Sound Waves # 62
• Weekly Song Recommendations • “Ex Honeysuckle Girl” pulls you into a hazy, unpredictable world where delicate passages gradually give way to a much heavier emotional force. Masking Girlfriend balances dreamy textures with fierce guitar-driven intensity, creating a striking alternative rock track that feels both intimate and explosive. Socials: Spotify “Skinwalker” unfolds with a haunting […]
Massimo Donelli-Paolo Rossi – Adorati Spiriti
This is not your typical rock record. Massimo Donelli-Paolo Rossi didn’t put together a collection of party anthems or breakup songs. They built a concept album with weight, history, and a message that hits harder than a wall of Marshall stacks. “Adorati Spiriti” is nine tracks of progressive rock, jazz-fusion, and world music that tells […]
Last Night Watchman – Old Blighty
Let me tell you something about the Last Night Watchman. This isn’t some kid fresh out of music school trying to get clicks on TikTok. This is a guy who’s been around the block, played in a proper Birmingham indie band called The Noseflutes back in the day, recorded sessions for the BBC, and released […]
Stephanie Phillips – Walking the Tightrope
Stephanie Phillips didn’t make a record to soundtrack your backyard barbecue. This is a seventh album, and it’s called “Walking the Tightrope“, and it arrives carrying the weight of a year and a half that would flatten most people. She’s based in West Chester, PA. During the writing of this thing, her younger brother died. […]
PoeTreeman – Still, the World
Let’s get one thing straight. PoeTreeman isn’t here to blow your speakers out or melt your face off with a hundred-mile-an-hour guitar solo. This is a different kind of heavy. The project from California songwriter Anthony Wayne Langston, titled “Still, the World“, is a ten-song, fifty-minute ride that hits you right in the chest instead […]
Sound Waves # 61
• Weekly Song Recommendations • Sand Jar turns still so far into a beautifully hazy portrait of longing, where fragile vocals and shimmering textures make every moment feel intimate yet strangely distant. The song gradually gathers emotional weight before breaking into a sweeping, cathartic release that lingers like a memory you cannot quite let go […]
Mad Painter – Island Poetry
Alright, turn the speakers up until the windows rattle, because we’ve got a record that feels like it was dug out of a dusty crate from 1972—except it wasn’t. “Island Poetry”, the new full-length from Boston’s own Mad Painter, is out on October 1, 2026, and it reminds us exactly why we fell in love […]
Lyons Lane – You’ll Talk About It!
Lyons Lane is a five-piece out of Detroit, and their debut EP You’ll Talk About It! just dropped. Trust me, you’re gonna want to be in on this from the ground floor. These guys didn’t just show up overnight. Frontman Mark Leo started writing songs and playing in bands when he was eight years old. […]
ReeToxA – Double A Side 2 (Akaroa Erica And The Stars)
Let’s talk about a record that hits like a fist to the chest. ReeToxA just dropped “Double A Side 2 (Akaroa Erica And The Stars)“, and this thing is a powerhouse. This is the sound of a man dragging himself out of hell and turning it into music. ReeToxA is the brainchild of Jason Mckee, […]
Sean MacLeod – That’s When the Earth Become a Star
Sean MacLeod has been kicking around the music game for over three decades, going back to his days in the Dublin band Cisco. He’s also a author and filmmaker with a PhD in Music Composition. The guy knows his stuff. Now he’s back with his fifth solo album, “That’s When the Earth Become a Star“, […]
Sound Waves # 60
• Weekly Song Recommendations • “it’s what you know” pulls you into a hazy wall of guitar before its bruised vocals and relentless rhythm take over, creating a sound that feels both raw and strangely intimate. ulyssescfm balance rough-edged intensity with a lingering melodic pull, making this a track that stays under the skin long […]
The Timbre Project – Bass River Sessions
Let’s not beat around the bush. The Timbre Project just dropped “Bass River Sessions“, and it’s a ten-track, 39-minute rock record that feels like a long, honest talk with a buddy who’s seen some things. This isn’t plastic pop. It’s meat-and-potatoes songwriting with grit under its nails. The band is Jaime d’Almeida, David Zimmerman, and […]