Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 166
Hi, everyone! Welcome to Episode 166! My brain is in vacation mode. As you may have seen on Twitter, one of my friends’ parents bought a giant mcmansion on the Hudson River that used to be a bed and breakfast…and…
INTERVIEW: Mackenzie Shivers Finds Freedom in Rejection Letters
Mackenzie Shivers’ new album Rejection Letters captures a special moment in the singer-songwriter’s practice: having had a creative spurt in the beginning of lockdown, Shivers recorded her collection of experimental songs up in Woodstock, NY. The writing and recording process…
PREMIERE: Run Katie Run — “15 Minutes”
One of the biggest lessons we’ve all learned in the past year is being content with what we’ve got. On “15 Minutes,” the Atlanta-based band ponders whether superstardom is really what they want — and what they’d even do with…
HEY! LISTEN: Annie Taylor — “The Fool”
We’ve been watching a lot of Halt and Catch Fire, a period drama about a tech startup in Texas in the 80s. The soundtrack is rife with punk, New Wave, and heavy synth music. Honestly, it sounds a lot like…
Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 165
It’s episode 165 of Adobe & Teardrops! Thanks for sticking with me! Well, everything is coming up Rachel this week. I’ve been on spring break. I joined a fantasy baseball league. I joined a queer softball league. Opening day is…
HEY! LISTEN: John E Vistic and Slide Hambidge — “Bound For Glory”
Sometimes, you just need a meditative blues song. Old friends Johnny and Slide came together to record an album, creating songs that reside somewhere between blues and hip hop. “Bound for Glory” sounds like it could be a cover of…
PREMIERE: Melanie Rogers — “Fever”
If you’re not careful, the thrumming bass in Melanie Rogers’ new single “Fever” will pull you under. The song — one that captures that moment of clarity when you realize a relationship is over — is Rogers’ first secular release,…
HEY! LISTEN: Sprints — “Swimming”
Sprints’ new single “Swimming” is a tidal wave of righteous aggression. The Dublin-based band doesn’t miss a beat, bringing 80s-style punk to 80s-style socio-economic issues as the gap between the wealthy and everyone else continues to increase to a yawning…