We could all use a bit of unbridled joy. “Dead Flowers” is, as you can probably tell, not about ideal circumstances but that doesn’t mean Aloud doesn’t rip the lid off for this Rolling Stones cover. The LA-based soul rockers…
Joseph Houck describes this album as an album about “traveling,” but I think that’s a bit misleading. If you have trouble finding folk music about having all the chill and rambling aimlessly, you’re not looking in the right places. What’s…
I don’t generally indulge in it but Scandinavian-style pop is my guilty pleasure. “In the Morning” has a beautiful blend of acoustic guitars and those soaring melodies that make my ears smile. “In The Morning” is one of a series…
The first couple of strains on Young Valley’s self-titled album made me think “Ah, yes — this is why I write this blog.” The album’s finale still makes me thing, “Ah, yes — this band is going places.” If you’re…
Lately I’ve noticed that the musicians we’ve come to love around these parts have been leaning more towards a big, spacey sound that evokes the country music of the 1970s — as well as the psychedelics that accompanied it. I’m…