Performing for over twenty years, Manchester UK-based (by way of Bury) singer-songwriter, Michael Shaw, chose the stage moniker, Sham Chewali (an anagram of his name) in order to offer a bit of anonymity during a previous vocation. The name stuck, [Click here to open...]
Archives for August 2019
Alex & Tokyo Rose – Affliction (single)
With a mission to, "...share and spread the Retrowave sound and culture with the world", NRW Records (New Retro Wave) has done well by its artists, getting features on Netflix films as well as TV shows and major movies like, Death Note, Family Guy, [Click here to open...]
Labán – Acércate (single)
The Tijuana, Mexico-native, singer-songwriter, Joaquin Bernal, began his musical voyage at age three with violin lessons which eventually morphed into taking on the piano. This was all it took. Now, just a few years removed from college, having [Click here to open...]
Innuendo – ei8ht
Dating all the way back to 1994, the boys of Arizona's own 3-piece rock outfit known as, Innuendo, have truly attained troubadour status in the world of music. Consisting of, Pat Laferty (lead vocals), Brett Richey (guitar, keys, bass), and Tom Carr [Click here to open...]
Alan Dreezer – What You Didn’t Say (single)
The Chelmsford Essex UK-based singer-songwriter, Alan Dreezer, put his calling for synth-pop in the backseat for years while touring with other projects. "What you didn't say hurt more than what you did..." It was the brotherhood of the [Click here to open...]
Astroblue Express – Kingdom of Moments (single)
Based in New York, NY, the alt-pop project known as, Atroblue Express, is previously known for their sultry-styled, trippy, electro-pop album, Quarter To Somewhere, a 12-track monster album which sounds like some musically ambient amalgamation of [Click here to open...]
Jeff McMullen – Pain Management (Deluxe Edition)
In January, we reviewed his album, Square One, calling it, "Beautifully minimalist. Bright & clear. Polished & poured-over," and, "Deserving of its moment." Now, just a few months later, Jeff McMullen, a Texas-native singer-songwriter and [Click here to open...]
Shawn Simms – Vapors In Time
"I'd taken guitar lessons when I was younger, but nothing really clicked," laments the Salem, Virginia-based songwriter, composer and producer, Shawn Simms, of his musical beginnings. But then, as these things happen, a couple of iconic musical [Click here to open...]