Self Help Sunday

"In this evening’s edition of the Independent Spotlight, we delve into Kevin Borland, a veteran indie musician with an incredible past in the scene. His recent endeavors have been based out of Florida, where he’s taken time to immerse himself in the communities he pens songs about. One of those songs, ‘Harbor City Meltdown,’ was released last June. The summer-flavored epic is a witty jaunt through Borland’s musical and production talent. (He did write, perform, and record everything you hear on the song, as he did with a massive array of other tracks throughout last year.) 

 ‘Harbor City Meltdown’ is one of those tracks that infuses the energy of a scene into itself, and regardless of whether or not that energy is positive, it sounds like it is. ‘Harbor City Meltdown’ loosely touches on heavy mainstays in the Floridian neighborhood it’s based on: drug dealers, prostitutes, etc. It takes that content, however, and plays with it lightly, actually creating an atmosphere of anticipation for a night on the town. 

 If I were to align this with another act, I’d say its lyrical and instrumental style is akin to Bruce Springsteen and his early Asbury Park musings. It isn’t quite as bombastic or poetic, but the landscape it attempts to craft is very similar." - Brett David Stewart