Listen | Geexella’s back; “We Don’t” call it a comeback
With new sounds and plenty to say, Geexella returns to the mic.
Tag: pop
Watch | LANNDS gets crafty and radical on “ninety four”
Like everything LANNDS does, "ninety four" packs a singular sonic punch.
Listen: Zrae’s “Better Left Unsaid” is an emotional R&B rollercoaster
Zrae's nine songs chart a series of emotional peaks and valleys--a relative rollercoaster ride of contemporary R&B-infused pop!
Meet Wolf Mason: The singer/rapper behind the #1 song in the 904
Purveyor of polished pop, Wolf Mason, is (secretly) one of the most popular artists in the 904.
Listen: Trella throws “Caution To The Wind” on cathartic new track
Indie-folk artist Trella reaps the rewards of her risk taking in enjoyable ways.
Listen: Stay in, but “Get Out” with Hensley
It's interesting how what's happening in our lives--or in the world, broadly--can change the way we hear songs. The difference between encountering a s…
Local Music Spotlight: We’re digging Jesabel’s debut “Forgiveness”
“I’m a liar and a cheat," intones Jacksonville-based songstress Jesabel in the opening verse of her debut single, "Forgiveness," before wryly offering,…
19 Songs We Needed in ’19: Hurricane Party, Cory Driscoll, The Young Step sweat the weather
2019 gave us much in the way of music to celebrate in Northeast Florida; a glorious and eclectic mix of output, to be sure. Here are three tunes we rea…
19 Songs We Loved in ’19: Trella’s “Happy to Be Here”
One of the most interesting developments in music has to be the changing/expanding listening habits of modern music consumers. Less influenced by radio…
Muzak Mondays: New tunes from LANNDS, The Young Step; Faze Wave goes into the void.
We know there are naysayers out there. What with their “Remember the good ol’ days of music?”, their “Kids would rather play video games than play mus…
Listen: The numbers add up on LANNDS’ “2093”
Both within each track and collectively across her many releases, Rania Woodard's distinctive brand of mellow, often brooding electronic-pop seems ever…
WATCH: Lannds goes Into the Void
Rania Woodard's flavor of pop is sometimes brooding, consistently compelling. The Jax-based artist's stirring vocals add a contemplative element to the…
Local Music Spotlight: Hop on Culture School’s synth-pop time machine
Local synth-poppers Culture School set ye olde Techno TARDIS for the ‘80s on this five-song, short-and-blipping set. The brainchild of Quinn Spencer, C…
Revelrous Local Rap Duo Drops Tracks Just in Time for Hurricane Season
The double-brained-child of RickoLus and Bleubird, Hurricane Party is a pop/rap (prap?) mashup project. On the sports-air-horn-and-rambling-rich episod…
State of the Music Address 2016/17
While 2016 was a whirlwind of a year, most would agree that its music was a high point. Unlike most music lovers, however, I never compiled an "albums …