PREMIERE: Zach Jones & The Tricky Bits — “Lonesome and Blue”
Hello. I bet you woke up today and wondered if you could ever make a guiro (I had to look up the name) solo sound good with a country vibe. I am here to tell you that Zach Jones has…
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HEY! LISTEN: Evan Thomas Way & The Phasers — “Long Distance”
Spring around here has been stranger than usualy. It was 37 degrees this past Sunday and it’s 70 degrees this afternoon. It’s a little alienating and also hard to settle in. Lyrically and musically, Evan Thomas Way & The Phasers’…
HEY! LISTEN: Gillian Nicola — “Half Way”
I recently thought I passed one of my exes on the street. This of course lead to an obsessive Facebook rabbit hole to see if she had, in fact, any reason to be wandering around in my neighborhood. But it…
FIRST LISTEN: Pete Mancini — Flying First Class
Flying First Class is Pete Mancini‘s hardcore album. That’s not a comment on the music; I’ve gotten to know Pete and he’s a pretty even-keeled guy. Stylistically, Flying First Class doesn’t diverge much from his past work under his own…
HEY! LISTEN: The Good Graces — “His Name Was the Color That I Loved”
I get dozens of e-mails a day with requests to listen to new music. I recently got one along the lines of “Ever had a bad breakup? Ever heard a song about a breakup from the woman’s perspective?” Needless to…