Album Review: Aporia by Deezy
Hip-hop artist Deezy gets the whole team together for a dynamic extended play of visual storytelling on Aporia. With lamps switched off and a blue air in the hotel room,…
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Album Review: Matt Jewett Live
Acoustic punk singer-songwriter Matt Jewett takes some of the edge off with a live album that doubles as a pivotal hard reset. Few artists have thrown themselves into stormy, bloodletting…
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Album Review: Pictures in the Sand by Elderly Smackdown & Randy Rulz
Two lo-fi projects from OKC & Norman’s underground DIY scenes split a wonderfully weird new EP of off-kilter ditties Elderly Smackdown and Randy Rulz are not familiar to most, and…
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Album Review: Spirit Shaker by DIVA
Much like the runaway train mentioned in the opening line of “Follow Me”, a rock riff barrels through the beginning of DIVA’s debut EP, Spirit Shaker, bringing young, hopeful energy…
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Album Review: Day One EP by Open/Honest
Norman experimental producer nurtures organic lo-fi sounds on latest hip-hop infused instrumental EP Art itself is inherently subject to the nature of change. Though artists often strive to create permanent,…
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Album Review: S. Reidy – A Mixtape
Norman Rapper S. Reidy Presents Introspective Musical Sketchbook on Scrappy, Poignant New Release Most music is best enjoyed when it isn’t being forced into genre and artist comparisons, and S….
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First Impressions: Welcome to the Alter by Alterblood
Happy Halloween! This episode of First Impressions considers a metal album out of the Tulsa area. Welcome to the Alter by Alterblood is as heavy as it is glorious, and…
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First Impressions: Vol. 2 by The Luke Project
This episode looks at the first installment of an ambitious album project aiming to transcribe The Bible’s third Gospel into song. Vol. 2 by The Luke Project clocks in at…
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First Impressions: The North Face by Broox
This episode of First Impressions considers The North Face, the first album to come out under the Broox name. Formerly known as Moufpece Da Rippa, OKC hip-hop staple Broox marks…
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First Impressions: Coyote by John Calvin Abney
This episode looks at the 2018 full-length album Coyote by John Calvin Abney. Acclaimed by a number of publications, the album also marks Abney’s first appearance in Rolling Stone as…
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Tulsa’s The Wright Brothers Live Up to ‘Cosmic’ Muse on Synth-fueled Debut LP
As 1980’s era music continues to be influential on even the youngest of today’s musicians, it’s not out of the ordinary to see a band so obviously reference the synthesizer-heavy…
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Instrumental Rock Quartet Lost Cosmos Improvises Space Odyssey with Debut LP
Improvisation in music is much more often heard from the stage than the studio. It seems like most records that capture improvisation are live albums from the likes of jazz…
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