Nick Ralg — Home
I wrote about Nick Ralg’s EP Alright not too long ago, but the full album, Home, is out now. Ralg uses a light touch of roots music to create a warmth around his otherwise window-shattering chamber pop. I’m still in…
Rachel Cholst
Labor Day Music
Hi, everyone. This isn’t a playlist in honor of Labor Day per se (though as a union member, you’re welcome for this long weekend!) but it’s all damn good. 1. Bel Heir — “Washed Up” is about youthful disaffection. Or…
Hayley Thompson-King — Psychotic Melancholia
Inspired by her youthful days in Clowns for Christ, Hayley Thompson-King presents her “Sodom and Gomorrah concept album,” Psychotic Melancholia. As metal as that sounds, these are in fact the basic ingredients for a rich and complex “psychedelic country” album. …
Rocky Bottom — American Man
I really, really wanted Rocky Bottom to be the nom de plume of a militant queer folk punk singer by the consolation prize — a collection of smart songs delivered with charm to spare by Alex Hernandez — is excellent.…
Music Roundup!
1. Andrew Whitman’s “Things To Come” is a mellow and sincere look at the future. 2. Mark Mathis‘s “I Will Love You Forever” hits a little close to home, dedicated to Mathis’s son as he and his mother went through…