Sometimes you just need a dreamy pop song. Jersey-born Adam Melchor’s got one that’ll knock your socks off. Melchor’s latest single, “3 Hours Ahead,” is the story of an enduring friendship in which he reconnects with an old friend who…
Astute listeners of last week’s Adobe & Teardrops podcast will recall Lawrence Maxwell’s energetic alt-country. For everyone else, this is the kind of music that made me want to start a blog. Maxwell, who served in the Royal Canadian Navy…
Elijah Ocean’s been aging backwards. I remember catching him at the Mercury Lounge a few years ago, charging through a sweaty psychedelia-infused set with a crackerjack band. Now, with Ocean’s new single “Bring Back That Bakersfield Sound,” we see Ocean…
We’re in a historical moment that is asking us to pull the curtain back and think critical about the inner workings of our communities. On “My Hometown,” Pete Mancini unleashes his gentle sadness on his place of birth. Mancini writes:…
Glasses-induced vertigo, spoonerisms, emergency turtle surgery, and threatening to join the army. Where else could you find all this AND great music?! Jamie Lynn Vessels – “The Jester” (Single) Lucero – “Hello My Name Is Lizzie” (Single) Ryan McMahon —…
We pay our respects (or not) to Luke Perry and Keith Flint (of The Prodigy.) Beetlejuice on the Great White Way. Getting lost in America. This is a pretty light episode but we do bring up some heavy topics. Since…
Honestly, most of the time you just need a distorted guitar and a song in G. Dave Ernst knows this — and he uses it well. In a moment where Americana seems to celebrate who has the best acid trip…
CW: This post discusses sexual violence Don’t come into this album expecting to leave unscathed. Traveling Mercies is just one of those albums that demonstrates that a single person — in this case, Emily Scott Robinson — can, indeed have…