Birdcloud — Tetnis
In my quest to prove that I had indeed written the world’s first country song about U-Hauling, my spirit animal @NashvilleRage (who hates the town as much as I do, but they live there and I was only there for…
Rachel Cholst
Two Nice Girls — 2 Nice Girls
I wanted to take this brief opportunity to unearth some minutiae of queer and indie rock history. A few months ago, I proudly declared on Facebook that I had written the world’s first country song about U-Hauling. One of my…
Jeff German and the Blankety Blanks — 12 Packs, 8 Packs, and Black and White TV
You may remember Jeff German’s first album from a few years ago. It was a barnstormer of a Midwest rock album. 12 Packs, in contrast, is a more sober affair. German, best known for the Cur Dogs and as a…
Anna Wallis and Raymond Anderson
Adobe & Teardrops favorite Cotton has recently launched his own label, One Horse Records. The first two releases, ahead of his forthcoming album, were recorded in his living room. The first, Anna Wallis’ Pop Abuse, is a quirky little single…
Lana McMullen — Traveling Light
Traveling Light, Lana McMullen’s evocative debut, is a collection of quiet epics — six songs that are never shorter than four minutes. Each track is a thoughtfully crafted piece, devoted to complex characters. McMullen, whose operatic training adds a sense…