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Blind Uncle Harry – “Shambala Warrior” review
Final verdict: 7/10 ★★★⋆˙⟡☆ I have been aware of Blind Uncle Harry for a while, having been introduced to him through his 2025 single “Kimberly Kankowski.” For better or for worse, I chalked him up to being a “comedy rock” act (as much as I hate to slap that label on music, because what do I… Read more
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Slime Squadron – “…Gateways!” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ Slime Squadron (hereby referred to as simply “Slime”) is an electronic music project based in Austin, Texas. A recognized force in their game, Slime has won several music awards, including 3 consecutive LIT awards, and has enjoyed several other distinctions. All that there was left to do for Slime was get signed… Read more
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Kenny Foster – “Sideways Apocalypse” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ You know Kenny Foster – “Poor Little Trillionaire,” “Fixing Up Everything,” and other songs that I am sure evade me at the moment. The Connecticut-native singer-songwriter has a bit of an activist streak, with his new single “Sideways Apocalypse” satirizing the current political climate of the United States. It only makes sense,… Read more
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Second Choice – “Where You Found Me (feat. Dimi De San)” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ Swedish musician Fredrik Lindström has been around for longer than most of my reader base has been alive, playing guitar in a whole slew of bands since 1992. In 2010, he started Second Choice, a solo project designed to accommodate all his musical ideas that did not fit the mold of any… Read more
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Yulia – “Let’s Agree to Love” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ I was introduced to the glittering world of jazz fusion in much of the same way many fellow nerds were; and that was through Japanese fusion acts. Think Casiopea, think Kenso, think of that sort of thing. Though none of these bands managed to reach “hood classic” status for me, I have… Read more
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Chris Keaton and the Millennials – “Lucky For Me” review
Final verdict: 9/10 ★★★★⋆˙⟡ Billy Joel is a big guilty pleasure of mine, I must admit. He is but a whiny man who whines, but he writes some very good songs which to whine with. And now that I found Chris Keaton and the Millennials’ “Lucky For Me”… it is all coming back to me, bit… Read more
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Alias Wayne – “Castles in the Sky” review
Final verdict: 5/10 ★★⋆˙⟡☆☆ Alias Wayne is a fun entity in the music landscape, and I cannot quite justify this stance of mine. You see, his previous single “Manifest Destiny” was just okay, and his new “Castles in the Sky” is… nothing but a bunch of the same thing. So it is a pile bargain bin… Read more
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CashLyke – “Don’t Look Back” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ A wild thing about the music industry is that any one guy could be producing top-shelf tunes for years, and you will in all likelihood have never even heard of him. In this day and age, much great music goes undiscovered in the vast seas of the Internet, and over the course… Read more
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Kenny Foster – “Fixing Up Everything” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ It is official – Connecticut-based singer-songwriter Kenny Foster has gone the pop route with his new single “Fixing Up Everything,” leaving behind the Take Five-adjacent math rock of “Poor Little Trillionaire.” This is a rather dreamy tune, in ways that oddly remind me of Red Velvet, the K-pop group (not the cake… Read more
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Five songs by Matilyn: I can’t believe this isn’t Adele
Hey, a fellow mononym go by-er! Matilyn is a singer-songwriter from California, and under her belt, 5 singles can be found. All of them were released between April and July 2026, so they are all fresh out the oven, and you bet I will shed some light on each and every one of them under… Read more