#11-30, ordered alphabetically Hayden Pedigo – Greetings From Amarillo buy album | Facebook | Instagram | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Pixx – Age of Anxiety SnG album review | buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Jordan Rakei – Wallflower SnG coverage 1 | SnG coverage 2 | buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud … Continue reading Best Albums of 2017, part 4
The slow-moving image of Bartees L. Cox Jr. lasts the entirety of his new video for “IDK,” as he manages to stare directly into your soul. Magic Boy by Bartees & the Strange Fruit Continue reading
sngalbums: Our most important life moments happen at night. It is a time of freedom. A time for moments of self-reflection. For expressions of love, internal and external. For quiet meditation. Toronto-native Sean Beresford, aka Big City Cough, channeled this wide-ranging, labyrinthine feeling into an entire record of ambient guitar picking, and aptly called it Born at Night. Beresford prides himself on being a night … Continue reading Exploring the Light in the Darkness with Big City Cough
Sorrowful acoustic optimism. Source: SoundCloud / HarryPaneMusic Continue reading
I find myself revisiting Shannon Lay’s gorgeous Living Water LP since its release last month on Mare Records, and imprint of Woodsist. The short film for “Asa” continues to tug at my heartstrings. Continue reading
On the other hand, Gregory Richard also exhibits immense restraint on other quiet tracks like “The Rain.” His vocals lull us like patters of droplets on a window, streaking emotion from his guitar. For a more complete picture of King Laugh, your only option is to listen in full for yourself, because there’s no experience quite like it. Check it out, and pay what you can, … Continue reading
sngshows: Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Walking up to the Bootleg Theater last Wednesday night, the streets were quiet. Acoustic guitar was the main feature of the night, with emphasis placed on what felt like each individual string for both acts; James Elkington needed little else aside from the instrument and his voice, though The Weather Station performed as a four piece band for the … Continue reading The Weather Station Eased the Pain of LA’s World Series Loss at the Bootleg
Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Walking up to the Bootleg Theater last Wednesday night, the streets were quiet. Acoustic guitar was the main feature of the night, with emphasis placed on what felt like each individual string for both acts; James Elkington needed little else aside from the instrument and his voice, though The Weather Station performed as a four piece band for the majority … Continue reading The Weather Station Eased the Pain of LA’s World Series Loss at the Bootleg
Music videos can be so expressive, even when they are essentially just pen on paper such as Matthew Kenneally’s clip for “Would You Do It Again?” Handwritten lyrics are scrawled across the screen and a shy ink illustration dances during the bridge. The Line of Best Fit promises an LP from Kenneally is coming soon. Continue reading
There is a striking duality in the art and music of Big City Cough’s newest record, Born at Night. The first single showcases the fluidity of his finger-plucking against a backdrop of ambient synth. The album does not yet have a release date, but we should be hearing from Big City Cough soon. Source: SoundCloud / big city cough Continue reading
Sawdust & Gin 