The hum of a needle on wax sounds mighty similar to the patter of rain on a window. Javier Rodriguez uses this perspective shift to create a unique space for his heady beats. He released two other records last year (not including the one that dropped on January 1st of 2020), and I frequently returned to The Rain Songs for its steady comfort. That cascading … Continue reading Splashing About with Javier Rodriguez
sngalbums: To be perfectly honest, I thought I would notice symptoms of hearing loss while I was still working at my college radio station. In actuality, last fall marked the first time when my tinnitus became too loud to ignore. When I learned that Cleveland-born, Brooklyn-based Galcher Lustwerk had been living with tinnitus for years, it started to become clear why his 2019 album Information … Continue reading Galcher Lustwerk Goes Quiet on Information LP
sngalbums: In recent years, the music I connect with most largely deals with the painful, tangled nature of love. Yet, Kevin A’s incredibly romantic mixtape Tropic stood out to me in spite of itself. The Scarborough, Ontario native spent years on the project and said that it is an “exploration of his identity,” which inadvertently doubles as a meditation on all types of love. Widely … Continue reading Dynamic Sounds Reflect Kevin A’s Self-Exploration
To be perfectly honest, I thought I would notice symptoms of hearing loss while I was still working at my college radio station. In actuality, last fall marked the first time when my tinnitus became too loud to ignore. When I learned that Cleveland-born, Brooklyn-based Galcher Lustwerk had been living with tinnitus for years, it started to become clear why his 2019 album Information made … Continue reading Galcher Lustwerk Goes Quiet on Information LP
In recent years, the music I connect with most largely deals with the painful, tangled nature of love. Yet, Kevin A’s incredibly romantic mixtape Tropic stood out to me in spite of itself. The Scarborough, Ontario native spent years on the project and said that it is an “exploration of his identity,” which inadvertently doubles as a meditation on all types of love. Widely labeled … Continue reading Dynamic Sounds Reflect Kevin A’s Self-Exploration
listed alphabetically, #11–30 Summer Walker – Over It buy Over It | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud — Faye Webster – Atlanta Millionaires Club buy Atlanta Millionaires Club | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp — Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising buy Titanic Rising | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | … Continue reading Best Albums of 2019, pt.4
listed alphabetically, #11–30 shura – forevher buy forevher | SnG coverage | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp — TÂCHES – Heart Over Heels buy Heart Over Heels | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Soundcloud | Bandcamp — TEEN – Good Fruit buy Good Fruit | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Bandcamp — Tei Shi – La Linda buy … Continue reading Best Albums of 2019, pt.3
listed alphabetically, #11–30 The Japanese House –-Good At Falling buy Good At Falling | SnG coverage | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp — Shannon Lay – August buy August | SnG coverage | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Bandcamp August by Shannon Lay — Men I Trust – Oncle Jazz buy Oncle Jazz | SnG coverage | … Continue reading Best Albums of 2019, pt.2
listed alphabetically, #11–30 Bels Lontano – Kind Decade EP buy Kind Decade EP | SnG coverage | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp — Deidre & the Dark – Variety Hour buy Variety Hour | SnG coverage | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp — Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel buy Dogrel | website | Facebook … Continue reading Best Albums of 2019 pt.1
Best Songs of 2019 1. KERA – “Vitamin T” Read my interview with KERA from this past spring. Source: SoundCloud / KERA Continue reading Best Songs of 2019: 1. KERA
Sawdust & Gin 