By Myles Crawley

Today marks the release of the Brooklyn, New York band Lightyear’s first EP, All Of The Miles. As a freshman release, this album clearly stands head and shoulders above the field. It’s a beautiful work, starting out with a heartfelt track called “Home” that makes even the most jaded heart long for the warm embrace of a familiar place. The synth pads and textures running through the five tracks are melodic layers that add a magnetic quality that immediately holds the interest of the listener and doesn’t let go.  Read more...

By: Myles Crawley (with excerpts from The Voice Project‘s website)

For over two decades war has ravaged Northern Uganda, Southern Sudan and Eastern Congo. Joseph Kony’s LRA has made abducting children and forcing them to fight his chief weapon of war, even making them kill their friends and even their own families. As Kony’s power is starting to ebb, many former soldiers are escaping but hide in the bush, afraid to return home because of reprisals for the atrocities they were forced to commit.  Read more...