Reviews – Page 158

Pop essentials and a little bit more

#Jedward’s John Grimes Gives Oasis Classic ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’ An Acoustic Guitar Makeover In New Cover

March 16, 2021

If you’ve only just caught up with Jedward recently because of their consistently on point political tweets, or if you’ve only just discovered them, here’s a reminder that they make damned fine music as well. Not content to just sit back and let their incredible 2019 fourth album, ‘Voice Of A Rebel’ (all 22 songs of which they wrote and produced) do the work, John has over the past few years also released a series of acoustic guitar covers, showcasing his own musical and vocal talents outside of Jedward.

Kai Justine Releases Sensual New Single, ‘Body’

March 15, 2021

Set for release 19 March, ‘Body’ is the sensual new single from West London singer songwriter, Kai Justine. The song with an up tempo R&B rhythm, was recorded at Qube Studios in London, alongside producer Zeke Africa. You can pre-save the single here.

Suhasini Releases Latest Single, ‘Wild And Scrumptious’

March 15, 2021

A collaboration between Indian pop singer Suhasini, and Italian writer Filomena Vicere, ‘Wild And Scrumptious’, is a fire pop track with a bop and a half of a house groove instrumental. The single is the first release from ‘The Puzzles Project’, and serves as a showcase of Suhasini’s vocal chops, and Filomena’s extraordinary creativity.

Megan O’Neill Releases New Album, ‘Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty’

March 12, 2021

Almost a year to the day after Megan released ‘Devil You Know’, a single I described as a game changer for her, I have been looking forward to the release of her second full length album. Since then, she has released many of the tracks featured on the new album, all to critical acclaim.

for KING & COUNTRY Bring New Life To Their Classic Album, BURN THE SHIPS

March 12, 2021

The updated version of For KING & COUTNRY’s Burn The Ships is almost here. It’s more than just an album, though. It’s a celebration of a career which has moved from strength to strength and a recap of some of their greatest moments.

The High Plains Drifters – ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’

March 11, 2021

The lyric video for ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’, the new single from NYC band The High Plains Drifters, focuses on an astronaut wandering around an abandoned space station. Although the song shares the title with the Rainbow rock song, and the name of the band sounds like they’d play country music, neither could be further from the truth – it’s a retro-synth pop track which harks back to the sounds of Erasure, Depeche Mode, and other classic UK electronic bands.

Natalie Joly – ‘Yours To Stay’

March 11, 2021

Natalie Joly is a 24 year old award-winning pop-rock recording artist. She’s also a singer, songwriter, and musician, who wrote her first song at the age of 8, released her first self-produced CD at 17, an EP at 19, and her single, ‘Irresistible’, in 2018. This was followed by ‘You Oughta Know’, in 2019, which was declared regionally as Song Of The Year. Last November she released ‘Running Circles’, her first fully self-produced release, which was then followed by ‘Will You Ever Stop’, in January this year. Both, along with her current single, ‘Yours To Stay’, which was released on February 26, are from her upcoming album.

Karma, Jack Rayner – ‘Hold On Me – Jack Rayner Remix’

March 11, 2021

Karma was a pioneer in the LGBTQ community, being an “out” celebrity in a time when there were very few, if any, of her status in the industry. Her latest single, ‘Hold On Me’, a collaboration with Jack Rayner, serves as a testimony to her talent. Rayner is on a similar footing to Karma; the Los Angeles-based producer has remixed tracks for the likes of Katy Perry, and Britney Spears, and worked on shows such as American Idol, America’s Got Talent, and World Of Dance.

Moonshine Bandits ft. Corey Taylor – ‘Live The Madness’

March 11, 2021

Country-rap group Moonshine Bandits formed in 2003, in California, and have since toured all over the US, and created their own record label, MSB. The duo, comprising Dustry Dahlgren and Brett Brooks, have enlisted the services of Corey Taylor, from Slipknot, on their new single, ‘Live The Madness’. How did that happen? Well Corey’s wife just happens to be a big fan of Moonshine Bandits. Of course she is!

The Org – ‘Peace’

March 11, 2021

The Org’s new single, ‘Peace’, sees them work in verses from the Bible, along with prayers on the state of their immortal souls – not to forget a shout out to the Book of Philippians – while at the same time go hard with their tough and uncompromising flows, and their metaphors which have been taken directly from the hardcore rap textbook.

Sy Smith ft. DominiqueXavier – ‘Feeling Good’

March 11, 2021

Pioneering Los Angeles nu-soul scene artist Sy Smith has been doing her thing for more than a decade, with five solo albums and collaborations with icons like Zo!, The Foreign Exchange, and Phonte. She’s also turned her talents to acting, with spots on ‘How I Met Your Mother’, and ‘American Dad’, treating these with the same passion as she does with her music. Everything she touches turns to gold, no less so than her new single and video, ‘Feeling Good’, which features DominiqueXavier, who’s tickled the ivories for Prince, MonoNeon, and Snoh Aalegra, among others.

Goodie Mob – ‘4 My Ppl’

March 11, 2021

Atlanta based foursome Goodie Mob write and record all their music together, and have been doing so since the early 1990s. Comprising Big Gipp, Khujo, Cee-Lo Green, and T-Mo, they’ve created a spectacular body of work by way of their big personalities and different vocal ranges.