Music

REVIEW DEBUT EP: Bleak by Rutherford Royal
Hailing from South Cackalacky (aka South Carolina to those not native to the US’s Southern States)…

DEBUT ALBUM: If Everyone’s an Expert by Penny Rich
I was given the opportunity to listen to Penny Rich’s debut album If Everyone’s an Expert…

LISTEN: “What It Is” by Luke Elliot
There are old school masters at crafting a story for a song, like Leonard Cohen and…

LISTEN: “The Great Swells that Carry Us Will Pull Us Under” by Aaronson
From their album The Great Swells that Carry Us Will Pull Us Under, available July 14th…

LISTEN: “My Revolution” by Red Bird Rising
Musician, songwriter and producer Diedrich Donald Weiss, known by his musical alias Red Bird Rising, released…

HOT TRACK: “Vanished in Transition” by Ritual Cloak
The title track of Ritual Cloak’s forthcoming EP, “Vanished in Transition” formed one question in my…

LISTEN: “Tower of Babel” by Natalie Merchant
Lord have mercy on my soul. There’s new Natalie Merchant. I have to thank our timeline…

LISTEN: “Stray” by Pollyanna Blue
If you read our early review of “Stray”, you know we loved the song and now…

LISTEN: “Spirals” by Penny Rich
Ahead of their April 14th release of their debut album, If Everyone’s an Expert, Cardiff based…

HOT TRACK: “Gammon” by Telgate
Have you ever heard an intro to a song and just knew that it was going…

DEBUT SINGLE: “The Man” by Part Time Signals
Released across the Universe today is the debut single, “The Man” by Part Time Signals. Part…

LISTEN: “Apocalyptical (Re-Imagined by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)” by Puscifer
Holy crap on a cracker man. Maynard James Keenan, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross collaborating! It’s…

LISTEN & WATCH: “Illest of Our Time” by Ren
Ever since I gave my ear to “Hi Ren” by Ren, he reeled me in…hook, line,…

HOT TRACK: “It’s Hell Down Here” by The Amity Affliction
In late March, The Amity Affliction announced their new album, Not Without My Ghosts, would be…

HOT TRACK: “The Town is a Ghost” by The Cadillac Three
In a beautiful tribute to vocalist, Jaren Johnston’s late father Jerry, The Cadillac Three shows their…

LISTEN: “Silencer” by Lucky Thief
“Silencer” by Lucky Thief is now available for all the world to hear. Lucky Thief says…

LISTEN: “Carolina” by Elijah Jones and the CCs
I have a soft spot in my music heart for Elijah Jones. I’ve been a fan…

LISTEN: “Shake” by Yeo
The latest from Asian-Australian singer-songwriter and producer Yeo is an R&B track that is drenched in…

LISTEN: “Misbehave Me” by Dakota Jones
If you didn’t know this, we here at Amplify the Noise, love us some Dakota Jones. …

HOT TRACK: “Stay” by All the Damn Vampires
In my opinion, when it comes to 80’s synth vibes, All the Damn Vampires can do…

LISTEN: “Twist in My Sobriety” by Sirenia
Symphonic metal is a relatively new genre of metal for me and I’ve enjoyed discovering the…

LISTEN: “雫” by Esprit D’Air featuring Misstiq
In case you missed it, 雫 (‘Shizuku’) is a re-recording of the first and only ‘J-Rock’…

LISTEN: “On the Run” by Roadwolf
I love when I hear the intro to a song and I’m immediately taken back in…

HOT TRACK: “The Land” by Holy Reptile
The deep opening riff of “The Land” has me immediately hooked and once the bass chimes…

DEBUT DOUBLE SINGLE: “The Ghost That I Once Knew” and “Lilac Haze” by Lilac Haze
I was born too late for 8-tracks and vinyl and cassettes were in their heyday when…

LISTEN: “Path of Least Resistance” by Aisha Badru
Working with Grammy winner Synematik, Aisha Badru has released her latest single, “Path of Least Resistance”…

LISTEN: “Plateau” by Gal Musette
If one must know, when it comes to listening to music, I am the harshest critic…

HOT TRACK: “Nobody” by Avenged Sevenfold
One would have to be living under a rock to not know that Avenged Sevenfold released…