Almost delirious: Noti x Sam Himself and Mister Davey Jones review
November 15, 2022
Mister Davey Jones – FADE (Drinking Again)
Similar artists: Jose James, Bilal, Maxwell, Sade, Musiq, Jill Scott, Common, J Dilla
Genre: Jazz, Blues
Mediocre artists can stumble onto great songs! But not often. Punk bands may have romanticized the idea of great…
Old, blue soul: Robert Connely Farr and T.Barber review
October 24, 2022
T.Barber – I’m So Tired Of Being Lonely
Similar artists: Kurt Vile, Kevin Morby, Jeff Lynne, Wilco, Cotton Jones
Genre: Alt-Country, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
We, would-be modern producers, are absolutely spoiled. Older musicians like to make fun of kids making…
Queenly: The Haze and Dacey Collective and New Myths review
November 29, 2021
New Myths – Time Bomb
Genre: Pop Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Garbage, Elastica, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Pretenders
New Myths deliver a retro-oriented pop-rock single with Time Bomb, a song that should soon soundtrack vehicle…
Endearments – Ocean
Genre: Indie Rock, Dream Pop
David Lynch had a great way of addressing his critics who complained that his movies made little sense, or shared little in common with reality. Lynch replied that most of the time, life makes no sense so why…
Around the sun: JonoJono and The Deltaz reviewed
October 1, 2021
The Deltaz – Turn It Back
Americana, Classic Rock, Garage Rock
Old folks than to school youngsters on the fact that there’s nothing really new under the Sun. Someone else has dreamed it, heard it, or said it before you. This can be a traumatic realization…
Always the blues: J.D. Simo and Ben Zaidi reviewed
September 25, 2021
Ben Zaidi – Ben Zaidi’s Blues
Genre: Indie Rock
I often find it hard to choose whether I hate modern folk music more than I hate alternative rock. This is a problem to admit out loud, seeing as though I can only play those styles of music, and work for a…
That ancient fire: HAWKER and Brother thunder reviewed
September 11, 2021
Brother Thunder – Into the Fire
Genre: Retro Soul, Indie Rock
Punk-rock levelled the playing field and, at least in theory, made modern pop music the most democratic modern art form. It did so through skill, as well gentle manipulation. The punk-rockers presented…
Speak your own truth: Wyatt Coulson & The Reserved Company and Nathaniel David Knox music reviews
August 31, 2021
Nathaniel David Knox – Romania Mea (My Romania)
Genre: Indie Folk
Beauty is most certainly in the eye of the beholder. That’s an old saying that stays true. Another one that holds up is the one about it being impossible to be regarded as a prophet in your…
Spoon and the Forkestra – Mary Lou
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Similar artists: Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, Dodie, Bright Eyes, Big Thief
For the majority of us, pop music and comedy movies are the only way in which we can access instant elation. Now…