Squeaky leafed angels. Dave De Rose | website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Dan Nicholls | website | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Dave De Rose & Dan Nicholls – “plants heal”
This is the song of my summer. Miso Extra’s new album Earcandy is available in two color vinyl editions, get yours here. Miso Extra | buy Earcandy | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Miso Extra – “POP”
I’ve been going to the Regent since October 2015, when I covered Deerhunter and Atlas Sound for Grimy Goods. Not that I’ve attended all that many shows there since; I had side gigs that placed me at the Regent just as many times as I actually enjoyed a concert. It’s a great venue. I used to hide upstairs and become irrationally mad at the living … Continue reading YACHT X !!! X Community
If I didn’t know better I wouldn’t have noticed that the theater at 2220 Beverly in Westlake was under new management. Last I heard, the Bootleg had closed during the pandemic, and that area of Beverly Blvd is fairly quiet. Brooklyn Bagels faces the venue and defunct businesses dot around them in a largely residential area. There are just enough streetlights to cast disquieting shadows … Continue reading A Whirlwind with Photay and Maral
The direction of Tom Skinner’s LP, Voices of Bishara, goes off in zigs and zags, yet “The Journey” embarks on a trot with a purpose, as the song’s title suggests. The track provides a knowing respite on the record before diving further into the angles of Skinner’s mind. Tom Skinner | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify Continue reading Tom Skinner – “The Journey”
“Whiskey Kiss” is smoky like Chris Isaak, with the hedonism turned up to twenty. This track appears on Megan Diana’s fun EP, Songs from Villa Lena, which is available for pay-what-you-can on Bandcamp. Megan Diana | order Songs From Villa Lena | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Megan Diana – “Whiskey Kiss”
Makaya McCraven released a live version of “Dream Another,” a single off of his newest album, In These Times, so I listened to both for the first time. I have a deep appreciation for each; the studio version is lush and addictive while the live rendition is teeming with passion. It is more apparent McCraven’s control over the dreamy jam when you can see his … Continue reading Makaya McCraven – “Dream Another”
Sunny War is full of contradictions, most obviously including the Nashville musician’s moniker. Also, take into account the album art and title for Anarchist Gospel—or is it more of an oxymoron? She acknolwedges the duality on the Bandcamp liner notes, in a sense: “I feel like there are two sides of me… One of them is very self-destructive, and the other is trying to work … Continue reading Sunny War – “No Reason”
Whiel I have not yet heard all of Soft Science, the new LP from Brooklyn’s Matt Evans, I can tell it has many lessons within. On the singles, “Saprotrophia” and “Alocasia,” Evans takes science class outside—both opaque song titles refer to fungi and house plants, and the full record promises much more. Matt Evans | order Soft Science | website | Twitter | Instagram | … Continue reading Matt Evans – “Saprotrophia”
Torn up I am, after hearing the touching indie rock single “Monarch” by Tearing Up. My ears delight in the gruff musicianship that reminds me of Don Vail and Billy Moon. Imagine my surprise! when I discovered that Tearing Up is the new moniker for Graham Caldwell, who is officially shedding Billy Moon—as suggested by Tearing Up’s EP title: Billy is Dead. Tearing Up | … Continue reading Tearing Up – “Monarch”
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