1. Midwestern Exposure‘s “Spike Drivin’ Man” is a lackadaisical take on the “train as social progress” metaphor. It works quite nicely, particularly with the band’s ever-so-off-kilter vocals. 2. Sheron‘s “Small Life” is gorgeous, plain and simple. I don’t have much…
I wish Tied To You was about two or three times as long as it is. Four songs is just not long enough to fully dig in to Parker’s Back(‘s???) dense, melodic pop punk. When I say “pop punk,” I…
Nashville is known for country, of course, but Nashville is home to a wide diversity of people from all walks of life. It might surprise you that not all of them are into country music. A few months ago Bandcamp…
I’ve been churning out two reviews a day to keep abreast of my to-do list and I’m still barely caught up. (There’s now only a 2-month wait time between when I get a song and when I write about it…
Little Folks Like You And Me is a reminder that sometimes you don’t need to learn new tricks — you just need to be excellent at the ones you’ve got. Mike Younger’s got a rasp reminscent of a young Mellencamp,…
It’s midsummer. It’s hot. Everyone’s just a little bit cranky. Why not slow down with Heather Scarlett Rose’s Boundless? Rose, a graduate of Berklee College of Music, populates her songs with struggles and victories. There are certainly a lot of…
Harrison Rimmer’s gruff voice and pop delivery make for an intriguing combination. His newest single, “I Am on Fire” shows him to be an urgent songwriter who captures the frustration and exhilaration of writing a song. Not shabby for a…
1. B.R. Liveley‘s “The Blue” is a warm contemplation of the transitory nature of life. 2. Australia’s Outside the Academy bring us “Anaesthetise.” The song not only challenges American spellings of words, but successfully marries dreamy bedroom folk with electronic…