REVIEWS

Christmas music often leans towards grand orchestral arrangements, exuberant celebrations and familiar seasonal melodies. With “A Christmas Wish,” guitarist David

UK electronic pop artist TG_angel transforms the everyday frustrations of technology into an unexpectedly relatable exploration of human relationships on

Seattle-based rock trio Vicious Kitty deliver a spirited combination of gritty guitars, infectious rock rhythms, and rebellious storytelling with their

On his latest album, Shadow Dancers, guitarist and composer Reza Khan builds an entire musical world around the sense of

There is something wonderfully misleading about the title of 72 Rats’ new album, “It All Burns Down Someday.” It sounds

Alias Wayne has always sounded most convincing when he resists the temptation to make his songs bigger than they need

There is something wonderfully disarming about Stephen Mugford’s latest single, “Fuzzy Socks (Na Na Na).” Despite the title, Mugford tackles

There is something deliciously contradictory about Deborah’s “Artificial World.” It is bright, polished and built to move bodies, yet underneath

Kenny Foster delivers an enticing single that draws the listener in from the opening note with his latest release, “All

Andie Case has never had much trouble commanding attention with her voice, but her new single “Speak of the Devil”

There is something appealingly unfashionable about intimate dream’s latest album, “Mine Alone.” Rather than chasing contemporary production trends, the album

Jude Gwynaire has always seemed happiest operating somewhere beyond the neat borders of genre. His new single, “Siren Hearted Girl,”

Las Vegas hip-hop artist Deepwise makes a powerful statement with his latest single, “Keep on Dragging Me Down.” Built around

With “Gar Francis Songbook, Vol. Two,” Bongo Boy Records reaches into the archives of songwriter Gar Francis and finds much

There is something wonderfully restless about Gwen’s debut album, “A Cure That Will Save the Both of Us.” The Manhattan

Seattle rocker Erik Hansen makes an emphatic leap as a full-length storyteller with his debut album, “The Eternal Conflict.” a

With Island Dreamer: III of III, Bahamian trumpeter and composer Giveton Gelin makes an ambitious statement about where he comes

Michael Moss has spent decades treating jazz less as a fixed language than as a point of departure. On Quantum

Honduran-born, New Orleans-based pianist Oscar Rossignoli brings several strands of his musical life into unusually convincing alignment with his latest

Few locations in popular music carry a cultural shadow as enormous as Abbey Road’s, but Alex Otey makes a bold

Camille K’s new single “Paradise” is an unabashedly bright piece of romantic pop, built around a simple but effective idea:

There is an easy trap for university jazz recordings, where technical proficiency becomes the entire point of their performance. “Back

Magdeburg-based indie performer Nost Enter draws us deep into an atmosphere of mystery and suspense with their debut EP, “Untitled”

There is something particularly effective about a heartbreak song that refuses to sound defeated. On his new single “Beginning to

Born from grief and centered around inheritance, Carla Marciano’s “DAYDREAMING My Beloved Father GIOVANNI” is a compelling record that goes

There is something refreshingly uncomplicated about the romance at the center of Kenneith Perrin’s new single, “Giving You All.” Rather

There is an unmistakable feeling of home running through Ruby Greenberg’s latest EP, “The Light Behind.” Across 5 tracks, she

Blind Uncle Harry takes an unexpectedly spiritual turn on his new single “Shambala Warrior.” His self-described brand of “hillbilly hippie

There is a point in a bad relationship when heartbreak gives way to clarity. Brooklyn-based duo Ruby & Sasha capture

With their latest album, “InAround,” the Mitch Marcus Quintet returns to a musical territory it has spent more than two

Kenny Foster has a knack for crafting surprisingly inviting musical surroundings around uneasy ideas, and “Sideways Apocalypse” might be one

Sharon Katz has spent much of her career making borders feel musically irrelevant. Her latest release, “Desert Air” continues that

Taking on a song as instantly recognizable as Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love” is a dangerous proposition, but that’s exactly

Carrington MacDuffie has never sounded particularly interested in fitting neatly inside a genre, and “Sugar Drip” may be the clearest

Singer and songwriter Lecia Louise demonstrates her versatility on “Strike To Ignite,” throwing blues, classic rock, country and soul onto

There is something quietly liberating about admitting that you do not have everything figured out. On her new single “Loser,”

Kathy Sabol’s new four-track EP, “Speak to Me” is an intriguing example of music written when faith itself has been