Norwegian Singer Ask Rocks and Rolls on “Together”

Norwegian Singer Ask Rocks and Rolls on “Together”

ByRachel CholstAug 8, 2022

Ask Riktor Johansen is a 28-year-old from the town Harstad in Northern Norway. He has been making music since he learned to write, and has, among other things, participated in Norwegian Idol as a semifinalist in 2016. He did his…

Destinie Lynn Eagerly Anticipates “Another Station”

Destinie Lynn Eagerly Anticipates “Another Station”

ByRachel CholstAug 5, 2022

Destinie Lynn is a multi-talented singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA. Destinie’s music works within the American roots tradition, or what she affectionately refers to as “porch music” taking influence from the Delta Blues, Indie Folk, and Americana. Destinie’s voice…

Colleen Welsch Regrets Her “Temporary Thing”

Colleen Welsch Regrets Her “Temporary Thing”

ByRachel CholstAug 4, 2022

Colleen Welsch is a singer/songwriter/music producer based in Cleveland, Ohio. She describes herself as a “Kirkland Brand Taylor Swift” and her music as “spinster pop”. Her dream is to travel through time and perform at Lilith Fair. “Temporary Thing” brilliantly…

Red:30 Take No Prisoners On “Won’t Be Coming Home”

Red:30 Take No Prisoners On “Won’t Be Coming Home”

ByRachel CholstAug 3, 2022

Nashville due Red:30 describe themselves as “bluesy neo-country” — a label I can get behind. “Won’t Be Coming Home” is a swaggering, finger-wagging tour de force scolding a lover whose spot has just been blown up. “Drop” Dee Draeger’s masterful…

Josh Mavilia Goes Long On “She’s Not You”

Josh Mavilia Goes Long On “She’s Not You”

ByRachel CholstAug 2, 2022

If this is Josh Mavilia’s cautiously dipping his toe into songwriting, he’s in good shape. Mavilia is releasing songs drip by drip and, as this video attests, keeping it casual. Even on a YouTube video playing in his living room,…