Why go to the beach if you can’t ruin everyone’s fun? Not that it wouldn’t be great to join Marlon Williams on the sand, just be sure to protect your castle. “What’s Chasing You” will appear on Williams’ new record, Make Way For Love, due out 2/16. Pre-order it on Bandcamp.  Continue reading

I don’t know who controls which bands become cult hits, but I need Obscura Hail to reach that status asap. This quirky little track seems to have surfaced without much context, but feel free to browse the other songs and EPs from the Melbourne-based project via Soundcloud or Bandcamp.  “I’m getting spider’s legsnot crow’s feetI’m buying fresh vegnot frozen meat” Source: SoundCloud / Obscura Hail Continue reading

I was slow to share Doncat’s new single and missed its namesake month, but if anything, it feels good to have moved past the emotional valleys that surround the holidays and cold weather. From what I understand, much of the country still deals with the latter but for better or worse, it will all be over soon enough.  Source: SoundCloud / DONCAT Continue reading

sawdustandgin: Best Albums of 2017 Drawn by me.  1. Violents and Monica Martin – Awake and Pretty Much Sober Pen, pastels. album review | buy Awake and Pretty Much Sober | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud 2. Kacey Johansing – The Hiding Pencil.  album review | buy The Hiding | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | … Continue reading

Kacey Johansing No Longer Lives in Hiding

sngalbums: At the center of The Hiding is a lyric on the title track that gets at the heart of Kacey Johansing’s message. “Everyone keeps hiding what they long to find,” she sings, as if unveiling a universal truth that no one wants to admit that they knew. On this new record, she discusses relationships and love, often as an intrusive observer, though it could … Continue reading Kacey Johansing No Longer Lives in Hiding

Kacey Johansing No Longer Lives in Hiding

At the center of The Hiding is a lyric on the title track that gets at the heart of Kacey Johansing’s message. “Everyone keeps hiding what they long to find,” she sings, as if unveiling a universal truth that no one wants to admit that they knew. On this new record, she discusses relationships and love, often as an intrusive observer, though it could all … Continue reading Kacey Johansing No Longer Lives in Hiding