Jazz Mills’ debut EP is short and sweet, so I’ll have to leave the review that way as well. Mills deftly weaves influences from throughout 20th century American music, giving each song a unique quality. You feel you’ve heard it…
I waxed rhapsodic about Marina Rocks’ sophomore album, The Comeback Kid back in December. In case you need more coaxing, here’s Marina’s latest music video. Marina Rocks — Official, Amazon, iTunes, CDBaby
I haven’t written a concert review in a good long time. But this one felt worth reflecting on. However, it’s also a bit of a personal essay and who really cares about my relationship with music, right? So if you…
It’s impossible to deny the charm oozing out of Eric Peter Schwartz’s songs. But sometimes it’s a little too easy to capture my heart. The opening bars of “Tangerine,” the Troubadork‘s lead track, start off like your average folk song.…
This past Saturday I went to a lesbian dance party in Brooklyn. Bear with me. This will be relevant. At one point I turned to one of my friends and said “What [on earth] is this [sugar honey iced tea]?”…
I fell in love with Fire Mountain about a year ago. They’re finally ready to record their first full studio album and they need our help. Video and links below. Fire Mountain – Doing Fine from Fire Mountain on Vimeo.…
Tideland certainly caught my ear. I owe the band an apology for a relatively short review. I’m just at a loss for words as to what to say. Tideland’s fuzz punk is spacy, dreamy, and unearthly. My English teacher once…
Alum Rock starts off conventionally enough — jangly guitars and drums. But the first couplet is a little jarring: We’re like potatoes in a basement With tendrils growing in every direction Uh…what? I thought this was a pop rock song?…