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

Julie Byrne Finds Stability Within a Nomadic Life

sngalbums: Photo credit: Jonathan Bouknight Julie Byrne’s latest album is actually already over a year old. It came out on January 4th, making it the first new music of the year that I heard, and it clearly stuck with me. Not Even Happiness marks a personal journey in Byrne’s life, though not necessarily based in specific events; instead, the album is a series of highly personal … Continue reading Julie Byrne Finds Stability Within a Nomadic Life

Julie Byrne Finds Stability Within a Nomadic Life

Photo credit: Jonathan Bouknight Julie Byrne’s latest album is actually already over a year old. It came out on January 4th, making it the first new music of the year that I heard, and it clearly stuck with me. Not Even Happiness marks a personal journey in Byrne’s life, though not necessarily based in specific events; instead, the album is a series of highly personal proclamations … Continue reading Julie Byrne Finds Stability Within a Nomadic Life

Best Albums of 2017, part 3

#11-30, ordered alphabetically Lowland Hum – Thin buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Thin by Lowland Hum Lusine – Sensorimotor buy album | website | Facebook | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Sensorimotor by Lusine MANGAL – Such Sure Witness SnG coverage | buy album | Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Such Sure Witness by MANGAL M.O.O.N. – Clinically … Continue reading Best Albums of 2017, part 3

Best Albums of 2017, part 1

#11-30, ordered alphabetically Arca – Arca buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Angelo de Augustine – Swim Inside the Moon SnG coverage | buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Soundcloud | Bandcamp | @angelodeaugustine​ <a href=“http://angelodeaugustine.bandcamp.com/album/swim-inside-the-moon”>Swim Inside the Moon by Angelo De Augustine</a> BOSCO – b. SnG album review | SnG show review | buy album … Continue reading Best Albums of 2017, part 1