Tag: Art Rock
StereoBird – “The Figurehead” – A version of power and majestic beauty
Throughout their previous releases, Brooklyn-based post-punk and post-rock band, StereoBird have delivered two things consistently: passages of music with real beauty and transcendent heft on [more…]
Lorenzo Armando Aldo Bazzoni – “Kaleidoscope” – a colorful and emotional vortex of sonic flamboyance!
What makes Lorenzo Armando Aldo Bazzoni so appealing and unique is the way he has transformed conventional classical music and instruments, and put his personal spin on [more…]
Ware – “Seaside” – a spirited and dynamic performance over a sun-kissed aesthetic
Over the last couple of years, Ware has quietly honed a lovely, enveloping sound. Welcoming and melodic yet capable of conveying deep emotional subtlety, the [more…]
Valhalla Superdrive – “Winged Eyes Wide” innovative, state-of-the-art electronic music!
A lifelong musician and visual artist Kel Alexander, the mastermind behind the Valhalla Superdrive project, spent years of conventional band-based musical exploration via the bass, [more…]
Lorenzo Bazzoni – “The Lord Of The Valleys” blurs the line between classical music and progressive art-rock
The combination of instruments, the epic build-up of each song section, along with some really smart compositional work make “The Lord Of The Valleys”, by [more…]
StereoBird – “Illuminated” bursts into a wandering and wistful exploration
StereoBird is a Brooklyn-based art-rock instrumental band who released their latest single “Illuminated” on the 31st of December. Their last two singles have both been [more…]
Will Wood – “Laplace’s Angel”, from the “The Normal Album”
Will Wood’s voice is the absolute gem of his latest single “Laplace’s Angel”, which comes off the album “The Normal Album”. His high octaves sprinkle [more…]
Kevin McWha Steele: “The Nightly Howl” – moments of aural epiphany
Kevin McWha Steele just seems to pour his whole mind and soul into every recording he does, and “The Nightly Howl: The Ariel Trilogy – [more…]
Wsabi Fox: “GUSHING” – a testament to progressive rock’s creativity
Wsabi Fox is a performative art-prog project led by Brooklyn-based multi-disciplinary performance artist, Jennae Santos. “Wsabi Fox was created in the wake of immense change [more…]
Roger Cole & Paul Barrere: ‘Lost In The Sound’ stems from a place that few artists can access
If you are a Radiohead fan, with a penchant for legends like Pink Floyd and King Crimson, then Roger Cole & Paul Barrere will be [more…]
Chaz Hearne: “Rise of the Voluminous” points its creativity in quite a few different directions
The very first thing I learned while listening to the album “Rise of the Voluminous” by eclectic folk artist, Chaz Hearne, is that the defining [more…]
William Elvin and the Circus: “Happy Days Ahead: The Home Recordings (2010/2011)” – plays to a higher ground
The short-lived project, William Elvin and the Circus, and their album “Happy Days Ahead: The Home Recordings (2010/2011)” in particular, is the work of a [more…]
Stomp Box: “Gravity Of Goodbye” – where pure art and commerciality live side by side
After extensively touring the world Jade formed the alternative rock band, Stomp Box, which released its 13 track debut album, entitled ‘Cerebral Vortex’, in 2006. The [more…]
Robot Raven: “Greatest Hits, Part Two” – better than the public consumption of music wants!
This album is essentially supposed to be Robot Raven’s “Greatest Hits, Part Two”, but the simple fact is that most music listeners have never heard [more…]
Roger Cole & Paul Barrere: “Political Freak Show” – their chemistry and talent reaches an apex!
“Political Freak Show” is at once, an artistic statement and a pure pop record. This release by Roger Cole & Paul Barrere is split between two musicians [more…]
JACK OF NONE: “Who’s Listening to Van Gogh’s Ear?” – a musical odyssey!
It’s not very often that I’m left open-jawed in amazement by a band. My friend suggested that I check out this poetic, experimental art-rock band [more…]
Jim Ramsey: “On the Dying Breath of Wisdom” – a coherent whole that makes philosophical and artistic sense
Jim Ramsey is a Chattanooga-based singer/songwriter whose romantic, Celtic-tinged folk rock blends British progressive influences with a dash of Scenic City soul. His songs chronicle [more…]
There is a quality of anti-gravity in the music made by Phoenix Lights
Phoenix Lights is a Netherlands art rock duo formed in September 2013. During 2014 and 2015 they played at a variety of venues throughout The [more…]
Lovers of Fiction: “So Simple & Another Song” – a breathtaking ride into a majestic rock world all its own
Portland, Maine-based indie rock band Lovers of Fiction formed when classical composer and University of Southern Maine professor Dan Sonenberg – keyboards, guitar, drums, percussion, [more…]
