Bill Mallonee — Amber Waves
Bill Mallonee is one of my favorite songwriters, even though (strange to say) I don’t own a single piece of his music. It’s not that I pirate it — it’s just that there’s a lot of material available on Archive.org.…
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Adam Hill — Banjo Moon
For those of you who don’t follow my Twitter feed, I retracted Wednesday’s post within hours of the update. “Some Nights” just won’t get out of my head and if I hear anything in the key of C Major again…
3 Pop Songs of 2012 Without Shame
For some reason I’ve been on a pop music kick lately. Don’t worry — this’ll be the only entry on A&T that includes (heavily) Autotuned music. Last night my friends and I watched DJ Earworm’s 2012 Top 40 mashup on…
Top 10 of 2012
Here it is, folks! 10. The Damn Choir – You’re My Secret Called Fire We listen to music in search of an emotional connection. “Noah” (the fourth track on this album) seared through my heart a particularly apt moment. The…
Falldown — Falldown EP
Here’s a little late stocking stuffer before I post my top 10 list on Friday. Chicago alt/country supergroup Falldown is throwing their hat into the ring with this six-song EP. Comprised of former members of The Redwalls and Chicago-based prog-rock…