Tag: Pop

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Music Review: Alden Penner – ‘Canada in Space’ EP

September 14, 2015

Montreal’s Alden Penner released last June his latest musical offering, the five-track EP Canada in Space. Penner explains that “there are more Canadians than any other nationality represented in the planned Mars colony. [This] EP is an imagining of the dreams, reveries, phantasms, hallucinations, psycho-spiritual projections, naïve mythologies, actions, visions and experiences of an abandoned… Read More Music Review: Alden Penner – ‘Canada in Space’ EP

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Music Review: Ships Have Sailed – ‘Moodswings’

August 17, 2015

Alternative electronic pop rock trio Ships Have Sailed are releasing this month Moodswings, their new full-length album. All tracks, even the most somber ones, would find a natural place on the soundtrack of a feel-good summer blockbuster featuring wide-eyed, hopeful teenagers. And yet, the album is nuanced in that the darker sides of life are… Read More Music Review: Ships Have Sailed – ‘Moodswings’

— Jazz, Music Review, Pop, Rock —

Music Review: Sir Cadian Rhythm – ‘Sir Cadian Rhythm’

May 6, 2015
Sir Cadian Rhythm

Long Island’s Sir Cadian Rhythm, a rock, jazz, pop quintet, released earlier this month a self-titled EP of five tracks. The band consists of musical theater performers, Juilliard graduates, music teachers, award-winning jazz band performers, and prolific poets, each having different musical backgrounds and styles that range from progressive rock, funk and metal to pop,… Read More Music Review: Sir Cadian Rhythm – ‘Sir Cadian Rhythm’

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Music Review: Mark Maze – ‘Uncomfortable Truths’

March 2, 2015
Mark Maze

The United Kingdom is now offering us Mark Maze, who pours his London attitude in this full album of pop, electric, pop rock, and R&B hybrids that speak mostly of heartbreak and individualism. This makes for particularly insightful lyrics in most of the songs in Uncomfortable Truths that could make for very interesting individuals musings… Read More Music Review: Mark Maze – ‘Uncomfortable Truths’

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Music Review: Liz Graham – ‘Charcoal on a Canvas’ Single

March 1, 2015
Liz Graham

Long-time singer Liz Graham released last month her new single, “Charcoal on a Canvas”, a song about wanting to know a person on a deeper level. The metaphor is an interesting one, as charcoal is literally a hands-on drawing method the use of which gets the artist’s hands quite dirty. For the artist to be… Read More Music Review: Liz Graham – ‘Charcoal on a Canvas’ Single

— Dance, Music Review, Pop —

Music Review: Anne Simone – ‘Bittersweet’

February 22, 2015
Anne Simone

There are many reasons for giving new artists a try. Anne Simone piqued my interest because of the following words she wrote: “I am a citizen of the world./I tread gently on this earth./My glass is always half full./I celebrate differences./I believe music soothes the soul./I aspire to be the change I want to see.”… Read More Music Review: Anne Simone – ‘Bittersweet’

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Music Review: The Workers – ‘Totem’

February 20, 2015
The Workers

New York City self-proclaimed alternative rock band The Workers released last month an EP entitled Totem. Its three tracks– the opening “Death Race”, “Boomerang”, and “Big Time”, all reflect a certain dark wistful energy. They all also are simple while featuring intricate instrumentation by its seven member band: Dan Greenwald (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Will… Read More Music Review: The Workers – ‘Totem’

— Grunge, Music Review, Pop, Punk, Rock —

Music Review: Paul Maged – ‘Diamonds and Demons’

December 20, 2014
Paul Maged

The lines between music genres are increasingly blurring, creating some great sounds that manage to be both familiar and new. New York’s Paul Maged joins the ranks of artists that claim to be blurring the lines, creating a unique blend of sounds by mixing together punk, grunge, classic rock, indie pop, and ballads. The 17… Read More Music Review: Paul Maged – ‘Diamonds and Demons’

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Music Review: Nate Paladino – ‘Good Boy’ EP

December 20, 2014
Nate Paladino

I am always up to give an artist who wants to go against the grain a try. When I read that Nate Paladino started writing his own songs because he was tired of hearing about good people “being done wrong” in songs, it felt like it might be a good match, especially after coming across… Read More Music Review: Nate Paladino – ‘Good Boy’ EP

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Music Review: The Great Escape – ‘The Great Escape’

December 20, 2014
The Great Escape

A modernised blast from the past, this self-titled and self-produced nine-track EP from Los Angeles pop band The Great Escape is a fusion of indie rock and pop greatly influenced by big names of the past (such as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin) and of the present (such as Adèle and Amy Winehouse). This engaging… Read More Music Review: The Great Escape – ‘The Great Escape’