Kerri Edelman could strike gold with debut CD Leave It All Behind
Kerri Edelman’s debut CD Leave It All Behind plays out with a similar power pop princess approach of Avril Lavigne. Edelman has a solid pop rock band behind her, edgy, compressed guitars, drum programming, sonic synths, and her songs are polished to perfection. Her vocals are silky smooth and she brings a lot of youthful […]
We Are Scientists releases catchy third CD, Barbara
We Are Scientists have forged their trio sound into a polished, well-crafted song structures on this impressive third studio effort, Barbara. Barbara was recorded in studios in California, London, and New York. The album has a sweet politeness that marks every tune on this power-pop album. The trio is guitarist-vocalist Keith Murray, bassist-backing vocalist Chris […]
Chrissie O’Dell has dropped fantastic CD If I Had A Dime
Chrissie O’Dell wrote all but one song on this fine debut album, and she only used co-writers for three of her nine originals. O’Dell penned these emotionally honest words and melodies when she was in the midst of a divorce. Laying heart and soul on the line, O’Dell shows many different sides of one woman, […]
Anna Rose scores huge aural tapestries of meaningful rock with her debut CD Nomad
Anna Rose Menken is a New York City based singer-songwriter with an edge. She knows how and when to mine rock and roll and R&B. She has a sweet, strong voice, and she aims for the heart with her words. From there, it is just a matter of reaching into her bag of tricks for […]
Songs From The Campbell Kitchen is a personal work well-crafted by personal care
Maine’s country singer-songwriter, Don Campbell, has come up with some of the best CDs in local country music. Those previous recordings were all with his band. This year, Campbell released Songs From The Campbell Kitchen, a collection of traditional songs that he had always sung around his childhood home.Campbell’s family used to gather with relatives […]
Jen Kearney & The Lost Onion push some glorious funk on Year Of The Ox
Jen Kearney & The Lost Onion released The Year Of The Ox within the last year to great fanfare. Every music mag ran a positive review and Kearney and her Onion headlined numerous music festivals. The Year Of The Ox is a concept album of sorts. It was inspired by Kearney’s visit to a Chinese […]
Ten Foot Polecats make a lasting impression on their fans with debut CD
This new CD titled I Get Blamed For Everything I Do has a vintage blues sound all the way through. This blues trio has been breaking a lot of ground and touring relentlessly since breaking off from another blues band called Hoodoo Revelator.
Retro CD Reviews: CDs that I wish I had reviewed when they first came out
It’s time to clear my desk of CDs that bands give to me long after they recorded and released them. Because these CDs are still new to people who have not heard them yet, which is often the case with local artists, I think it is well worth our time to take a retrospective look at them.
Charlie Strater hits the emotional bulls eye in each song on his latest CD
Country flavored folk and honky tonk blues mark Charlie Strater’s third CD. Simply titled Charlie Strater, the singer-songwriter, who in previous CDs wrote most of his town racks, made full use of the best known songwriters in his New Hampshire seacoast music scene.
