Though the hail from Brooklyn, there’s nothing smarmy or ironic about Tatters & Rags’ debut album. The band’s traditional(-ish) take on country and irreverent personality is reminiscent of Girls on Grass, with whom they often share a stage. My first…
Bishops frontman Tucker Riggleman is a busy guy. Having released his own album recently, he’s loaned his talents to Azores’ debut full-length album, Copper Beach. If Dream Easy was a tsunami of id, Copper Beach is a study in anxiety.…
Sara Rachele made jaws drop last year with her heartrending EP, Madison County. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to “Rebecca,” do that, and then when you’re done, come back here. Cool. So in the intervening year, Rachele…
Now that I’ve had a number of Life Things resolved I am very excited to get this blog back on track. In honor of my birthday, I’m giving YOU a present in the form of the Paisley Fields’ newest music…
When I took the record out of its sleeve, it was badly warped and had strange, rune-like markings along the vinyl. I threw it on my record player anyway. The sound came out herky-jerky, like an old recording from the…