“This song is just fun. Sure it’s about cheating and remorse, but the video and lyrics provide insta-revenge and in a perfect world, all would-be broken hearts would be dealt with so easily.”
“If I am honest, the first couple of measures had me eager to dismiss this single, but then that line about freshman year hit my ears and I was hooked emotionally. The vocal performance held me tight from that moment on, and both the video and the melody tied it all together.
’Damage Done’ is songwriting done right, and this is a song that showcases the power music has us to pull us in and turn our hopes, fears, and memories a direction we were not expecting. ”
“Some people and would-be artists spit shit and you know in an instant, talk is all they got. Fatboi Gwalla Gwalla talks plenty of shit, but the man has that ooomph behind his flow that makes his lyrics bump and breathe no matter what day of the week it is, ‘Thursday’ included.”
“Bottle up a powerful performance, pour in well-written lyrics, and you come away with quite the tasty offering. But doing so is never easy so kudos to JC Stewart for stomping the grapes on this track.
Emotion pervades start to finish and you won’t need a snooty sommelier to verify what you already know ... this is a great song.”
“Do-overs ... a mulligan ... second chances.
Call them what you will, but hitting the rewind button is something we all need from time to time and this single and video entertains with just that.
With pure pop glory, The Chainsmokers and Bebe Rexha deliver a single that does not need a second chance, but will compel you to listen a second, third, fourth time.”
“So many songs lyrics are filled with bluster and bravado, and far too often, the entire things feels like contrived bullshit.
’Save Us’ is full of confidence as well, and yet the single takes an entirely different approach to get there. From a beautiful pleading chorus sand by Rori, to the hard edged flow of Dvtch Norris, this one feels real and raw and openly breaks down the fears and insecurities without hiding behind the all-too-common false narrative of ... I’m a bad ass.
A real bad ass is willing to show us the dark places as well as the joy, the hopes and the confidence. This single does that very well.”
“An anthem to self-reliance. Smooth flow and a sweet roll deliver lyrics that convey confidence and assurance that Nilly knows how to take care of business. ”
“With a sound that leans all the way back to the 70s, and lyrics that work well (despite often seeming random until the next line or two,) I found myself captivated through several listens.
There is something unique and strange and alluring here that is very hard to pin down, but ‘The Sun Is Gonna Shine On You’ is the kind of song that you can listen to over and over again and never get bored.”
“Irish band, In Their Thousands offers a vocal delivery that slices like a surgeon’s scalpel from that first high hard note, but the deepest cut (sorry Sheryl Crow) on this one comes with the writing.
Lyrically, ‘Sit and Breathe’ delivers operating room precision and life saving emotions. That might sound like hyperbole, but a well crafted song, performed with genuine emotion can break through and be a guiding light for those whom it speaks to.
’Sit and Breathe’ is just such a song.”
“Xzandra flat out brings it with this heartfelt, and emotionally-charged single about her journey through foster care.
Every word brings forth her scars, and her vocal delivery made me feel those hardships. A sad reality brought home via artful songwriting and a stellar performance.”
“What’s not to love about Ice Cube and a slew of music royalty busting loose live and kicking it old school with multi-genre infused roll of “New Funkadelic.’
Party time has arrived!”
“Smooth, soulful, and packing an emotional punch, ‘7’ takes you on a ride through the streets via a video, but the magic here is such that you don’t need the visual of the video to take that same trip. The lyrics and delivery are capable of taking you there all by themselves, so sit back, listen up, and enjoy the ride.”
“The melody did the heavy lifting here by connecting me to the single emotionally before the lyrics fully soaked in.
A well-crafted song that gets better and deeper ingrained in my psyche with each listen.”
“ To define motherhood would come with different means. Lovely Fiction official video tells the story and experiences of mother hood. With symbolism and poetic verses.”
“In light of the increase of gun violence and gun laws Beav. delivers his verses on what the problem is. ”
“Conjuring thoughts of Courtney Love and Gwen Stefani, circa No Doubt, Aussie sensation, Jack River, rides roughshod with this in-your-face rock anthem.”
“Its not Friday but the official music video for “Turbo” has given us a cameo from Deebo. This visual releases house party energy regardless of what day of the week it is.”
“If you need a vacation or just want to have a good time allow Lenny to take you there with his new single “Fly Shit.”
“Dark and brooding, this single did indeed ‘Hijack’ me. For the nearly four minutes, it held me hostage to intense vocals and a haunting melody that got out of the way to let Hein Cooper’s voice bleed through.”
“Instrumentals face the uphill battle of stirring emotion without words. Steve James has done exactly that with ‘Fall For You.’
While the title makes it clear what the song is about, it is through the melody that we feel the racing of hearts, the fear, the insecurity, and the unabashed joy that falling in love brings to us. ”