Sulfur City — Sulfur City
If you’ve been waiting for a rock’n’roll album that’s going to save your soul (released in 2014, anyway), then here it is. Holy smokes. Sulfur City is a powerhouse of grunge, punk, and soul. There are plenty of people out…
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Angela James — Way Down Deep
The latter end of 2014, it turns out, has delivered a fine crop of vocal powerhouses (tune in tomorrow for Sulfur City.) If you found Faith Evans Ruch too twangy for your taste, I guarantee you’ll fall in love with…
American Thread — Songs In the War
American Thread is the kind of band this blog exists for. Beautiful songwriting, honest-to-goodness rock’n’roll, and oblique John Mellencamp references will always capture my heart. In short, American Thread is the only good thing to come out of Boston. Songs…
Faith Evans Ruch — After It’s Said & Done
I always appreciate songs that are simple enough for even me to figure out how to play on guitar. It’s sort of like watching movies from the ’40s — forcing yourself to work around restrictions ends up making for more…
Langhorne Slim — The Way We Move
A curious think happened on Monday night. A friend of mine went out for karaoke (this is what teachers do when they have Tuesdays off) and — among other late ’90s early Aughts nu-metal/screamo/rock bands — re-discovered Our Lady Peace.…