A bit of a late playlist today but — life happens. And it’s been happening for 10 years, and this blog is still going strong. As Adobe & Teardrops approaches its 10th anniversary this December, I’ve been thinking about the…
Heath Underwood’s previous project, El Cantador, periodically resurfaces in my internal radio years after listening to their album. Underwood’s new project, Bunch, is re-entering the Southern psychedelia market at just the right time. From hip hop to country, there’s no…
Apologies for my hiatus — I needed to turn into an elf for Santa for a couple of weeks. That and my physical exhaustion after teaching for most of a semester (my annual facial tick is gradually dying) made writing…
So I know Sounds & Color is way old news. I’m not writing about it as a new discovery. I’m writing to try to convince those who, like me, were nonbelievers. The Alabama Shakes were literally the first band I…
I was worried about The Alabama Shakes. They’ve ridden a year-long tsunami of hype that has catapulted them to fame. I’m not exactly sure if they’ve even stopped touring since they first broke big last summer. As I wrote back…