Worriers — Survival Pop
I’d like to issue a formal apology to all of the artists who are waiting for me to review their work, but I’m packing it in. Between Survival Pop and Worriers’ first album, Imaginary Life (which I thought I’d written…
Anna Tivel — Small Believer
This is post 1100-something and it is still a truth universally acknowledged (by me) that Tivel’s previous album, Heroes Waking Up, is one of the best albums I have listened to in the past five years. That album tells larger-than-life…
PREMIERE: Sonia Tetlow — “Now”
I owe a lot to Sonia Tetlow, and if you’ve been reading the blog for a while, then you do too. This whole thing pretty much exists because I got tired of harassing Ninebullets to feature her work. (Now that…
Morning Music!
1. Carver Commodore — “Ring Ain’t Free” is a meditation on maturity that brings the funk without the masturbatory solos. 2. Captains of April — “Groovy Tuesday” leads from an expansive intro into a crisp pop-punk banger. 3. Dar Stellabotta…
Rocky Bottom — Modern Machine
Rocky Bottom’s latest EP, Modern Machine, takes a much harder stance than American Man. While the previous album was good-natured, Modern Machine takes a bluesier approach to tackle the ennui of modern life and the quest for self-satisfaction. “Someday” picks…
Morning Music!
1. Nichole Wagner — “Lies (A Murder Ballad)” takes a truly exhausted trope and flips it on its head. Wagner is a perceptive songwriter, and this time she turns her powers towards the misogyny of folk music. 2. The Still…
Madison Lewis — Back to the Blue
Madison Lewis’s artist’s bio says pretty prominently that she’s only 14 years ago. After listening to a few seconds of the album, I wrote back to her PR person and said something like, “Shut up. You’re lying.” Lewis’ alto has…
Morning Music!
1. EHM Sky Patrol — “Pulling Around Moons” is a gentle Southern waltz that is equal parts dreamy and romantic. 2. Matt Tarka — “Time Travels” is a jangly Southern rock number that calls to mind both REM and Against…