Jodi Marxbury

Like a glimpse from beneath heavy eyelids, “FOOTPLATEMAN” teases us with the promise of something beautiful on the other end of darkness if only we’re strong enough to seek it out. The same can be said for the structurally conflicted “Chester’s Thing” as well. Truth be told, scarcely does it feel as though we’re not

Colin Dieden, aka Little Hurt, has a lot to work out. The former singer/songwriter for indie darlings The Mowgli’s has stayed busy since he parted ways with the band a few years ago. His solo work under the nom de plume Little Hurt has garnered acclaim, but the new album Lovely Hours breaks through in a bigger

Vineet Singh Hukmani’s “Run Run Run” is, at its heart, an irresistibly catchy pop song. The electronic instrumentation and accompanying visuals are attractive window dressing increasing the allure of his new single, but it’s solid songwriting fundamentals with mass appeal ultimately driving the train. It heralds yet another new chapter in the career of a

You Me Future Now is the third and newest release from Philadelphia-spawned quartet The Brian Shapiro Band. I can write with confidence that Shapiro isn’t out of place, as a songwriter, in the autobiographical confessional school of song lyricists. Even a cursory listen to the band’s preceding albums and the songs included with this new outing

Tommy Howell’s evolution is ongoing. The famed actor, renowned for his role in the youth classic The Outsiders, pursues more varied ends these days and one of those roads leads him to his debut album American Storyteller. It is no shock that Howell’s taken up the mantle of singer/songwriter outlaw country considering his personal past as a

Sporting a level of strength that will power the likes of “Bonesaw” and “Pornstar” out of the speakers and into a nocturnal backdrop of the darkest strain like nothing else possibly could have, to say that the vocal DEVORA offers us in her new EP God is Dead is potent wouldn’t be doing it justice. When she

Musician and composer Louis Siciliano returns with his latest release entitled Ancient Cosmic Truth. The four song EP features a stellar cast of supporting musicians such as trumpet player Randy Brecker, tenor saxophonist Umberto Muselli, former Weather Report percussionist Alex Acuna, and drummer Claudio Romano. This impressive lineup plays exceptionally well with Siciliano’s customary assortment of

Pete Price’s Department of the Interior is a solo release from the longtime guitarist of The Fries. Price has played with the band over three decades and fuels their music with inspired guitar playing that embraces the melodic rather than empty showboating. The same principles drive Department of the Interior. Songcraft is always first on Price’s artistic agenda.

In order to cultivate a strong sense of artistic originality, it’s important for an act to take a step back and consider what matters the most to their profile. Whether it be melodic detail, compositional wit, or perhaps expressing heartfelt emotion for nothing more than the medium, priorities are everything in thought-provoking music – particularly

In her new single “Over Time,” singer/songwriter Queeva works a classic club beat with an added electricity not commonly found among modern crooners by any measurement. Although this is hardly the first occasion on which Queeva has strutted through the studio with a powerful command of the lyrics rivaling the best in the industry, there’s

In “Hate Being Human,” the latest single from Dark Below, the band’s melodic driving force marvelously melds Tool-style vocal harmonies with furious riffing that would appeal to casual rockers as much as it would serious alternative music aficionados with a discriminating taste for rebellious rhythm, and while it’s not the only indie anthem worth checking

Jennifer Alvarado is an international recording artist from Vale, North Carolina and has amassed over 1 million streams on Spotify alone. Her first EP project titled ”Playing with Fire” was released in April 2021.  She released a country pop EP titled “Songbird: Part One” in July 2022.  “Songbird” is a two part collection of songs

A groove has the power to shape an entire song. From the mood to the very tone in which it’s delivered, the beat plays a role in making the new single from Of Limbo, “Let’s Go,” as beastly as it can be, and I must say, it’s quite the monster even at moderate volumes. INSTAGRAM:

In some of the more erudite and sophisticated songs I’ve heard in my lifetime, the instruments that are present tell us as much of a story as the singers themselves do, and after getting hooked on Little Hurt’s new single “Buttercup,” I decided that it definitely qualifies as a member of this elite collection of

A man of many hats including pastor, father, husband, and computing professional, David Raybuck didn’t play around when he added songwriter to that list. I am willing to believe that the fourteen songs included on his debut release The Prodigal aren’t the full extent of songs Raybuck has at his disposal for this collection. The fecund creativity

MUMEx Duo’s latest set of studio recordings, titled Heat the Silent, consists of songs like the noisy but endearing “Heat the Silent” and the synthetic fusion offering “Joe’s Island.” It emits colorful tones in “Thelonious” and abstract groove-driven swagger in “Beyond the Eight Door.” We find an unspoken darkness amidst the foggy melodies of “Variazione Senza

The recording studio can have quite the impact on an artist’s sound, and more often than not what we hear in a conventional piece is a lot different from what we would expect out of a live performance – save for the work that Elizabeth Sombart is doing right now. Sombart wants to draw us