Music Reviews

Chant, Pulse, Repeat: Martone Turns Devotion Into a Dancefloor Language on “We Loved Each Other Through It”

Some dance records are built around drops. Others are built around hooks. Martone’s “We Loved Each Other Through It” is built around a phrase—a line that doesn’t just sit in the song, but becomes the song.

Spit Mad

5 days ago2 min read

Rooted Words: Shweta Harve’s ‘Have You Loved Like a Tree?’ Finds Power in Lyrical Stillness

Shweta Harve’s “Have You Loved Like a Tree?” is a rare kind of pop song — one that places its full weight on the words and trusts them to carry the emotional impact. In a genre often driven by production tricks and instant hooks, Harve leans into lyricism as the primary force, crafting a song that unfolds like a quiet conversation rather than a spectacle.

Spit Mad

5 days ago2 min read

The Perfect Storm, Maiden Voyage: Emotional Clarity in an Age of Noise

What’s most striking about Maiden Voyage, the debut album from The Perfect Storm, isn’t its sound so much as its emotional directness. In a musical landscape that often rewards detachment, irony, or stylistic reinvention, this trio—James, Matty, and Ethan—leans instead into something more vulnerable: the belief that feeling deeply, and expressing it plainly, still matters. That choice alone places them in a lineage of rock artists who see music not as an intellectual exercise

Spit Mad

5 days ago3 min read

Chris Erasmus releases 'NeverPlanned'

Chris Erasmus has shown us the dagger in his heart, and has invited us to stab it into our own.

Caiden Becker

Apr 121 min read

Inside the latest from Chris Erasmus, 'NeverPlanned'

Soaring and cinematic, tracks like this don't come often, especially with the raw and real emotion and truth that NeverPlanned holds. In what I would describe as a lifetime in the making, and I believe Chris would agree, this song beautifully explores the type of longing that could only come from someone as innately displaced and perpetually alienated as he has been.

Trent Pelletier

Apr 102 min read

“After the Crossing” – Harry Kappen: Ten Songs, One Man, and the Sound of a World Trying Not to Tear Itself Apart

Harry Kappen didn’t just cross an ocean—he detonated his old life and stitched together a new one somewhere between memory, love, and whatever fragile truth still survives the noise. After the Crossing is what happens when a guy takes that kind of leap and decides to document the psychological aftershocks in real time.

Spit Mad

Apr 12 min read

Gary Pratt’s “Buzzin’” Finds the Sacred in the Ordinary

Gary Pratt’s “Buzzin’” unfolds like a late summer evening you didn’t plan but somehow needed. It doesn’t announce itself with grandeur or strain for significance. Instead, it settles in, easy as a porch light flickering on, and lets the details do the talking.

Spit Mad

Apr 12 min read

'She Left Me': A Refreshing Perspective On A Familiar Story

A Deeper Dive into Presley Aronson's Newest Single and the Story Behind it.

Trent Pelletier

Jan 232 min read

Chris Erasmus Reimagines “O Holy Night”: A Modern Take on a Christmas Classic

As the holiday season draws near and the world begins to glow with festive lights, there’s a natural pull toward music that grounds us. The songs that slow us down, rekindle childhood memories, and invite us into a softer, more reflective space. With the release of his latest single, “O Holy Night,” singer-songwriter Chris Erasmus offers exactly that: a gentle breath amid December’s rush. “O Holy Night” has long been one of the most beloved Christmas carols — revered for it

Spit Mad

Dec 4, 20252 min read

Roots Run Deep: Why "Can’t Hide Country" by Colt Ford & Tyler Booth Hits Like a Back-Road Revival

When two country voices collide with swagger and sincerity, you get a track that does more than simply entertain—it reminds you where you’re from. That’s exactly what we get with “Can’t Hide Country,” the hard-hitting single from Colt Ford and Tyler Booth, released on September 5th, 2025. “Can’t Hide Country” pairs Colt Ford’s bold Southern swagger with Tyler Booth’s gritty, authentic vocal tone, crafting an anthem with rocking steel guitar riffs, punchy beats, and a message

Spit Mad

Nov 4, 20252 min read