Porter — This Red Mountain

Today, my students broke my heart. Not only did they accuse me of looking like a tourist, but they asked me who Paul McCartney was. And Ella Fitzgerald. Of the three, I’m not sure which cuts the most. Anyway. It’s…

American Aquarium — Wolves

Like many people, American Aquarium entered my radar with Burn. Flicker. Die. I recently had a loss in my family, and that’s the album that got me through it. Not because it’s sad, but because it’s about rejecting where you’ve…

Andy and the Pandy’s — It Only Gets Darker

Did you need to listen to some emotionally frustrated, introspective, twangy punk? That’s why you’re here. That’s why this blog is here. So you can find out about bands like Andy and the Pandy’s. Andy and the Pandy’s get down…

Honey and the 45s — MAD

If the sassy blues riff and catchy harmonies on “MAD” don’t pull you in to Honey and the 45s’ new EP, nothing will. The band effortlessly glides between jazz, soul, rock, and blues. This is easily the most fun album…

Nick Shaheen — Sauvignon

Behold the singer-songwriter: an individual and their guitar, maybe with a backing band. What makes one stand out from the pack? In Nick Shaheen’s case, it’s his subtle subversion of all the genre’s standbys: sweet love songs, the road song,…

The Delta Routine — You and Your Lion

The Delta Routine’s last album, Cigarettes & Caffine Nightmares, was a tour de force of punk and energy. This time around, the band’s taken a chill pill. You And Your Lion has the Delta Routine doing their best impression of…