Category: Music Reviews

Our Love Is Music Review
Mar
8
Music Reviews

Our Love Is Music Review

 

Our Love Is Music by THE SCREAMING POPE is a collection of electronic tracks that ebb and flow in energy while also providing a cohesive sonic journey. The album has a balance between vocals and electronic instrumentals. In the first track, Our Love Is Music, the delivery comes in quite late, allowing time for the […]

Oliver Patterson
The Labyrinth Review
Mar
3
Music Reviews

The Labyrinth Review

 

The Labyrinth is a powerful and emotionally mysterious single from ARROWS OF THE SUN, showing off excellent use of layering within its guitar melody as well as a deep connection between the vocal delivery and the perspective of the lyrics. The guitar explores a wide tonal range, with high points peeking out of its register […]

Oliver Patterson
In The Rain Shadow Review
Feb
28
Music Reviews

In The Rain Shadow Review

 

Have you ever considered leaving your city behind and moving to a mountain range in California? Well, MVI did it and they wrote an album about it. In The Rain Shadow is a cocktail of different influences that come together into a cohesive whole that shows a love and respect for his environment and a […]

Oliver Patterson
Salem
Oct
10
Music Reviews

Salem

 

Salem by MATT TARKA is an evocative and genre-fluid listening experience, capturing the ease of indie rock while exploring the psychedelic influences of artists like The Velvet Underground. Standing on the shoulders of musical giants, they still put their own spin on the tonal palette. The acoustic guitar feels like a guiding light, defining the […]

Oliver Patterson
Sinking/Floating
Sep
25
Music Reviews

Sinking/Floating

 

Sinking/Floating MAIJAH is an alternative pop power pairing that works like strawberries and cream, delving into the duality of the human experience. As we go through change there are these moments of extreme highs and lows and sometimes the only difference between these states is the way we feel, as opposed to anything external. The […]

Oliver Patterson
A Different Kind
Sep
9
Music Reviews

A Different Kind

 

Most entertainment follows a template. Hero gets a call. Hero faces obstacles. Hero wins. You’ve seen it a thousand times. But every now and then, something lands that feels different. Not just a twist on the same old thing — a genuinely different kind of story. The kind that makes you put down the remote […]

Oliver Patterson
Noise Against Tyranny
Aug
21
Music Reviews

Noise Against Tyranny

 

Noise Against Tyranny by CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS is a bold, political, gothic project with intense themes and a sense of conviction that elevates it beyond the sum of its parts. The first track gives a glimpse into the deep narrative core of the album with a take on religion and its dominance in so many […]

Oliver Patterson
Fires Of The Blue Moon
Aug
6
Music Reviews

Fires Of The Blue Moon

 

Fires Of The Blue Moon by MEDIVH is an intense and cinematic experience, utilising an alt rock, grunge soundscape to paint this picture of passion and confidence from beginning to end. The track ebbs and flows with tone and energy while also having a consistency of vision that connects and unites its sonic evolutions. The […]

Oliver Patterson
Transmission Seven
Jul
9
Music Reviews

Transmission Seven

 

Transmission Seven by LATENIGHTBEATFEAST is a chilled out, downtempo, electronic project that showcases range as well as production props. The project crosses over a variety of tonal styles and emotional scenes while maintaining a sonic through line which brings out the project’s personality. Instead of building a narrative from beginning to end, this project crafts […]

Oliver Patterson
Beautiful
Jul
5
Music Reviews

Beautiful

 

Beauty in a photograph isn’t magic. It’s a set of repeatable decisions about composition, light, and subject placement. This guide gives you the exact rules, camera settings, and editing steps used by working photographers to create images people call beautiful. No fluff. Just the mechanics. 1. The Three Non-Negotiable Elements of a Beautiful Photo Every […]

Oliver Patterson