Rick Lang, bluegrass, alt-country, Dark Shadow Recording, Syntax Creative - image

Rick Lang - A Tale to Tell

About the focus track, "Sawmill Man" | In "Sawmill Man," the opening track to Rick Lang's latest LP, A Tale to Tell (Dark Shadow Recording, 2/25), featured lead vocalist is none other than bluegrass/acoustic/country music legend Tim Stafford.…
Sojourn, Newselph, hip hop, rap, Illect Recordings, Syntax Creative - image

Sojourn & Newselph - Mirror Monologues (Remix)

Originally recorded for Sojourn's The Dark Room (Illect Recordings, Nov. '20), "Mirror Monologues" gets this 2022 re-make featuring Canadian producer's, Newselph, official stamp. A completely introspective vibe—hence, "mirror,"—this…
R.A.I.D., metal, Rottweiler Records, Syntax Creative - image

R.A.I.D. - "Shattered Beliefs"

R.A.I.D. is a thrash metal band based in India, and "Shattered Beliefs" marks the band's second single release in 2022. Despite rocking halfway across the globe, since 2019 many of their songs have charted in respected metal publications. Two…
R.A.I.D., rock, hard rock, metal, Rottweiler Records, Syntax Creative - image

R.A.I.D. - Defiance

R.A.I.D. boasts a lot of recent and interesting activity in their relatively short-lived band life. The natives-to-India band landed India's Top Emerging Band of 2017, Rolling Stone (India) "hottest band to look out for in 2018," co-organized…
Crystal Lewis, Charles Jones, jazz, singer-songwriter, CLR, Syntax Creative - image

Crystal Lewis feat. Charles Jones - "I Can't Help It"

For Crystal Lewis' first new single since her 2019 Rhapsody project, she teams up with fellow SoCal singer, songwriter, producer Charles Jones (Joy Oladokun) on this Stevie Wonder-written original—and made more popular by Michael Jackson…
Breaking Grass, bluegrass, alt-country, Mountain Fever Records, Syntax Creative - image

Breaking Grass - "Money Can't Buy You"

There are some things in life that money truly can't buy you, and Breaking Grass' new single is a more than palatable conduit for this enduring message. As the song states: The feeling of young love, the smell of grandma's fresh baked pies,…
Rachel Jeanette, Americana, folk, Christian music, Godsey Media, Syntax Creative - image

Rachel Jeanette - "Mercy on Me"

This gospel-blues track is performed by singer, songwriter, actress Rachel Jeanette—known for recent roles in such on-screen brands like Allegiant The Divergent Series, 90 Minutes in Heaven, and Nashville. Jeanette brings undeniably strong…
Kevin Max, covers, singer-songwriter, Old Bear Records, Syntax Creative - image

Kevin Max - "As the World Falls Down"

Eclectic vocalist—and self-acclaimed Bowie fanatic—Kevin Max drops his take on the classic, "As the World Falls Down"—fans may remember this whimsical, upbeat song featured on '86's Labyrinth soundtrack. Max's '22 remake is more subdued—imagine…
Raging Moses, Datin, hip hop, rap, CHH, Illect Recordings, Syntax Creative - image

Raging Moses & Datin - "Awake"

For those who believe, they also feel a call—this passage of scripture commands them to: Matt. 28:16-20. The duality of mission is a common thread, and it's what gets emcees like Raging Moses & Datin awake and out of bed—literally. This…
Lorraine Jordan, Carolina Road, bluegrass, acoustic, Pinecastle Records, Syntax Creative - image

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road - "Who's Gonna Tell the Story"

Chart-topping bluegrass outfit Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road releases their first single of '22—and first new music since late '21's gospel album, I Can Go to Them, and '20's smash Bill Monroe's ol' Mandolin—with "Who's Gonna…
Jon Stickley Trio, acoustic, jazz, Americana, Organic Records, Syntax Creative - image

Jon Stickley Trio - "Take the Air"

Leave it to ace guitarist Jon Stickley and his eponymous Trio to start the new year with a single, “Take the Air,” that does for a 7/4 time signature what Dave Brubeck’s Paul Desmond-composed “Take Five” did for 5/4 some sixty…
Benson, bluegrass, banjo, mandolin, Mountain Home Music Company, Syntax Creative - image

Benson - "Conway"

Ask award-winning bluegrass mandolinist Wayne Benson what prompted a recording partnership with his wife, award-winning banjo player Kristin Scott Benson, and the answer is straightforward: “I think we have something to say,” he says.…