I really don’t have much to say about Basic Bitches’ City Slackers other than go listen to it. Brooklynite-by-way-of-London Naomi Scott’s snarl and Nick D’Amore’s wall-of-sound drumming evoke the good old days of punk while decrying modern-day bigotry and inequality.…
This week’s playlist is more back-to-basics. First up, we’ve got the Cosmic Coronas with some soulful and masterfully played blues rock. Austin Cain‘s “Sand & Sea” is a warm, slow-simmering pop folk gem. MAWD‘s “Until There Was You” is a…
IT’S OVER 1000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But minus 8,000. Posts, that is. Even though Your New Norman Rockwell came out last Friday, I couldn’t think of a better milestone for this blog than telling you all about what I think of Micah’s most…
If you’ve been following this blog long enough, then you’re already familiar with Asher Brown’s music. Pitchforks centers on Brown’s transition. His songs are simultaneously warm and heartbreaking — especially given the current political context. Pitchforks’ narrative follows an interesting…
Olive and the Pitz have taken suburban ennui to a whole new level of charm. “East Bumblefuck” almost makes me wish I had grown up in the suburbs just so I could relate to this song. (Un)fortunately, I’ll have to…
It’s the most magical time of year — summer in New York City. Kicked off by the Puerto Rican Day Parade and 90-degree weather, here’s some music to space out or party to. Whatever you do, just stay cool. First…
There’s nothing new about Zephaniah OHora’s This Highway, and I mean that with the highest praise. OHora, a regular of Brooklyn’s hipster cowboy outpost Skinny Dennis (I also say this with love, because it’s a great damn bar), has faithfully…
To say that there’s a lot of great music out there is, of course, a platitude, but it’s also a truism. I have about 80 people on my “to-write” queue. (This is also why I’ve been cranking out two entries…