Chris Ambrosino

79 posts

Reviewer & Playlist curator

Chris Ambrosino hails from the Catskill region of New York and has been a performer and songwriter since 1987. He also has worked as an art director and graphic artist for several organizations. Chris currently plays and writes for indie band, Blue Ribbon and is a contributing writer for the Alt. Daily blog and For The Love Of Bands website. He has resided in Hampton Roads, VA since 1994.

Adam Chaffins - Further Away

Adam Chaffins - Further Away

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Adam Chaffins – Further Away | All is not lost, resilience and love will win in the end

23 September 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoAcoustic Americana Singer-Songwriter

Adam Chaffins’ mark on the Americana music industry is one of broad strokes and horizons and a trail...

CRACKUPS - Greetings From Earth

CRACKUPS - Greetings From Earth

CRACKUPS release Greetings From Earth – an 18-minute scorcher for all the sedentary music fans of the world

11 September 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoGarage garage punk Punk

CRACKUPS released their album, Greetings From Earth on May Way records on September 11. The band, normally very...

The Vices - Good Morning City Now Let Me Sleep...

The Vices - Good Morning City Now Let Me Sleep...

The Vices release Good Morning City, Now Let Me Sleep – a four-song package of 3 minute and something, pop kernels

28 August 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoGarage garage pop Garage Rock Indie Indie Pop Indie Rock Surf Rock

I’m really digging on The Vices, I’ve reviewed them before, I keep some music of theirs on my...

Hi Frisco - Headspin (ft. Charlotte Spiral)

Hi Frisco - Headspin (ft. Charlotte Spiral)

Hi Frisco knows the secret to full-bodied song production with new single Headspin

27 August 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoIndie Indie Pop indie psych

Today’s sounds come compliments of Hi Frisco, a Blackpool and Yorkshire-based Indie-psych duo, knee-deep in their successful songwriting/producing...

elephant castle - my muse

elephant castle - my muse

My Muse by Elephant Castle whips the listener into headphone euphoria

4 August 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoIndie Rock Psychedelic Rock

My Muse by Elephant Castle is the 4th single to debut from Phil Danyew and he’s no stranger to...

Andrea von Kampen - Hard Times Come Again No More

Andrea von Kampen - Hard Times Come Again No More

PREMIERE: Andrea von Kampen’s Hard Times Come Again No More reminds us that better times are ahead, through reassurance we persevere.

16 July 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoAcoustic Folk Singer Songwriter

Molto Bella, or accurately translated by Google, Very Nice or Beautiful is the title of an upcoming feature...

ØZWALD - Head Movies

ØZWALD - Head Movies

ØZWALD – Head Movies is a collection of indie smart-rock, spanning the bygone days through the greatest of modern indie releases [premiere]

17 June 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoIndie Indie Rock Premiere

This has been such an awful year for so many reasons, but such a stellar one for indie...

Simen Mitlid - Birds YouTue

Simen Mitlid - Birds YouTue

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Premiere: Simen Mitlid – Birds mesmerizes the listener and holds them at bay

14 May 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoAcoustic Acoustic Folk Folk Indie Folk Premiere

A springtime release of Birds is what we could all use right now. Trapped in our nests with...

Gateway Drugs – Slumber is a shimmering single of hooky guitar parts and slick, understated vocals

12 May 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoDream Pop Psych Pop Shoegaze

Gateway Drugs released Slumber and accompanying music video, April 24 on YouTube and supporting streaming services. Dreampop/Psych Pop...

J.B. Boone - Wildfeather

J.B. Boone - Wildfeather

J.B. Boone – Wildfeather | subsonic lows and pulsating rhythms move the single along its heartfelt journey [premiere]

7 May 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoAcoustic Acoustic Folk Folk Indie Folk

J.B. Boone, American singer-songwriter is poised to release his introspective single, Wildfeather on May 8 of this year....

Abigail Lapell - Down By The Water

Abigail Lapell - Down By The Water

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Abigail Lapell releases new video for Down By The Water | heartfelt and delivered with unbridled honesty

29 April 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoFolk

With the recent release of Canadian, Abigail Lapell’s newest album, Getaway on Coax Records, comes single, Down By...

Arson Daily - Late Reflections

Arson Daily - Late Reflections

Late Reflections by Arson Daily | tastefully-crafted delayed guitars, song-steering bass lines and hooky, melodic statements

9 April 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoIndie Rock Psych Rock Psychedelic Rock Rock

Resident Carolina songsmiths, Arson Daily, with their April 3rd release of album, Late Reflections is the latest group gracing...

Toledo - Lovely

Toledo - Lovely

TOLEDO – Lovely travels lightly and evokes a sort of mysticism that great songs do

3 April 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoIndie Indie Pop

Brooklyn-based indie troubadours, TOLEDO released their newest single, Lovely on March 26 on all streaming platforms. At first...

Youth Sector - No Fanfare

No Fanfare by Youth Sector, a cavalcade of energy, youthful swagger and retro stylings

30 March 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoIndie Rock Rock

Brighton, UK is home to 5 piece outfit, Youth Sector, a cavalcade of energy, youthful swagger and retro...

Tribe Friday - Chasing Pictures

Tribe Friday - Chasing Pictures

Chasing Pictures by Tribe Friday is a collection of punkish, indie rock, barn-burners, sewn up in one tiny, neat, little package.

27 March 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoGarage Garage Rock Indie Rock Punk Punk Rock

Swedish outfit, Tribe Friday has a new EP out and it’s the equivalent of the 5-hour energy drink...

Matt Holubowski - Weird Ones

Matt Holubowski - Weird Ones

Weird Ones by Matt Holubowski is a tour de force of melancholy, dream-sequenced vignettes, where visions and tales abound [album review]

19 March 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoFolk Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

Accomplished Canadian songwriter, Matt Holubowski is a master of the understated, a tour guide of the ethereal and...

Kip Macklejar - Alligator Swamp Monster

Kip Macklejar - Alligator Swamp Monster

Kip Macklejar and his newest single Alligator Swamp Monster is a lesson in why old-meets-new will tug at your earbuds every time

16 March 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoGarage Garage Rock Indie Rock

Kip Macklejar and his newest single release, Alligator Swamp Monster is a lesson in why old-meets-new will tug...

watt white knuckle up

watt white knuckle up

Watt White – Knuckle Up | Hook-laden background vocals ensure the commercial success of Knuckle Up and retention of its listener

10 March 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoIndie Rock pop-rock Rock

NYC’s Watt White has penned the ultimate fight song. White has in fact composed many successful songs in...

The Strokes - Bad Decisions

The Strokes - Bad Decisions

The Strokes – Bad Decisions is a strong representation of what they have always been, a guitar-driven, garage-esque rock band with great energy and poise

9 March 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoIndie Rock Rock

The Strokes are back, and we’re delighted to have them. After all, the band is one of the...

Cave Flowers

Cave Flowers

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Cave Flowers are among the future of this California Country sound and fans of imperturbable tranquillity are fortunate to have them along [Premiere]

30 January 2020ReviewsChris AmbrosinoAmericana Bluegrass

Upon leaving Seattle, itinerate songwriter, Andy McAllister set out to California, the mothership of the nonchalant, alt. country,...

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