The Creak — Here Hold This
This Friday will be Adobe & Teardrops’s first birthday! It seems fitting to kick off the blog’s birthday week with The Creak. They were the first band to send me stuff in the mail, which made me feel like a…
Category New Music
First Aid Kit — The Lion’s Roar
Lately, we’ve been blessed with a sudden wave of Scandinavians adapting Americana (I’m looking at you, Of Monsters and Men.) But First Aid Kit bring something new to the table. They have a much earthier tone than what I typically…
Mike June — Talkin’ Revolution Blues
If someone had described Mike June’s music as “heartland rock with a sharp political bent” I would have been sold before I even listened to the album. This album is an instant favorite and I’m so glad Von featured it…
Chuck Ragan and Austin Lucas — Bristle Ridge
This isn’t so much a review of Bristle Ridge as it is some meditations about Austin Lucas. To be honest, I didn’t really like his music at first. I was mostly annoyed by all of his songs about how he…
Cahalen and Eli — Our Lady of the Tall Trees
If the volumes of text praising Our Lady of the Tall Trees were stretched end to end, we’d have a bridge to Mars. Here’s my little snippet to add to the bridge. This is beautiful, breathtaking acoustic music and it…