

Thomas Csorba lets the poetry of his songwriting shine in his latest single, “Heartache After Heartache.” With an emotional awareness that belies Csorba’s age (23), the song dissects the artist’s struggle in dealing with love gone awry, and in the bigger picture, disappointments in life itself. Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify “HEARTACHE AFTER HEARTACHE” – THOMAS CSORBA The notes of organ and a mournful electric guitar are balanced by the song’s upbeat drums as a perfect match to the duality of the song’s mood. Vocalist Candace Lacina perfectly captures the song’s theme of a desperate need for change, charged by the optimism of finally breaking free. Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify “CATCH THAT TRAIN” – THE HELLO DARLINSĮlements of classic folk rock combine with modern-influenced country notes in “Catch That Train” from The Hello Darlins. Recalling his childhood feelings inspired by country church visits, you can feel the artist’s youthful imaginative past veer in wild directions as the song crescendos with a whirlwind of percussion and a strict rhythm. Gritty vocals beckon you to “Gather Up” with the fiery growl of a brimstone preacher in the latest offering from singer/songswriter Grant-Lee Phillips. Website | Facebook | Twitter | Spotify “GATHER UP” – GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS You can also check out the full Mother Church Pew Album Review for Smith’s EP Dogwood Winter.

In the song, train wreck history comes alive through Smith’s vivid lyricism. J Mikhael Smith and the Brimstone Miracle’s latest EP release quickly draws you in with lively banjo and toe-tapping rhythm. J MIKHAEL SMITH AND THE BRIMSTONE MIRACLE Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify “10:18” – REV. But that’s not the real magic of the song: “Don’t Give Up (Yet)” goes straight to your heart thanks to the bare vulnerability in Lozinski’s crystalline voice. Ski Team, a project of singer/songwriter Lucie Lozinski, skillfully raises the song’s energy with transitions to reverberating piano, which gives way to an electric and drumset beat, and finally erupts into a spanning electric guitar riff. From its tranquil opening of isolated vocals and soft glow of organ, “Don’t Give Up (Yet)” slowly builds into a raw emotional firestorm.
