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The Secret Beach – IYDLMLMG
Genre: Folk rock, Americana, Alt-Country
Can anyone watch more than one interview of an old, famous rockstar? Unless you’ve dedicated your life to their work, you’ll notice that they tend to repeat their stories.
It’s a…
Steven Keene – Somewhere In Between
Similar artists: Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen
Genre: Folk, Americana
What eventually happens to the lion tamer? Few know, and even fewer people care. The lion tamer is there to do something most people wouldn’t dare…
No tension: Maja Lena and Paul Spring | Alternative music review
December 9, 2022
Paul Spring – Beetle On A Blade
Similar artists: Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, WHY?
Genre: Indie rock, Folktronica, Indie Electronic
Musical playlists are just as big a threat to alternative music as major record labels once were. Both of these sell one…
Dream hard: Dreaming and June Star - Alternative music reviews
November 26, 2022
June Star – Here We Are
Genre: Indie Folk, Americana, Alt-Country
Singer-songwriters are a peculiar bunch. Their desire to write is usually determined by the feeling that they just might be better than most other people. However, in order to feel successful, they…
Hatchling – Shadow Of You
Genres: Dream pop, Folk rock
Similar artists: Jade Bird, Julia Jacklin, Kate Bush, Annie Hamilton, Jack River, Brandi Carlile, Dorothy
Poets are supposed to be like aliens or horribly sick people. Nobody knows how they got this way.
Psychedelic retreat: S. Ward and Hobsons Bay Coast Guard review
November 13, 2022
Hobsons Bay Coast Guard – Tidal Wave
Genre: Surf Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
Similar artists: Beach Boys, Bananagun, MGMT, Thee Oh Sees
Somewhere there’s a concert being played all day long on a sunny beach. The musicians are top-notch. The songs…
Devastating truths: Collisionville and Space Dudes reviewed
November 5, 2022
Space Dudes – Loon
Genre: Folk rock, Americana, Alt Country
Similar artists: John Prine, Todd Snider, Hayes Carll
Lou Reed, in one of his trademark cantankerous states, advised people who really liked rock n’ roll to go out and die for it. Mr. Reed claimed…
You need more: Musuji and Deborah Stokol reviews
August 14, 2022
Deborah Stokol – In a Time of Lockets, A Time of Lace (feat. Igor Kogan, Scarlet a. Newman-Thomas & Rachel Stokol)
Genre: Folk, Bluegrass, Americana
Similar artists: Alison Krauss, Laura Marling, Sinead O’Connor, Lisa Hannigan, Chris Thile, Dead…
The Limiñanas – La Musique
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
Similar artists: Serge Gainsbourg, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Night Beats, Moon Duo, Psychic Ills, The Black Angels
Rock music used to tease us about the kind of people we could virtually…