Seneko's music is gently steeped in a concoction of varied flavors. The end result is pretty darn good.
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Music Review: Hi Lo Ha – ‘Ain’t Gone Tonight’ Metes Out Smooth Indie Rock
On their latest EP the band offers innovative melodies different enough to make them uniquely attractive, while simultaneously providing potent rhythms.
Read More »Music Review: Kelly McGrath – ‘Preaching to the Choir’ Is Simply Yummy Country Pop
I really like 'Preaching to the Choir.' It is mainstream pop in flavor and color, but different and refreshing.
Read More »Music Review: Kim Richey – ‘Edgeland’
There's a feeling of fine control you get when you listen to a Kim Richey album. Her songs dig outward in two directions from country/americana, into both folk and pop. And her silvery vocals, burnished with a constant, cool vibrato, lack twangy affectation, sounding almost weirdly non-manipulative – to paradoxically emotional effect.
Read More »Music Review: Johnny Chops – ‘Johnny Chops & The Razors’ Delivers Delicious, Swampy Blues
The combination of syrupy, swampy blues and superbly talented musicians gives the music an irresistible tang.
Read More »Music Review: Magical Beasts – ‘When Love’s a Stranger’ EP/’Peninsula’ Evokes Gloom and Doom
The misery factor is contagious, leading the listener down into the abyss of calamitous unhappiness.
Read More »Music Review: Ajay Mathur – ‘Little Boat’ Is Worth a Listen
'Little Boat' is a good album. Mathur’s voice is at its best when darkly inflected with down and dirty tones.
Read More »Music Review: Echo Bloom – ‘Green’ Provides Smooth, Gorgeous Folk-Pop
'Green' delivers eloquent lyrics, along with generous doses of subliminal sonic flashes, making it one of the better folk-pop albums I’ve heard in quite some time.
Read More »Interview With Eric Anders, Singer-Songwriter of ‘Eleven Nine’ (Part 2)
This is the second part of my interview with Eric Anders, whose anti-Trump release, 'Eleven Nine,' piqued my interest to find out his motivation and songwriting process behind this concept record.
Read More »Interview With Eric Anders, Singer-Songwriter of ‘Eleven Nine’ (Part 1)
I recently reviewed Eric Anders’ latest album, called 'Eleven Nine,' which is an anti-Trump concept album. Intrigued by the sentiments expressed in the lyrics of the album, I decided to interview Eric. I wanted to know more about his motivation for the album, as well as his songwriting process.
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