Amy Macdonald, Don’t Tell Me That It’s Over Review Amy Macdonald has sold over six million albums with a total of well over ten million records sold, four long-players, all entering the Top 5 charts worldwide, more than 200 million Spotify streams and concerts worldwide to a total audience of more than 3.3 million. Macdonald’s … Read more
Nathan Johnston & The Angels Of Libra, Angel of Libra Review Angels Of Libra have teamed up with Irish singer-songwriter Nathan Johnston to create a powerful retro-soul recording, the first of which is the moody and atmospheric single “Angel Of Libra,” out on Waterfall Records. “Angel Of Libra” is about a relationship on its last … Read more
Staccatofy Review Update Hello music lovers! We are posting this note to let our readers know that we are changing our review format. We began our review structure in October of 2017; we wrote a short bio and had a few comments in the Positives section (and sometimes Negative section), followed by the Bottom … Read more
Florence + The Machine, Dance Fever Review Florence + The Machine is a pop band from South London led by Florence Mary Leontine Welch. The band’s sound straddles moody pop and classic art-rock with confessional, gossip-loving, genre-bending lyrics. Managed by the Camden-based DJ duo the Queens of Noize and backed by a rotating lineup of … Read more
Robert Glasper, Black Radio III Review Robert Glasper is a champion of Black music – boasting nine Grammy nominations and four wins for Best R&B Album, Best R&B Song, Best Traditional R&B Performance, and Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, and an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay’s critically hailed documentary “13th” with Common … Read more
Estella Dawn, Salt Review Estella Dawn is a New Zealand born, US based songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Dawn has meticulously been creating an impressive set of songs that are well-written and filled with her commanding vocals and piano playing. Her songs contain thoughtful lyrics conveyed through her impressive tessitura and colored by layers of … Read more
Ibrahim Maalouf, First Noel Review Ibrahim Maalouf is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, and educator from Beirut that now resides in France. Maalouf is the son of trumpeter Nasime Maalouf and pianist Nada Maalouf, nephew of the writer Amine Maalouf and grandson of journalist, poet, and musicologist Rushdi Maalouf. He is currently the only trumpet player … Read more
Estella Dawn, Vixen Review Estella Dawn is a New Zealand-born, US-based songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her songwriting style is filled with layers, both vocally and musically, subtle and soothing, but when needed, sharp and gritty. Consumed with all the details of her craft, she writes and records her vocals and piano and co-produces all … Read more
Elly Kace, Nothing I see means anything Review Elly Kace is an award-winning opera singer that follows her musical muse through an endless universe of ceaseless curiosity and passion for sharing and creating music. An established and acclaimed opera singer, her career has found her performing across the world. Her music career began early; she … Read more
James Blake, Friends That Break Your Heart Review James Blake is a London-based producer, singer, and songwriter that first hit the scene with his quirky, R&B-sampling strain of dubstep in 2009 when his Air & Lack Thereof 12″ appeared on the Hemlock label. Blake then had a track picked by the heralded Soul Jazz label … Read more