the basis of the song is good.  

URL: https://rachelleeannmusic.com/

Rachel Lee Ann is a relatively new artist in the world of the gospel industry. She is however not a new entry into the music industry. She had been singing secular country music for a few years before she decided to dedicate her life to Christ through gospel music. A little thing that many people might not know about her is, in as much as she began her music career in the secular world, she has been inspired by a couple of gospel artists all through. This transition into the gospel music that happened a little over a year ago can, therefore, be seen as a way of getting back to the basics. Now that she has a better understanding of God’s teachings, she wants to continue spreading the good gospel.

URL: https://projectgrandslam.com/

New York based five piece fusion jazz combo Project Grand Slam, the brainchild of bassist and bandleader Robert Miller, has wowed audiences and jazz festivals nationwide since their 2007 formation. While a small assortment of musicians have passed in and out of the band’s ranks since its birth, they’ve experienced enough success that their music has appeared on popular television shows and consistently maintained a level of musical excellence that characterizes every performance and release. Their latest release, “Fire”, is the first single from their latest album Made in New York and surprisingly covers Jimi Hendrix.

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You can split Sarah Borges’ musical career nearly into two distinct halves. The first, her tenure with The Broken Singles, produced a number of well-received albums and earned Borges a much-deserved reputation as a compelling live performer and promising songwriter. Touring with the likes of Dave Alvin garnered her much reflected glory, but her rise isn’t due to fortuitous connections alone. Talent, unbridled and brimming over with passion, has catapulted her from obscurity into a growing spotlight often reserved for the elite. The latest single from Borges, “Caught by the Rain”, is another finely crafted and frequently moving composition from a major talent who only promises to improve.

https://thetosspints.com/

Throw everything you know out the window about folk/rock, because The Tosspints and their blackout drunk take on the genre is a lot harder rocker than anything I’ve yet to encounter. They stow away the acoustic guitars in the shed and instead unleash an electrifying mix of hard guitar meat that’s completely something different than the genre usually offers. The trio from Saginaw, Michigan isn’t fooling around on their 4th LP, The Privateer and it’s obvious they want you up and moving, instead of head down and moping. Mumford and Sons this sure isn’t by a longshot!