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…
Category New Music
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…
Rachel Brooke — A Killer’s Dream
Rachel Brooke’s A Killer’s Dream is best enjoyed in the kitchen. Maybe it’s because I’m a woman, though. See, this album is a time machine. Brooke has captured the smoky, illicit feel of a true rockabilly club — her seductive…
Joey Kneiser — Moonlight For the Graveyard Heart
If you haven’t listened to Glossary’s most recent album, Long Live All of Us, you should. It’s a shot of measured optimism and a quiet celebration of life — something we could all use. Shortly after completing that album, lead…
The Grand Prospect — The Grand Prospect
Listening to The Grand Prospect is the musical equivalent of drinking whiskey: it makes your ears tingle and you have the vague sensation that maybe this is what gold would be like if you could hear it. Or maybe I…