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Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets' debut full-length album features beautifully arranged three-part harmonies and well-conceived, grown-up songs that stick in your mind.
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Music Review: Harsh Armadillo – ‘Bite’ EP Metes Out Smooth Funk
If you’re into smooth, delicious jazz-flavored funk, then 'Bite' is your thing.
Read More »Music Review: Disaster Relief – ‘Disaster Relief’ Delivers Funky Heat
'Disaster Relief' is all-out funk played with fervent passion and oodles of sonic heat.
Read More »Music Review: Chuckie Campbell – ‘Synesthesia,’ featuring Talib Kweli
'Synesthesia' is cool, innovative hip-hop with a cogent message.
Read More »Music Review: Hungry March Band – ‘Running Through with the Sadness’
'Running Through with the Sadness' provides delicious, heady music.
Read More »Music Review: Lusitanian Ghosts – ‘Past Laurels’ Blazes with Electric Energy
'Past Laurels' is indubitably excellent.
Read More »MUSIC PREVIEW: Manika Kaur Set to Drop ‘Sacred Words’
'Sacred Words' radiates velvety melodies, sinuous washes of sonic pigments, and graceful milieus.
Read More »Music Review: New Language – ‘Give In’ Brings Post-Hardcore Heat
L.A.’s post-hardcore band New Language released a new single Friday, April 13, called 'Give In.'
Read More »Music Video Review: Demir Demirkan – ‘Freedom’ Makes A Powerful Statement
One of metal’s premiere guitarists, Demir Demirkan, just released a new lyric video for 'Freedom.'
Read More »Music Review: Lonely Benson – ‘Let It Go’ Embraces Infectious Synth Pop
Lonely Benson's new single, 'Let It Go,' is chic synth pop.
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