'Wonder Lust' is superb! The melodies are fresh and potently layered, while the rhythms sway with compelling dynamism. Tittel’s voice provides an easy listening experience, as well as just the right amount of persuasive passion.
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Music Review: Jan Sturiale – ‘Roadmaps’ Conveys Cool Colors of Modern Jazz
'Roadmaps' is excellent and so cool, it’s almost frosty. The slightly experimental melodies challenge rather than repel, simply because of their innovative flow and glossy tones. If you’re into polished jazz, Jan Sturiale’s 'Roadmaps' is for you.
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DIVA looks to the extraordinary composers and arrangers within the band for grist to make memorable instrumentals.
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The release leaves listeners with a fondness for pleasing pastorals.
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The highlights of 'In Silver Halides' are the silky-smooth melodies and Deakin’s hushed velvety voice. This is an album rife with beautiful, soft music tip-toeing between orchestral prog rock and buttery acoustic/classicism. 'In Silver Halides' projects lush excellence.
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Matteo Liberatore uses unconventional tools and methods to pluck a variety of jolts and scratches, arpeggio sequences, and melodic and chordal motifs from that most common of instruments, the acoustic guitar.
Read More »Music Review: Woody Witt and the Larry Ham Trio – ‘Presence’
'Presence' is a high-quality set of modern and timeless jazz tunage.
Read More »Music Review: Galapaghost – ‘Pulse’ Presents Innovative, Luxurious Indie Rock
Wow! 'Pulse' is surprisingly good. The melodies are lustrous and expansive, while the rhythms ache with splendid muted buffeting. Chandler’s voice is easy to listen to and rife with velvety sonority. I enjoyed 'Pulse' and recommend it to you.
Read More »Music Review: Henry Metal – ‘War in Heaven’ Offers Pulsating Metal, Stellar Riffs
'War in Heaven' is a heavy-duty album, especially for fans of metal. Original melodies, pulsing with energy and vibrating rhythms, are anything but derivative. Henry Metal’s voice retains a presumptuous vitality that works well, and his talent on the axe is superb – great shredding and ascendant riffs.
Read More »Music Review: Livingmore – ‘Ok to Land’ Dishes Out Gorgeously Tight Alt Rock
'Ok to Land,' Livingmore's debut, delivers outstanding alt/pop rock. The melodies emanate infectious pigments, as well as creamy smooth harmonics. And Moore’s elegantly yummy voice infuses an aesthetic finish both polished and exquisitely delightful.
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