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A light case of immortality: David Josephson and TWÏNS review
January 17, 2022
TWÏNS – Peace
Genre: Bedroom / Lo-fi Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock
Similar artists: Maston, Amen Dunes, Surprise Chef, John Moods, Paint, CV Vision, Aldous RH, World Brain, L’Eclair
TWÏNS shows that tender psychedelia and slacker culture go hand in…
Dark tides: Debbie vanBo & Caitlin and David Jameson review
January 15, 2022
David Jameson – Tall Dark Pines
Genre: Country, Americana, Southern Rock / Red Dirt
Similar artists: Colter Wall, Cody Jinks, Zach Bryan, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins
David Jameson lends his voice to tales of murderous desires on the single Tall Dark…
Classic and tender: John Michael Hersey and Kelp Monkey review
November 25, 2021
Kelp Monkey – Traveler
Genre: Classic Rock, Indie Rock, Garage Rock
Back in the grand old days of the hazy 1970s, people who’d acquired the ability to play rock n’ roll music really well might end up with a fortune to spend, personal jet planes to fly…
Chiseled mantra: Ksenia Parkhatskaya and Tara Nome Doyle reviewed
November 19, 2021
Tara Nome Doyle – Snail I
Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk, Folk
Tara Nome Doyle writes otherworldly songs, meditations on life that offer listeners a brief respite from the real world and their responsibilities.
There’s no need in pretending…
The right moves : Rabbit and Karate, Guns & Tanning reviewed
November 12, 2021
Karate, Guns & Tanning – White Nights
Genre: Post-Punk
Karate, Guns & Tanning describe their own music as ferocious. That word conjures visions of hungry animals feeding on weaker creatures down in the jungle. In today’s musical climate, this may…
Sean Keel – Jesus a Rifle
Genre: Folk
Similar artists: Tom Waits, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, John Prine, Tom Waits
Pop songwriting’s repertoire of tricks hasn’t exactly moved forward in the past decades. It has certainly widened though. Apart…
Melancholy melodies: Shaylee and Alberta & The Dead Eyes reviewed
September 28, 2021
Alberta & The Dead Eyes – Lil Bird
Genre: Americana
The majority of us live in fear or some form of confusion throughout most of our lives. We engage in various activities, oftentimes, merely to forget our troubles. Many of the things we do are simply a quick…
Old-time writing: Megan and Shane& My Son The Doctor reviewed by Alt77
September 25, 2021
My Son The Doctor – King of the Zoomers
Genre: Punk, Post-Punk, Indie Rock
There are some bands that are destined to sound like the work of people that weren’t quite meant to be in bands, yet don’t exactly seem fit for anything else. These are the rare…
Heartland: Women Of The Night and K. Walsh reviewed by Alt77
August 20, 2021
K. Walsh – Party Of One
Genre: Americana, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Daniel Romano, The Modern Lovers & Oasis
Like Rob, the main character in Nick Hornby’s epochal High Fidelity, you too dear reader will one day have to answer to your…