Rachel is flying solo this week and she has some choice words for tomato-gate architect Keith Hill. CORRECTION: Rachel called one of the St Beauty songs “Beauty.” Actually, it’s called “Borders!” Eden Iris – “Dangerous Mind” (Demons) Young Readers –…
I’ll admit that I was a bit thrown off by Laura Jane Grace’s new album, Bought to Rot. Since it was put out by Bloodshot Records — an alt-country and Chicago institution — I was hoping that this album would…
Listening to Anamon is a bit like hopping into a time machine on the fritz. The machine is set for the 20th century, but it hops around at regular intervals. The Rochester, NY-based group draws the easiest comparisons to Speedy…
This week was a lot to digest but there are always hopeful things to forward to. Also, some meditations on starting creative projects — even if they’re meant to be snide commentary. Karen and the Sorrows, “Star” (The Names…
Nick Dittmeier’s got packs a lot of life into his new album, All Damn Day — but it’s not necessarily his. As you’ll hear on this Friday’s podcast, Dittmeier likes to create distance between himself and his songs by writing…
There’s lots of guys with smoky voices but they can’t write a song like Kent Goolsby. You likely know Goolsby for down-to-earth Americana, finely honed after fronting The Only Sons. On his new EP Every Way But Easy, Goolsby’s returned…
Just another normal episode of Adobe & Teardrops, which means we talk about hair care and totalitarianism. Dad rock bands can get kinda weird. So do witch flash mobs. Max Garcia Conover and Haley Heynderickx – “Mother” (Among Horses 2)…
Dan Conn is a man after my own heart. He picked up guitar as a teenager, inspired by John Mellencamp. That love of strong melodies and shoot-from-the-hip lyrics has followed Conn over the decades and into his new album Shine…