OG Artist Lori Lieberman Goes Uncredited: Killing Me Softly

Angelically, Lauryn Hill opens this gut-wrencher with quite lonely vocals – a refreshing yet gloomy follow-up to “The Beast.” This back-and-forth presents as a theme throughout the album, exhibiting the musical range of not only Hill but the trio as a whole.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Right Side of Wrong, Wrong Side of Good

Having a hard time describing the music they create, JD and Freak (the duo behind “Thrown To The Wolves”) write: Most of our songs tell stories, and the sound changes depending on the story being told. Their new album, “Right Side of Wrong, Wrong Side of Good,” is something close to a novel as each track (story) interwinds into one significant and complex picture.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Innocent

“I’ve been loving you for some time/ And you knew that,” sings Ben Roter (lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Quarters Of Change) on their lovely second EP. “But you ran off again with some guy.” “Innocent” is the band’s latest recording, released on the 26th of last month. The album is extremely upbeat and positive-sounding, despite the lyrics that point to things like damaged relationships, toxic traits, and being guilted into things. 

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Behind the Song: Mississippi Goddam

Early morning on June 12, 1963, shortly after President John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address, activist Medgar Evers was shot through the back in the driveway of his own home. Evers was returning from meeting NAACP lawyers and officials. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Prairie

“Prairie” by Neil Howell made its release on the 11th of this month. The album is a large melting pot of various subgenres of rock, blended together brilliantly. Howell has found a way to mash metal with a distinct folk sound, something that feels undone before. 

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