Tag: The Test Drive
The Test Drive: Sugar For The Pill – Wanderlust
Sugar For the Pill has released their new album titled 'Wanderlust'. Considering this is their first full length album, there is a lot here content-wise yet their is also a goo amount of experience considering the band's age.
The Test Drive: Maddox Jones – Believe It
Maddox Jones has today released his new album titled 'Believe It' on Radikal Records. That mixture of electro-pop and original songwriting act like little rushes of blood to the head with hooks woven into hooks and a tight sound that is as creative as it is signature.
The Test Drive: Lee Michael Stevens – Part-Time Rock ‘N’ Roll Star + Tour...
Lee Michael Stevens has today released his new album titled 'Part-Time Rock 'N' Roll Star', featuring Dale Davis (Amy Winehouse's bassist) on track 3 'Alone'.
The Test Drive: Isle 7 – Old Council
Isle 7 has released their new album titled 'Old Council'. Some bands were destined to be together. Isle 7 is a prefect example of this. Having disbanded and reunited, sometimes that break is needed in order to produce the best music you can. And 'Old Council' is ten accounts to that testimony.
The Test Drive: Damokles – Nights Come Alive
Norway's Damokles has today released their new album title 'Nights Come Alive' via Vinter Records. Harsh like a habit and sonically larger than life, Damokle makes the album like a live show with the angst and anger reflecting the mood of today.
The Test Drive: Sukhmani – Here
Sukhmani has today released her new EP titled 'Here'. If, what you heard before, was the introduction, then 'Here' is the announcement. Sukhmani is here. Songs built from life experiences and music built from passion and soul, 'Here' delves into the mind of Sukhmani via the heart she wears on her sleeve.
The Test Drive: Racyne Parker & the Low Coals – Feel It Now
Racyne Parker & the Low Coals have today released their new EP titled 'Feel It Now'. Living up to the title, Racyne Parker & the Low Coals give a live jam band first impression...
The Test Drive: Anya Anastasia – Dissenter
Anya Anastasia has officially premiered her new album titled 'Dissenter', dropping April 1st. Beginning with the subtle and tribal percussion that is 'Losing Wild', the album builds to a marvelous soundscape that, to me, was totally outside of the box in regards to originality. That is when I knew I was in for a musical ride.
The Test Drive: Jack Van Cleaf – Fruit from the Trees
Jack Van Cleaf has today released his new album titled 'Fruit from the Trees'. Stories disguised as music create a wonderful shelf of memories bookended by the originality of the author. There is enough...
The Test Drive: The Golden Glows – On Moonlight And Rain
The Golden Glows are set to release their new album titled 'On Moonlight and Rain' tomorrow (April 1st). Constructed as a concept and achieved through pure imagination, The Golden Glows deliver an album of abstract construct that surrounds you with audio imagination and shows that the music is brighter outside of the box.
The Test Drive: Jules Maxwell – Cycles
Jules Maxwell has released his new album titled 'Cycles'. The album shows the dark and atmospheric combination of composer and songwriter infused within Jules as this album is all about the mood set within the music.
The Test Drive: Stacey Cohen – Wild Service
Stacey Cohen has released her new album titled 'Wild Service'. To say this album is original is an understatement.
The Test Drive: Yony – More Truth in Fiction
Yony has today released their new album titled 'More Truth in Fiction'. The lines between fake and familiarity take a musical twist with inspiration drawn from the last couple of years.
The Test Drive: The Smokes – G.O.V.T. Graffiti
The Smokes have today released their new album titled 'G.O.V.T. Graffiti''. At that first listen the guitars grab you by the b*lls and simply twist you into submission.
The Test Drive: Antwon – Blasian
Rapper Antwon has a new LP called Blasian. In it, he raps, both in and out of verse about the dichotomy of being black and Asian. He gets in touch with his Filipino heritage...
The Test Drive: Random Dudes – Pizza ’79
Random Dudes has released their new album titled 'Pizza '79'. Coming off as pure and decadent slacker rock, there is a lot more going on with that quirky personality and way about the album that lends itself to that curious and endearing quality about it that says this is cool.
The Test Drive: Earthset – Bound
Earthset have today released their new album titled 'Bound' via Dischi Bervisti/Costello’s.. While we've been teasing this for a while now, today is the day. Earthset is a band that deserves an announcement like that. They are one of the few that truly have, not only an original sound, but an original plan about how to present their music and further their careers.
The Test Drive: Go For Gold – Cope
Go For Gold has released their new album titled 'Cope'. Beautiful guitar rock with massive hooks and killer harmonies mesh and mold together with seamless attitude by a band with a signature soul and...
The Test Drive: Joe Symes and the Loving Kind – A Place To Call...
Joe Symes and the Loving Kind have released their new EP titled 'A Place To Call Our Own'. Joe and the boys have always been consummate songwriters to my ears but, with this latest...
The Test Drive: Mono – Scarlet Holliday + Tour Info
Mono have released their new 3 track EP titled 'Scarlet Holliday' via Temporary Residence Ltd, Pelagic Records, and New Noise. Originally released as a Bandcamp exclusive 2 track 'Scarlet Holliday'/'First Winter', this is an expanded version featuring 'Epilogue'.
The Test Drive: Heidi Serwer – Palm Tree On The Drywall
Heidi Serwer has released her new album titled 'Palm Tree On The Drywall'. One thing that I've learned in reviewing music is that each album, every song, and every video has a personality about it. Sometimes it's the artist. Sometimes it's a collaboration.
The Test Drive: Brother Leo – PoP Poetry (pt. 1)
Brother Leo has released the first part of his album titled 'PoP Poetry'. With a diverse track list that showcases, in different ways, the diverse sides of both Brother Leo's songwriting and production skills, which are both massive and intriguing to say the least.
The Test Drive: Arliston – The Ground Might Disappear
Arliston has released their new album titled 'The Ground Might Disappear'. The album begins in an almost atmospheric and even cinematic state. Signature from that first note. A slow burn of an album to say the least. But what gives you that instant moment of interest is the style behind the music. All original and surrounding, 'The Ground May Disappear' takes its time to let you get to know the music, and the band.
The Test Drive: Joshua Roberts – Lost & Found
Joshua Roberts has released his new album titled 'Lost & Found'. A sweet combination of virtuosity, volume, and variance, 'Lost & Found' showcases Joshua's talent as a guitarist and musician and adds songwriter and vocalist to form a signature sound that is as genre hopping as it is earnest and true to his form.
The Test Drive: Filligar – Future Self
Filligar has today released their new and eighth studio album titled 'Future Self'. Already known as an original sounding band that spans the genres as it does the world, Filligar show today what they...