Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. After listening to the first couple of tracks on Tusk Her’s debut album, I reflected on the lasting power of the male-female-guitar-drum-blues duo, that the lady’s always in…
I’ll be going to Japan to see Guiguisuisui (and a few other things I guess.) In the meantime, listen to and purchase the Proud comp album. Raise money for LGBT youth activists and fantastic artists! Adobe and Teardrops Proud Compilation…
If you’ve been reading regularly for the past few weeks, The Feel b ad Hit of the Winter should be a familiar name to you. After all, they contributed a sublime track to the Proud compilation album (which you should…
Cotton is the right album at the right time. At least, it is for me. I’ve felt that I’ve been moving towards more mellow stuff, but Cotton has shattered that sense of calm. “Lost” is an exuberant, punk-influenced country rock…
In continuing with today’s ambient theme, meet Las Lanas (a.k.a. Lisa Liu.) The Brooklyn-based musician is a veteran of the indie seen and plays jazz with the best of ’em. As she states on her site, music has no boundaries.…
The jangly guitars and harmonicas that lead off Tectonics will lull you into a sense of false security. They’re warm and you’ve heard them before — this is going to be another pleasant, young, urban folk band. And then Nathan…
The album art pretty much says it all on this one. North by North is really great at building that creepy, off-kilter atmosphere pioneered by the Pixies. But instead of minimalism, they go in quite the opposite direction. Fans of…
In my untutored opinion, the blues should punch you in the gut. It should make the little hairs on your arms and neck stand up. It should make you want to dance. It should make you want to booty call…