5 Rounds with J.M. Clifford
Right when lockdown began, I predicted there would be a spate of projects by musicians who found themselves isolated at home. This was when we all thought the whole thing would last for a few months, and my comments were…
HEY! LISTEN: Christopher Paul Stelling — “Die to Know”
He doesn’t realize it, but Christopher Paul Stelling (CPS) and I go way back. When I first started Adobe & Teardrops, I thought it might be a cool thing to do to hand out business cards to musicians and tell…
HEY! LISTEN: Tan Sanders and the Derelicts — “Half Past Noon”
What do you do when your love walks out the door? Hopefully, I don’t have to find out ever again because yesterday I proposed AND SHE SAID YES!!! (We signed a contract with a wedding venue 3 months ago but…
HEY! LISTEN: Duane Hibbard — “Lookin’ For”
When I cam across Duane Hibbard’s single, my first thought was for Nick 13’s solo work. “Lookin’ For” is a sort of prayer to loss, with Hibbard’s lonely tenor rising to the heavens — backed, of course, by a good…
HEY! LISTEN: Verses the Inevitable — “Dark Matter”
Get lost in the cosmic stream with “Dark Matter,” the latest single from Denver’s Verses the Inevitable. The song is a gentle folk rock reminder of our places in the universe. With a muted arrangement, the 7-piece deftly demonstrates how…
Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 167 — Two Rachels, Three Zachs
In this episode, there are two Rachels, three Zachs, and three songs by country artists who eschew Nashville. Rachel Hurley is my co-pilot on this one! Rachel is the headmistress of Sweetheart PR and co-hosts the Music Rookie podcast. She…
HEY! LISTEN: 3hattrio — “Miss Tilly”
From the first ponderous plucked strings, you’ll easily hear that “Miss Tilly” is a different experience. The song feels like a sketch, a work in progress that’s beautiful in its own right: something that both is and is becoming. Among…
HEY! LISTEN: Tuskers — “A Friend to Babies”
If the title doesn’t grab you, the jaunty guitar hook should. If all else fails, how about the first line? “The devil can fuck right off/And suck me dry/I’m going to Heaven when I die.” This is no grungy outlaw…