Buffalo Clover — Test Your Love
If you’re a horn player, it seems like it’s a good time to ply your trade down South. In their new album, Buffalo Clover makes liberal use of brass trio The Nashville Horns. The band also got a bump from…
The Holy Ghost Electric Show — The Great American
The other day, Corey Flegel from This is American Music sent me a press copy for the label’s latest addition, The Holy Ghost Electric Show. Before I even listened to it, I wrote Corey a response: I think by now…
Christopher Denny — If the Roses Don’t Kill Us
A voice like Christopher Denny’s only comes about once in a generation. I’m not just referring to Denny’s signature androgynous warble. Denny’s lived a hard life, to be sure, and that shows through on these songs. But they’re not what…
Alanna Gurr and the Greatest State — Late at Night
Alanna Gurr’s voice is immediately arresting. Pair that with the laidback, folk-inspired indie rock and you’ve got yourself some truly hypnotic music. I don’t have much ink to spill on this one — Late at Night is frighteningly easy to…
Great Mutations — Cheap Stuff
What the hell is going on upstate New York? Earlier today you read about The Lucky Jukebox Brigade, who are based in Albany. By pure coincidence, Great Mutations (a very different type of band) is based in Troy, NY. I’m…
The Lucky Jukebox Brigade — Familiar Fevers
Sorry for the radio silence, sportsfans. It took me way longer than I thought it would to get over the jetlag. But don’t think I wasn’t scouting out music in Japan — you’ll hear more about that in the weeks…
Tusk, Her — Tusk Her
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…
Gone Japanning
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…