While listening to The Oil Barons, so many influences & genre comparisons came to mind that I was left with only one overshadowing characteristic. This band is simply unique, which fills a void in rock music that has been oversaturated by so many Nu-post-sub-core genres. The Oil Barons – Genre Averse, In A Good Way! […]
I have learned a lot from The New Aristocrats. Mainly, I did not know 80’s freestyle dance-pop was a thing. After a few google searches, however, I discovered that it really is a thing. Where have I been since the 80’s? I guess in the 90’s. And then the 2000’s. But anyway, apparently there is […]
“Wandering” – Love the chords at the intro and the melody of the singing at the onset. Yet it sounds like at least 2 unison tracks were attempted for the vocals and one of the tracks seems slightly out of tune throughout the whole song. It catches the feel of “wandering” though. I get a […]
“Mourning” is one of the songs the band is pushing on their Soundcloud page. First impressions: It’s very low in volume. To me it sounds like it needs a little better mastering. I listened to a few other tracks on their page and those seemed much louder and more present. After Alice – Mourning Overall […]
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Christian recently on Blab for the featured artist interview of the week. We talked about his most recent EP Renee, Too Soon as well as his plans for the near future. What I discovered is a sincerely nice guy that writes some great Folk Rock music. It sounds a […]
Ben Cote is inspired by the rock god guitarists of the ’80s & ’90s and they want to keep it that way. They’re part of a new generation of rockers bringing back an old sound with a new twist. Ben Cote (21) & co-founder Sam Mogel have been together for a few years now. They’re young and […]
Jesse W. Johnson is a singer/songwriter from Springfield, IL. He’s been taking his hooky-yet-dark rock and roll around the country alone and with Chicago band Jet W. Lee for 6 years now. His publicist says that he plays and tours out the majority of the year on his own. Now that is an accomplishment. I […]
The band has some exciting things happening including heading south in March to network and play at SXSW. The guys say they are excited to start expanding their tour and fan base outside of the state of Montana. Modern Sons has gone through some changes in the recent past, but with the new lineup founder […]
