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Solomon King & The Chosen Sounds the Alarm with “Blood on the Streets (In the USA)”
Solomon King & The Chosen’s “Blood on the Streets (In the USA)” hits with the force of a warning siren echoing through a fractured nation. Dark, urgent, and emotionally charged, the song captures the tension, fear, and emotional exhaustion so many people feel when looking at the state of the world today.
The production carries a cinematic heaviness, blending haunting melodies with a pulse that feels almost apocalyptic. Solomon King delivers the track with conviction and intensity, never sounding manufactured or performative. Instead, the song feels deeply personal — a reflection of heartbreak, frustration, and concern for humanity itself.
What makes “Blood on the Streets (In the USA)” resonate is that it avoids empty slogans. It speaks more to the emotional climate than politics, painting a portrait of anxiety, division, violence, and uncertainty without losing its artistic edge. The track feels timely because it channels emotions many people struggle to articulate.
There’s also something fearless about the release. Solomon King leans into uncomfortable realities while still crafting a song that is compelling musically. The result is both provocative and unforgettable — part protest anthem, part emotional outcry, and part cinematic soundtrack for uneasy times.
“Blood on the Streets (In the USA)” is not background music. It demands attention.
Watch the “Blood on the Streets” music video by Solomon King & The Chosen on Youtube here:
Plain Mister Smith returns with Bric-À-Brac Attack, a beautifully offbeat collection of indie-folk, pop and atmospheric songwriting. Released via Amelia Records, the album finds the Vancouver and London-based multi-hyphenate turning fragments of memory, relationships and everyday absurdity into something quietly cinematic.
At its centre is “Grindavik”, a shimmering, reflective track inspired by the Icelandic town shaped by recent volcanic activity. Bright acoustic guitars and steady drums carry a constantly shifting chord progression, mirroring the song’s central metaphor of a relationship under pressure and the hope that its fissures can eventually heal. Featuring Jordan Klassen and Kitt, the track captures the emotional tension that runs throughout the album.
Elsewhere, Bric-À-Brac Attack moves effortlessly between playful guitar-driven moments, lush arrangements and more introspective passages. “Miss Sunshine” brings infectious energy, while collaborations with Findlay Brown, Leeroy Stagger, Krystle Dos Santos and Tyson Mostenbocher add colour to an already eclectic record.
Former guitarist of Canadian darkwave band Moev and a cellist with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra, Plain Mister Smith brings an unusually broad musical perspective to his songwriting. Yet Bric-a-Brac attack never feels overly calculated. Instead, it has the charm of something discovered rather than constructed.
Warm, strange, melodic and emotionally searching, Bric-À-Brac Attack is a record that rewards getting lost in its details. Plain Mister Smith may remain deliberately mysterious, but the music itself speaks with remarkable clarity.
Photo credit: Sandra Lockwood
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