Tim Barry — 40 Miler
Sorry about the sporadic updates lately — between the holidays and job applications and life Adobe and Teardrops had to go on the backburner this weekend. But now it’s a Tim Barry Tuesday! Awesome! Tim Barry is like a honey…
The Grisly Hand — Western Ave. EP
In the age of the Internet-fueled music and fandom, is it fair to say that music is still dictated by the region it comes from? Now that our country is paved over with pre-fab suburbs and increasingly Disney-fied downtown districts,…
New Single From The Only Sons
The Only Sons are a gritty little band from Murfeesboro, Tennessee. Not gritty in the “Frank Miller gritty reboot” sense of the word, but in the sense that when I listen to them, I can feel the dust from a…
New John Moreland Song
Sorry, kids. Short update today — I had one of those weekends that was neither useful nor restful. On the plus side, John Moreland has given us a new song. As always, it’s beautiful. Listen here.
Shane Sweeney: The Finding Time
While this album is not new, it’s the last of my Favorite Albums of 2011 to be covered. You’ve heard Shane’s work on here — he’s the bassist for Two Cow Garage. I’ve always found that Shane’s Two Cow songs serve…
FREE MUSIC: Calling Morocco
The opening chords of “Summer,” the first track on Calling Morocco’s debut Outside of Providence, feel saturated with sunlight. The party anthem gives way to ballads of heartbreak, guilt over causing heartbreak, drunken rambles, and life on the road. Punknews…
The Basics: Xylos
So let’s be real. Looking at Xylos’ photo, they don’t exactly look like the typical band featured here on Adobe and Teardrops. Namely, because they look kind of…trendy. And their music is certainly not what you’ve been reading about either…
Next 2 The Tracks — Caballo De Lumbre
Few bands evoke a sense of place in the same way Next 2 The Tracks can. As I listen to their EP, Caballo De Lumbre, I can only think of the cloudless turquoise skies and sun-kissed highways of the band’s…