The new EP from Trafton is a collection of brisk ballads, including a particularly chilling cover of “Scarborough Fair.” Listen to all of the Ice Boy EP on Soundcloud. Source: SoundCloud / Trafton Continue reading
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Maryanne Bold, the LA-based duo Henry Maclean and Dylan Grossman, sing of the anxiety of taking love’s next step, and all the self-doubt that breeds when awaiting a partner’s decision. Continue reading
Racism is insidious and will likely be part of our cultural lexicon for decades to come. When confronted with equality and love, as Alicia Blue describes in “Incognito,” we can defeat it. Source: SoundCloud / Alicia Blue Continue reading
The Future Is Bright: KERA’s Queer Journey and an Optimistic New Song
Photo Credit: Michael Tyrone Delaney II Originally appeared on Ones to Watch. Kera Armendariz is aggressively human. Watch them onstage, and you may feel the freedom that reaches beyond their extremities or giggle at the many expressions that flash across their face. Speaking one-on-one, you’ll notice their boundless charm. … Before they had the vocabulary for it, Armendariz has always centered their art on identity. They … Continue reading The Future Is Bright: KERA’s Queer Journey and an Optimistic New Song
Kera and Devendra Banhart Join Forces on Hopeful New Song, Proceeds to Benefit Trans Charities Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Emphatic folk songwriter KERA (fka Kera and the Lesbians) recently revealed a new recording of a song they penned years ago. “Bright Future Ahead” features some additional vocals by friend and now collaborator, Devendra Banhart; all proceeds for the song will be donated to Trans … Continue reading
Living Hour has a way of portraying reality as a distant memory. Expect to be gently rocked by the band’s forthcoming record, Softer Faces, due out on March 1; pre-order. Softer Faces by Living Hour Continue reading
Learn patience in pessimism through Ian Wayne’s new video Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Pessimism infects people like disease. Its cousin, cynicism, can also have broad consequences, but coming from Brooklyn-based songwriter Ian Wayne, it feels more like melancholy. His recent album, A Place Where Nothing Matters, was saturated with both perspectives of the same feeling. In addition, the downtempo, deliberate … Continue reading
Overlays bleed into one another like the voices of Golden Daze co-singers Jacob Loeb and Ben Schwab on their recent single “Blue Bell.” The single will appear on their new album, Simpatico, due out February 15. Continue reading
Adeline Hotel embraces contradiction and nostalgia on Away Together
Photo Credit: Chris Bernabeo Originally appeared on the 405; view archived article here. As Dan Knishkowy, aka Adeline Hotel, explains in his new record, life is filled with contradictions. Called Away Together, it is his third solo LP, though he has lent a hand on a few other recent releases such as Ian Wayne’s A Place Where Nothing Matters and Lung Cycles’ self-titled album. Knishkowy’s … Continue reading Adeline Hotel embraces contradiction and nostalgia on Away Together
For a song about property, Adam Melchor focuses on something far less tangible: a friend’s spirit. Source: SoundCloud / Adam Melchor Continue reading
Sawdust & Gin 