Music Reviews

2025 is officially underway, ladies and gentlemen.  It is hard to believe but this young year is already almost a month and a half old.  Before we know it, the year will already be halfway over.  As the calendar turned from 2024 to 2025,...

Later this month, trombonist Nanami Haruta will release her debut album, The Vibe through Origin Records.  The 11-song record is a mostly successful first outing for the up-and-coming musician.  That is due in large part to the album’s featured arrangements, which will be discussed shortly.  While...

This Friday, famed jazz composer and musician Arturo O’Farrill and his fellow musicians in The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra will release their new album, Mundoagua: Celebrating Carla Bley through Zoho Records.  Spanning 10 tracks and a run time of just over an hour (61 minutes to be...

This coming Friday, hard rock act Harakiri For The Sky is set to release its new album, Scorched Earth, through the independent label, AOP Records.  The seven-song record (the band’s eighth) is an intriguing presentation.  Spanning a total run time of just over an hour...

Making a year ender list is never an easy task for a critic at any level.  That is because at some point, a critic has to turn in those annual “Best of” lists to various individuals.  The result, though is that some presentations do...

Late last month, rock band Voodoo Circle released its latest album, Hail to the King to the masses.  Released Dec. 20 through AFM Records, the 12-song record is the band’s seventh full-length studio recording and will appeal largely to the band’s established audiences as well as...

Mark Tremonti is quite the busy individual.  Between his work with Alter Bridge (which is working on its next album), his work with the recently reunited Creed, and his solo work, Tremonti has kept himself working hard for some time.  Speaking of that solo...

The new year is officially here and with the new year here, it will not be long before the first new music of the year drops.  Next Friday, Jan. 17, Grave Digger will release its latest album, Bone Collector.  The band’s 22nd (yes, 22nd) full-length studio...

Early this month, Tamar Ilana and Ventanas released their latest album, Azadi through LulaWorld Records.  The act’s fourth album, it is composed of a dozen total songs which span a total run time of 54 minutes.  The record is another interesting addition to this year’s field...

The last month of the year is officially halfway over.  Even with a little more than 15 days left in the year, there is still so much music out there vying for people’s attention, including in the community of music’s smallest records, the EPs. ...