Sunseeker honors the southern tradition of Third Man Records with “Georgia Dust,” a soft spoken, steel guitar-laden tune I could have mistaken for The Shins. Source: SoundCloud / Third Man Records Continue reading
Sharer open up their hearts on “Into This Love.” Source: SoundCloud / Sharer Continue reading
Life doesn’t stop, even if you’re down. But don’t use that as an excuse not to live it. Continue reading
A Mature Debut: Don’t Let the Kids Win
sngalbums: Julia Jacklin’s debut is filled with a nascent wonder. Her songwriting is refreshingly youthful, remarking on small moments that become significant in our old age. Familiar folk progressions meet her beautifully restrained voice which create earworms that haunt my heart. The title track is an egregious offender in this case; I often murmur the refrain under my breath, but it sounds even more pained … Continue reading A Mature Debut: Don’t Let the Kids Win
A Mature Debut: Don’t Let the Kids Win
Julia Jacklin’s debut is filled with a nascent wonder. Her songwriting is refreshingly youthful, remarking on small moments that become significant in our old age. Familiar folk progressions meet her beautifully restrained voice which create earworms that haunt my heart. The title track is an egregious offender in this case; I often murmur the refrain under my breath, but it sounds even more pained in … Continue reading A Mature Debut: Don’t Let the Kids Win
Crescendos in desolation. Source: Bandcamp Continue reading
Sax hasn’t felt this fresh since “Keep You” by Wild Belle. Source: SoundCloud / diamond mind Continue reading
This off kilter video features multitudes of stock images, the juxtaposition of which will surely make you laugh. It will also make you cringe, at times breaching the uncanny valley. Continue reading
Trekking Across the City with Still Parade
sngalbums: I first sat down to listen to this album on an exploratory adventure via mass transit across the city. Back in May, LADOT cut the ribbon on several new metro stations, extending the Expo line to somewhere that no Los Angeles rail transit line has ever gone before: the beach. For the first weekend of its opening, fares were waived, so I decided to … Continue reading Trekking Across the City with Still Parade
Trekking Across the City with Still Parade
I first sat down to listen to this album on an exploratory adventure via mass transit across the city. Back in May, LADOT cut the ribbon on several new metro stations, extending the Expo line to somewhere that no Los Angeles rail transit line has ever gone before: the beach. For the first weekend of its opening, fares were waived, so I decided to take … Continue reading Trekking Across the City with Still Parade
Sawdust & Gin 