Shapes Brings New Album Planet Android to Life with “Village Sessions (Daytime)” Live Video Session
Toronto-based jam band Shapes continues the rollout of their debut album Planet Android with the release of a new live performance video, “Village Sessions (Daytime).” Capturing the band in their most natural element, the video highlights the fluid musicianship and improvisational chemistry that define their sound. Following the recent release of Planet Android, the live session offers a fresh lens into the project’s immersive world. Both Planet Android and “Village Sessions (Daytime)” are now available on all major platforms. Across Planet Android, Shapes constructs an otherworldly narrative exploring humanity’s growing dependence on technology and its disconnection from nature. Opening with “Nature Girl,” the band introduces the […]
Psychedelic rock ensemble FORRM releases “JUNKIE WAYZ” from upcoming album BOUTIQUE
International psychedelic rock ensemble FORRM today unveils their first single “JUNKIE WAYZ” from the upcoming album BOUTIQUE. JUNKIE WAYZ will have its digital release on 1st May. FORRM channel a sound that blends distorted guitars, electronic textures and cinematic atmospheres, music that feels as influenced by film and landscape as it does by traditional rock. “JUNKIE WAYZ” introduces the album’s core sound; a fusion of psychedelic rock and electronic textures, marking the new material from artist and filmmaker Firouz FarmanFarmaian, who wrote the album Playground – Nightology, produced by Eric Chedeville (credits include Sébastien Tellier, Charlotte Gainsbourg and The Weeknd) for Zadig & Voltaire Music. Operating between Paris, New York and […]
Tallahassee Artist Goat GYO Drops Debut Single “New Era” – A Raw Declaration of Spiritual Warfare and Personal Reinvention
Tallahassee-based artist and entrepreneur known as Goat GYO, is set to release his debut single “New Era” on March 27, 2026, through Electric God Records via United Masters. The track marks his first official step into the music world, combining hard-hitting hip hop production with deeply personal themes of healing, spiritual growth, and self-reinvention. Produced by Purple Haze and Flintana, “New Era” is built for anyone who needs energy and purpose in equal measure. The song walks listeners through Goat GYO’s personal journey of confronting pain, finding healing, and recognizing the spiritual battles that most people never talk about out […]
Lily Vakili “Anybody Knows” Out March 20 | Live Wire EP Out May 8 | Tour Announced
Lily Vakili is set to release “Anybody Knows” tomorrow, March 20 (pre-save HERE), but today, Blues Rock Review is exclusively premiering the performance video for the song – watch it HERE. It was filmed at Second Take Sound in New York City along with her Live Wire EP, out May 8 (pre-save HERE), an old-school, live in-studio, audio and video recording of songs named for what fans and critics alike say is a perfect description of her charismatic performance style. Building on the success her 2025 album release Oceans Of Kansas and tour, for the intimate six-song Live Wire EP, Vakili wanted to capture the distinctive sound of performing this collection of songs […]
Erinn Alissa Reflects On Personal Loss In New Single “Jacaranda Trees”
Erinn Alissa releases her new single, “Jacaranda Trees,” a haunting, nostalgic folk-pop ballad. Through a tender reflection of a place she once loved, this deeply personal track captures the heartbreak and memories felt after the loss of a home, reminding listeners that memories linger on long after the dust has settled. “Jacaranda Trees” is now available on all streaming platforms worldwide. “Jacaranda Trees” is a guitar-driven ballad, met with passionate storytelling through intimate lyricism reflecting on the loss and grief of a home that once stood, but has since fallen to ashes. Though the emotional core of this track is […]
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Swedish Artist Simon Andersson from Malmö Nominated for the 2023 World Entertainment Awards
Who are your biggest influences? How long of an answer do you like? Ha ha! Early on I watched a VHS tape my father had with videos of John Fogerty, Little Richard, Fats Domino and The Eagles etc. That made a big impact on me as a kid and I watched that tape over and […]
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Kyle Waves Calls Out Objectification and Gay Stereotypes in New Single “Internet Boy”
Dance-pop artist Kyle Waves has released his newest single, “Internet Boy,” a playful yet assertive track that delves into the complicated experience of being admired and held up on a pedestal by people who only think they know you. Constructed around echoing synths and pulsing electronic rhythms, the song reflects Kyle Waves’s growing confidence and […]
Lacy J. Dalton Celebrates 45th Anniversary of Her Classic Hit “Takin’ It Easy”
Singer-songwriter and outlaw Lacy J. Dalton is celebrating the 45th anniversary of her signature hit “Takin’ It Easy,”the title track from her third album with Columbia Records. Released in July 1981 as the lead single from the project, the song went on to become the highest-charting single of Dalton’s career, reaching No. 2 on the […]
America’s Got Talent Winner Brandon Leake Turns Pain Into Praise on New Single “I’ve Got”
There are songs written for the charts, and then there are songs written for survival. For Emmy Award-winning spoken word artist, educator, and America’s Got Talent champion Brandon Leake, his new single “I’ve Got” was born from a season when he needed hope himself. A vibrant fusion of spoken word, hip-hop, and gospel music, “I’ve […]
Do What You Want To Do – It’s A Whole New World