This solid rock tune comes from Gianni Paci, the New York-based musician once known as The Pine Hollows. “Honest Thing” maintains a steady tempo, cranking up the decibels during the guitar solos. The track appears on Paci’s recent I Tried To Right My Wrongs, But I Made A Left EP, which you can pick up on Bandcamp.  Continue reading

Last month I tried to summarize all the reasons to feel moved by Via Intercom’s late 2017 LP, Buzz Buzz Buzz Vertigo, but after the article was written, I couldn’t help but feel that I had left so much out. Overall, I still believe that it is one of the best records about youth that I have ever felt I personally could relate to. “The Photographer” … Continue reading

BOYO has some choice wisdom for those trying to expand their LA social circles, or at least, that’s what “A Social Death by Proximity (in Los Feliz)” leads us to believe. The band’s debut LP is due out 1/19 via Danger Collective Records; pre-order.  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