McFly is a pop-rock band with seven UK number-one singles, five top-ten albums, six sell-out tours, and ten million records sold worldwide. The band is one of the most significant British pop acts of the twenty-first century. Since hitting the big time as the youngest band ever to have a debut album go straight to number one — beating The Beatles’ long-standing record. Now, Tom, Danny, Dougie, and Harry are back with their first studio album since Above the Noise hit in 2010. The new album is called. Young Dumb Thrills and features the brand-new singles “Happiness,” “Growing Up,” and “Tonight is the [...]

FLØRE is a vocalist and songwriter that creates songs “to give this weird existence a meaning,” says FLØRE. She finds inspiration in the crazy emotions of growing up, the beautifully broken, and the feeling of what it must be like when life begins and what it must be like when it ends. Channeling her feeling like an alien for most of her life, she spent her childhood playing guitar, singing, and dreaming of the universe. FLØRE is a moon lover who expresses loneliness in her songs, her singing telling stories about her own fragileness, devotion for unusual human beings, and broken love. FLØRE’s is now releasing her seven-song [...]

Joel Ross is a vibraphonist and composer that hit the jazz scene with his Blue Note debut KingMaker. The album introduced his longstanding ensemble Good Vibes. Now, Ross is expanding his catalog and sound with his second release, Who Are You? Ross says this, “This record is a culmination of our maturing – as people, as a band, within the music – it’s about figuring out who we are.” Who Are You? features Good Vibes members Jeremy Corren on piano, Immanuel Wilkins on alto saxophone, and Jeremy Dutton on drums, and introduces Kanoa Mendenhall on bass. Guest artist Brandee Younger is featured on harp on five of the album’s fifteen [...]

Anthony Gomes is a rock blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter sweeping the blues community with his high-energy shows and dynamic guitar playing and singing. Now the #1 Billboard Blues Artist is releasing a new record called Containment Blues. The Toronto born bluesman presents eleven songs that are creative and well-written. Gomes states, “My goal is to keep the Blues fresh, exciting and even dangerous. I want to bring back the thrill longtime Bluesmen created in their day. At the same time, I think it’s very important for the music to grow and evolve.” He has performed with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Robert Plant, Heart, [...]

Omar Apollo hit the music scene with his well-received debut EP Stereo, which featured songs in English and Spanish. The Mexican-American singer from Indiana pulls influences from jazz, R&B, funk, alternative, soul, and pop. Apollo is now releasing his album titled Apolonio on the Warner Records label. Apolonio is nine tracks that find Apollo mixing soul, R&B, and Lo-Fi sounds with a nerdy, laid-back attitude.

“I’m Amazing,” begins the album, launching with a lo-fi piano part. Apollo’s vocals are very focused on rhythm. The melody has a repetitive shape to it, though, since Apollo rarely changes his inflections or how he ends each part of [...]