8.0
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Lean with the Breeze and The Fourth Wall Reviewed

Lean with the Breeze – Rise Again Similar artists: Steely Dan, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Fleet Foxes, Fleetwood Mac Genre: Folk rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock The debate about whether modern music or the oldies are better is pointless.
8.0
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Fair Weather Son and Sydney Sleadd & The Swarm Reviewed

Fair Weather Son – 38 Years Similar artists: Wilco, Ben Kweller, Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney Genre: Americana, Alt-Country, Indie Pop Artists, just like politicians, can get away with a lot by pretending to be something other than what they truly are. Take…
8.0
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Päter and Brent Amaker & the Rodeo Reviewed

Päter – Fear of the Dead Similar artists: Adrianne Lenker, Haley Heynderickx, Bat For Lashes Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Alternative Rock There are plenty of terrible times to think about terrible things like …death. If you’re a pilot flying a plane, you don’t…
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Backstrom (feat. Bart Topher) - Backstrom

There’s a reason why some of the great novelists don’t attempt to write their debut until they are well into their 50s. They need, at least, one great story to tell, and without having lived enough, there’s no reason to expect that a tale of this importance will just…
8.3
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Youngest Sibling and One Last Job Reviewed

Youngest Sibling – This Old Brain Similar artists: Daniel Johnston, Field Medic, Guided By Voices, Radiator Hospital Genre: Indie Folk, Indie Pop Great songs can come out of any place, can crawl out of nowhere and can be authored by the most unlikely of…
8.0
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MOFGY and Nathaniel Bellows Reviewed

MOFGY – Whoop-De-Doo Similar artists: SlobHeads, PLAY DEAD, Dread FM, Baby Dave Genre: Folk rock The world is short on any great villains. Even the billionaire emerald-mine owners are a parody of evil and more aking to desperate weeping babies. All this…
7.5
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Bison Bone and Deap Vally Reviewed

Bison Bone – It’s All The Same Similar artists: Drive-By Truckers, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Justin Townes Earle Genre: Folk rock, Americana, Alt Country If it is true, and indeed, it has to be, that bad times are awaiting each and every one of us, you…
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Dustin McKamie - A Good Man Down Review

From sports to politics and, sadly, to music, our modern world seems to be controlled by unrepenting cheaters. Emotional honesty is as rare as a snowstorm in the Kalahari. But that is exactly what Dustin McKamie is looking to capture on the debut album “A Good Man…