The Pollies — Not Here
I’m about to spill 200 – 300 words on Not Here, but there’s only one word that matters: majestic. Few reviews of Not Here will fail to mention the Pollies’ Alabama roots, so I suppose I should do my journalistic…
Dead Professional — Young Hardware
Dead Professional’s third EP sees a shift in direction. Young Hardware starts off with one of Dead Pro’s signature Tom Petty-inflected rock with “Downtown and Sundown” and “You Heard What You Wanted.” Dead Professional is notable for making catchy rock’n’roll…
Ali Holder — From My Veins Will Fall
From the strange, discordant opening strum on Ali Holder’s sophomore release, From My Veins Will Fall is a short but powerful piece. Holder’s first album, In Preparation for Saturn’s Return, was a bit whimsical. Whatever’s happened in the last two…
VIDEO: The Holy Gasp — A Daily Affirmation
Need some good vibes? I’ve had The Holy Gasps’ daily affirmation in my head since this landed in my inbox in February. I hope it makes your day as great as it made mine! The rest of the album is…
Animal City — Bump Head Go Home
As much as I love Bump Head Go Home, it would be a stretch to call it the album of my generation. However, if I were a historian 100 years from now trying to figure out what the fuck us…
Hamell on Trial — The Happiest Man in the World
I was first introduced to Ed Hamell’s music during my pilgrimage to Nashville this summer. And really, there’s nothing like seeing this guy live. Hamell has the ability to sear right to your core like the best gospel preacher, the…
INTERVIEW: Three Questions for Frog
In case you missed it, frog released a sublime album earlier this year. The gents were kind enough to respond to some of my questions about Kind of Blah and I learned some new stuff about Judy Garland! Credit: Andrew…
FREE MUSIC: Various Artists — We’re All Criminals Here
Recorded music makes standards a funny thing. Songs themselves don’t really need to stand the test of time anymore — until we reach that point of technological no return like Zion in The Matrix, it’s safe to assume that we…