When it comes to new metal, I am rarely, if ever, impressed. I can’t speak for every single band out there, but I often feel so bored with the repetition. Most of the time, it seems like they are just trying to copy what has already been done, or their aggression feels empty, almost staged. […]
Every once and a while I open a press release that completely and utterly shifts the music I am listening to. A couple weeks ago I was living contently in a world of indie acid rock when I decided to open an email with a subject line that read, “Freakin’ Disco’’. I would quickly like […]
When it comes to music about heartbreak and the aftermath of relationships ending, Nashville probably does it better than anyone else. With a long storied history of sad songs it’s almost as if it’s a requirement for musicians from the music city to create the most depressing, gut wrenching songs imaginable. However, far too often, […]
Altın Gün is a band that has been on my musical radar for quite some time now. I remember hearing their 2018 release On and being blown away by how different their sound was. The band flawlessly combines elements of psychedelic rock and traditional Turkish folk music called Anatolian Rock. When I noticed a tour […]
In many ways, this year has felt like a massive trip down memory lane for me. I am not ashamed to admit that I am a child of the ’80s, and while I may have been too young to completely remember the music of that era, I am still a massive fan. Thinking back to […]
ZZ Ward, the genre-defying artist celebrated for her distinctive fusion of blues, hip-hop, pop, R&B, neo-soul, and rock, has exciting news to share with fans worldwide. Set to embark on a new chapter of her illustrious career, ZZ Ward proudly announces the release of her upcoming album, Dirty Shine, marking her debut as an independent […]
Greetings and salutations faithful Top Shelf readers and welcome to this month’s Women in Music feature. Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Gabriela Prisciandaro, who is the director of talent at Vevo. Vevo, for those of you who might live under rocks, is the premier hosting service for music videos. It’s an important […]
It can often become an overused cliche to say that certain things coming together is simply “destiny”. Far too often we hear people making the claim that coincidental meetings and random occurrences are some sort of divine providence. Call me a cynic but it takes a whole lot of circumstances lining up for me to […]
If I’m being completely honest with anyone reading this article, my personal experience with pop music is extremely limited. Out of all the music genres I have covered during my 9 years as a journalist, pop is probably the one I have had the least experience with. It’s not that I don’t like the genre; […]
Brutus is one of the most interesting and unique bands in the heavy metal genre today. This Belgian band have become known for their high energy live shows, beautiful, yet brutal songs all coupled with the fact that their lead singer Stefanie Mannaerts also plays drums as good as anyone in the genre. The band most […]
Living in Nashville, Tennessee for the past two years I have been introduced to countless bands and musicians and if I am being brutally honest, most of them sound the same or are trying hard to sound like someone else. If I had a dollar for all the Luke Bryan or Taylor Swift clones in […]
Following the release of their debut EP, NYC based metalcore band Advents presents their latest offering, “Match My Misery,” a song that delves deep into the pain of losing someone and the struggle to piece oneself back together. It lyrically touches upon the mental and emotional chaos dealing with the realization that the person you […]
Nashville based indie folk artist Kendall Bowser doesn’t believe in destiny, rather she chooses to be more intentional with her choices as she so emphatically states in the first verse of her latest single “Got Away”. The song, which is the first story from her upcoming and aptly named EP Sober Truths, which tells of […]
The Atomic Age, also known by his formal moniker JJ Schrick, is somewhat of an enigma to the greater Nashville rock scene. Much like a mad scientist, JJ has been meticulously writing music, crafting his brand and almost lurking in the shadows before he continues to release his musical monster on the world around him. […]
The life of a music obsessed journalist can at times be daunting. On almost a daily basis my inbox is filled to the brim with new music to check out. Press releases coming to me from all ends of the music industry spectrum and only so much time to write about the bands I want […]
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