Album write-ups and reviews, done right.

As an artist, I've watched media get controlled — narratives decided before the music even gets a real listen. This won't be that.

Flame Gang listens to the artist. Thoroughly. Your style, your approach to the music, and your approach to the game. Then we write it up — the flowers and the seeds — so you walk away with content you can use, post, and show the world as an accomplishment.

It's always love. But love includes honesty. We give feedback and criticism for growth, because flowers and seeds are both essential to this process.

Built for indie artists, models, small businesses, and entrepreneurs — if you create it and put it out independently, this was made for you.

 

THE INDIE SPECIAL*

This one's for the underground and the independent. We came up independent, so we know every dollar matters — and most media outlets price like it doesn't. So we cut our rates in half: the same full, quality listen, the same honest scoring across all five criteria, the same write-up. Music, brands, businesses — when you come to us, you get quality and intentional promotion: half the price, all the love, for the craft and for everybody building it themselves. Flowers and seeds, priced for the come-up.

WHAT WE REVIEW ON

Every project gets a full, thorough breakdown against the same five criteria, set by Flame Gang as a whole:

  1. Direction — where the project is going, and how clearly the artist's vision comes through.
  2. Production — the sound. The beats, the mix, the sonic quality.
  3. Cohesion — how the project holds together from front to back.
  4. Impact — what it leaves you with. The feeling, the message, the moment.
  5. Replay Value — how much you want to run it back.

HOW SCORES WORK

Each of the five criteria is scored out of 5. The five scores are averaged and rounded out for an overall rating of 0–5. The write-up follows the rating.

PRICING

Single Review — $10 per song · 3-day turnaround

EP Review (5–7 songs) — $40 · 5-day turnaround

Album Review (up to 15 tracks max) — $100 · 7-day turnaround

Full Package (review + write-up + social promo feature) — $150 · 7–10-day turnaround

 

HOW IT WORKS

  1. Submit your project on the form (payment runs through Stripe on the form).
  2. We listen — fully, not a skim — and write the review against the five criteria.
  3. You get the write-up to use however you want.