Repeat After Me — Mapmaker
Jam bands and power pop aren’t two genres that seem like they would go together, but Repeat After Me Manages to pull it off. Repeat After Me is signed to Russian Winter Records, which has done an excellent job of…
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Vintage Blue — No Going Back
I posted a video by Chicago pop(s) band Vintage Blue a few months ago. Upon further reflection, Vintage Blue reminds me of vintage Fighting Gravity. I know that’s an extremely cryptic reference — you probably only know Fighting Gravity if…
Pinebocks — Lena
Pinebocks reached out to me in June, and I fell in love with “Lena” right away. “This is it,” I thought. “Absolutely the songs of the summer.” But my “to review” list was so backed up that it didn’t take…
Tyler Childers — Live on Red Barn Radio
Tyler Childers’ name has been passed around on many blogs similar to this one — and it’s easy to see why. Childers’ has the kind of gritty, road-weary voice that probably did great in a punk band but has come…
Christopher Denny — If the Roses Don’t Kill Us
A voice like Christopher Denny’s only comes about once in a generation. I’m not just referring to Denny’s signature androgynous warble. Denny’s lived a hard life, to be sure, and that shows through on these songs. But they’re not what…