The Cribs know where this track takes place (“where you’ll fall in love so hard that you’ll wish you were dead”), and Briana Marela fell under its spell (“I fell in and out of love here”). Ripe fruit rot sweetly. Briana Marela | order My Inner Rest | SnG coverage | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Spotify | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Briana Marela – “Willful or Self-willed”
Written like a persuasive essay, “SPANK!” by HiTech gets your ass shaking even if you aren’t listening to the lyrics. HiTech | website | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading HiTech – “SPANK!”
Harsh tones and chaotic vibes: industrial noise at its finest. Only Now | buy Timeslave III | website | Instagram | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Only Now, Dave Sharma – “Merciless III”
Though just a microcosm of the album My Inner Rest, “Value” is an apt track to represent it. It is intricately composed and asserts the necessity of having faith in one’s self, a message that Briana Marela projects through a kaleidoscope across the rest of the LP. Briana Marela | buy My Inner Rest | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | … Continue reading Briana Marela – “Value”
Very into everything Polish nu-jazz quartet Błoto is laying down on their record, Grzyby. This track has a haunting quality that never veers far from a funky groove. Błoto | buy Grzyby | Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp Continue reading Błoto – “Soplówka”
Bright and hopeful, like its tangible essence, the solitary flame. In the liner notes of Perfect Conditions, each elemental combination is associated with a unique image; explore them all, including my favorites “Earth / Air” (dust devils), “Earth / Fire” (magma, volcanic eruption), and “Water / Earth” (river water rushing over rocks). Celia Hollander | buy Perfect Conditions | website | Instagram | YouTube | … Continue reading Celia Hollander – “Fire / Fire”
Black magic urgently whirs to life like a turbine hyperventilating. Only Now | website | Instagram | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading Only Now – “Power I”
You don’t always need to understand art in order to appreciate it. I had the privilege to see Briana Marela live years ago at the Lodge Room, opening for Jenny Hval, and it was apparent that the audience did not quite understand or care about what she was laying down. It irked me since they could not be pardoned by the assumption that their allegiance … Continue reading Worthwhile Self-Actualization, Actual Self-Worth
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”
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
Sawdust & Gin 