Men of good fortune: Cosmic Crooner and Joe P reviewed
March 25, 2021
joe p – Fighting In the Car
The work of some artists is deemed to be classic for a good reason. It’s probably survived for a long time among people’s preferences and will probably, do so in the future, inspiring others to create their own versions. …
The country life: Edwin and Night Flight reviewed
March 24, 2021
Night Flight – Something Going On
Some people suffering from bouts of nostalgia keep wishing that one-day traditional American music will make its way back to the top of the charts and into the hearts of music listeners across the world. But, did it ever really go…
Twist and weep: N8 and Tallbird reviewed
March 23, 2021
Tallbird – Rabbit
There will probably come a time when kids stop listening to the music put out by record labels altogether. Heaven knows that time should come sooner or later. After all, generations after generations have been bombarded by enough disposable music…
Too cool to be here: New Candys and 8LIS5 reviewed
March 23, 2021
8LIS5 – Faded Wisdom
Creativity has always been, possibly, the greatest form of therapy. It is certainly the least harmful. As ol’ Bob Marley used to say, “When the music hits, you feel no pain“. Perhaps, even greater than this is the fact that…
Bummerville: Grease Weasel and Riley Pearce reviewed
March 22, 2021
Riley Pearce – Night.Love.Sleep
Real tenderness and intimacy is a horrendously scary thing. Sure, it’s what almost all of us desire. However, it is also something that more and more we forget how to do, with convenience spilling over in all aspects of modern…
Newton Aces – Firing Squad Ditch pt 2
I dare say that 2021 was not so bad. In some ways, we might not know how good we have it. In other ways, we may be unconsciously avoiding thinking of the truly distressing things that would really keep us up at night and take…
Leah Callahan – Smell
David Lee Roth, quite memorably, decried the music critics’ embrace of Elvis Costello over his band’s own work, saying that most likely the critics felt a kinship due to likely resembling Elvis rather than the flamboyant…
Max and the Martians – Please Remember
When things start going badly, I start wishing I was a character in an American movie or song made pre-1980. There’s a bubblegum heartbreak to that kind of work. It’s pop-art. It’s something that…
Euro garage: Urges and One Track Minds reviewed
March 21, 2021
One Track Minds – Isolation
Garage rock is, essentially, trance music. The construction of almost any song that falls under the umbrella of this music style is extremely simplistic, sometimes including only one or two chords. The vocals are usually confidently…