With the piano intro to the first track, you kind of wonder if Nina has mellowed since her time with The Lead or as a solo artist on various labels. But about 45 seconds into that same track, you realize that this is by far her heaviest solo effort to date. I haven’t heard worship…
Somehow two new releases by And How have slipped past my ears. Need to pay more attention. I’ll focus on the newest one in this review (Tractor), but also know that the one before it (Letters Tied to Balloons) is just as good. While And How really has a sound of its own, many of…
So this album has been out for a while, and Gauthier is already working on another. But Gauthieris a fan of Michael Knott and many of the bands we cover here, so you need to know about his music. Gauthierplays a slightly amped-up rock/pop version of singer/songwriter music. I know that there are a billion…
Yes, you read that date correctly. 1991. No, this is not some long lost review. But the album itself is a bit of a long lost underground Christian gothic classic that is now being brought back to life by Key Records. Often compared to a mixture of Sisters Of Mercy and Fields Of The Nephilim,…
Somehow I knew this one was coming and then it slipped my mind. I have been a fan of Glenn Rowlands ever since I first landed a Wicked’s End tape back in the early 90s. Then he released his first solo tape and I was hooked. Rowlands connected with Powell to release a few more…
I have had the pleasure of seeing Aradhna three times in concert. I tried to take an iPhone video of some of the more moving, stirring parts of the concerts, but those videos just didn’t compare to really being there. The same can be said of most live recordings, but this live album comes close.…
Bill Mallonee has returned with a new full on studio release for this year! I think this is actually maybe his 3rd release over all this year, but this is the full studio/backing band and fan funded project. Bill continues to improve and surprise with every release from my point of view. Not one to sit…
Not sure what I was expecting from a young band that contains the son of The Altar Boys Mike Stand. The obvious U2 influences on the first track were quite a pleasant surprise. These kids have a great grounding in music that makes them sound like a mature band. Maybe Stand is guiding them? But…
In the 1990s, there was a glut of Christian neo-grunge rock bands that seemed to clutter up the samplers. Each of the bands got a bit hard to remember. But I do remember that forevertree had one of the more memorable sampler songs back in the day. Grunge with a bit more energy or maybe…
Seaside Holiday is a brother/sister outfit that mixes indie rock with electronica music. Their debut album was mixed and mastered by Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric fame. Those are probably the facts that most of our readers need to know in order to go check out the music. But for those that are still not…