A session musician is a skilled instrumentalist or vocalist hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances by artists, bands, or producers. These musicians are not permanent members of a band but are hired on a freelance or contract basis to contribute their musical talents to specifi...
Ampeater Music is a website devoted to bridging the gap between unsigned (or just plain underexposed) artists and music lovers everywhere. Every day we feature a different artist on what we call The Ampeater Review. Each fea
The track is one of anguished resignation, with the betrayal of a relationship turned sour still raw while being worn upon one’s sleeve. Chester Bennington’s utter angst here is palpable, screaming “I won’t waste myself on you,” vowing never to trust his one time partner again. LISTE...
Bachelorette is perhaps the pick of the litter, twisting and evolving like a shapeshifter as it moves from rising classical strings to passages of thumping, pounding verse motifs, all while our favourite vocalist's sublime pipes dance on the breeze above. There's just so much going on that ...
finds Paton displaying his talents as a multi-instrumentalist as he also appears on piano and melodica. He also features as an occasional vocalist, in a role normally undertaken by Beresford.The fourth member of the What? Quartet is the only one previously unknown to me. Trumpeter Gerry Gold ...
, is definitely the catchiest. Vocalist Danny Worsnop called the song “a fun, little out-there trip,” and it will no doubt leave listeners singing along before the song is over: "I'm feeling out of my mind / Oh god I feel so alive / Oh no I'm not gonna die / 'Cuz I'm a...
Camila Cabello’sC,XOXOis a heartfelt exploration of vulnerability, empowerment and introspection wrapped in a lush pop package. The album highlights Cabello's evolution as both a vocalist and songwriter, blending vibrant melodies with deeply personal storytelling. Standout track "Chanel No. 5" exude...
Lead single Minerva is the most clearly shoegaze-influenced track on the album, blending an airy guitar drone with a particularly ethereal delivery from vocalist Chino Moreno. At the same time, this is a fantastically heavy track that will reward systems with plenty of weight and dynamic range....
The 23-year-old vocalist born Samara Joy McLendon had already won a GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the Premiere Ceremony, for her acclaimed second album and Verve debut, Linger Awhile. This win during the CBS telecast was an entirely different beast. The artist who just ...
“Have A Talk With God,” is a nice surprising inclusion, a soulful, funky breath of reassurance through the pain. Zito’s first original of the album, “Forever My Love,” is an incredible slow blues that finds Zito’s grief over his loss spilling out over every note and word (a ...