by Topher Parks | Aug 31, 2019 | Interviews, Single Reviews
Last April I randomly discovered on-the-rise pop singer-songwriter Emily Morrone at a First Friday event in Indianapolis’ Fountain Square neighborhood, and I was so taken with her talent that I felt compelled to include her in my Hoosier Monthly Digest that month....
by Topher Parks | Apr 24, 2019 | Interviews, Premieres
Though Jonny Carroll and Jonathan Class first came together as AVERLY from a message “out of the blue” a year ago, the seeds for their relationship had already been sown years before, when the two met through a mutual friend. It all started with a single, “Patient,”...
by Topher Parks | Apr 1, 2019 | Discoveries, Single Reviews
Baby Ebony – “MY Team MY”: Baby Ebony just keeps churning out new music, but “MY Team MY” is arguably the Indianapolis rapper at his best. His melodic rapping puts to shame mumble rappers who often try to employ a similar flow. Meanwhile, the beat is simultaneously...
by Topher Parks | Jan 2, 2019 | Lists!
Everyone listens for something different when hearing a particular song for the first time, whether it’s the lyrics, how the vocalist sounds, or an aspect of the musical composition itself. Like it or not our ears are biased. For me lyrics are typically the last thing...
by Topher Parks | Dec 30, 2018 | Album Reviews
Like 2016 and 2017 before it, 2018 brought another year-defining theme that encompasses this particular list for me. With so many solid releases clocking in at less than half hour of runtime, containing less than 10 tracks, or meeting both of these criteria, 2018 felt...
