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  • Curtis Harding Channels Isaac Hayes on “Wednesday Morning Atonement”

    Curtis Harding Channels Isaac Hayes on “Wednesday Morning Atonement”

    I’ll never forget the first time I heard Curtis Harding, back in May of 2014. Every new release day, I go on Spotify and try out every new album that seems interesting. That morning,  I saw this cover, in black and white, showing a shirtless dude, in profile with a tattoo on his neck, smoking… [continued]

  • Queens of the Stone Age Reinvents The Power Ballad On Their New Album, Villains

    Queens of the Stone Age Reinvents The Power Ballad On Their New Album, Villains

    “I was born in the desert, May 17 in ’73/when the needle hit the groove/I commence to moving” are the first lines to “Feet Don’t Fail Me,” the opening track on Queens of the Stone Age‘s 7th album, Villains. Whether or not you were already familiar with Josh Homme and company, Villains is the perfect… [continued]

  • Chill Like Sonny Crockett With Har Mar Superstar’s New EP, Personal Boy

    Chill Like Sonny Crockett With Har Mar Superstar’s New EP, Personal Boy

    Har Mar Superstar is the rare artist that can explore different genres while remaining sincere to his own artistic vision. His new EP, Personal Boy, produced by BJ Burton and Lazerbeak, is no exception, as he dives deep into the 80’s-infused, smooth, electro-R&B of the title track. Demanding a Miami Vice era Michael Mann montage,… [continued]

  • Hear Tori Amos’s Plea To The “Climate Blind” In “Up The Creek”

    Hear Tori Amos’s Plea To The “Climate Blind” In “Up The Creek”

    The second single from Tori Amos‘s upcoming album, Native Invader, “Up The Creek” is a haunting environmental plea for the 21st century. Pulsing with an electronic take on Native American traditions, Southern Gothic and Flood Blues, the blend of genres creates a sense of supernatural surrealism that is while sonically different is still vintage Tori.… [continued]

  • Essentials: “Planetary Space Child” – Ruby The Hatchet

    Essentials: “Planetary Space Child” – Ruby The Hatchet

    Ruby The Hatchet’s “Planetary Space Child,” the title track off their third album (due August 25th, from Tee Pee Records), finds the band taking their sludgy, psychedelic metal into the cosmos. The band’s sound is firmly rooted in 70s hard rock with a heavy doom vibe that often centers on occult themes, all heightened by… [continued]