Album Review

The Bones of J.R. Jones' newest hypnotic album Radio Waves offers a hauntingly beautiful soundscape. The album echoes an eerie energy that expresses a yearning for something better. There is a palpable desire to lift a cloud from overtop…

Syracuse based-duo Astronaut Aardvark Attack has released their striking sophomore album, Monsters and Meddlers. Astronaut Aardvark Attack are brothers Pacer and The Stride, who have been writing and performing together for over…

Following four albums and appearances on several tracks, NYC rapper and producer JoeJas recently dropped his latest album Left Hand Bandit, released March 30. The album is an experimental yet grounded body of work that represents his goal…

Following a string of highly praised singles, NYC-based artist Jess Yaffa will drop her debut album, Thoughts That Keep Me Up At Night, available everywhere on April 4. The album is a kaleidoscopic collection that cements Yaffa’s place as…

Ryan Holweger’s The Golden Paper Flower is a reflective and deeply personal album that leans into the heart of Americana and alt-country. As a follow-up to his 2018 debut Gunmetal Sky, this record finds Holweger embracing a more…

Yuto Mitomi, a New York City-based jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer, self-releases his third album Epicycle on Friday February 7. The album’s eight tracks, which play with themes of the movements of celestial bodies, the weather…

Jerusalem-native Avinoam Ettun, currently based out of Brooklyn, has announced the release of his latest EP Looking Into Your Soul, released on December 6. Avinoam Ettun is a contemporary music performer-composer and improviser…

Crisis to Crisis, the third album by NYC band Sons of Venus was released on in June. The album is a nuclear missile of existential prog-rock aimed at the heart of American greed. Sons of Venus are John Sully, (Composition,…

On August 16, Albany-based singer-songwriter, Josh Breden released his long-awaited quintessential passion project, Unfinished Business. The new body of work represents what Breden's career has led up to, as well as who he is as a…

Rochester-born McKinley James released his debut album, Working Class Blues, on June 7. With classic sounds reminiscent of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Buddy Holly, the album takes us back to the first days of modern rock'n'roll. …