Helen Ganya Brown toured with Fear of Men last year, and now has a lo fi project of her own ready to debut this Friday. Using the moniker Dog in the Snow, she explores a series of juxtapositions, discussing her identity and other social anxieties in tracks like “Consume Me” and “Child” (below). Grab the LP, Consume Me, this Friday on Battle Worldwide.  Continue reading

A New Era of Sego

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  As we discussed their upcoming release, it became clear that nothing about the band has intrinsically changed, but that they were able to push themselves further while recording in Canada. Petersen even mentioned that they had recorded a few ballads. “We realized after it was all done, we made a Wings record,” joked Carroll. When asked for more specifics, the … Continue reading A New Era of Sego

Sand in the Speakers, or the Fuzz of Beaches

Listening to Beaches, it is natural to let your mind wander. Their overwhelming fuzz is calming, as if opening your awareness to things unseen. That may sound similar to the effects of a mind-altering drug, but it is more enriching as pure, unadulterated rock and roll. Take a dive into the band’s latest double LP, Second of Spring; it is a creation of pulsing reverb and … Continue reading Sand in the Speakers, or the Fuzz of Beaches

sngpodcast: SNG30 – Esperanza Spalding reprise, Route 91 Harvest Country Music Fest Support the victims of the Las Vegas massacre Esperanza Spalding | Exposure info | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Washed Out | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Foster the People | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Ziemba | watch “El … Continue reading

SNG30 – Esperanza Spalding reprise, Route 91 Harvest Country Music Fest

Support the victims of the Las Vegas massacre Esperanza Spalding | Exposure info | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Washed Out | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Foster the People | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Ziemba | watch “El Paso” | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | … Continue reading SNG30 – Esperanza Spalding reprise, Route 91 Harvest Country Music Fest

Mind Monogram Reflect on Unobservable Forces in “Dark Matter Theory”

Photo Credit: Seth Halko Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  You don’t need to be an astrophysicist to decipher this new single. Dark matter is a concept hypothesized to contain the majority of mass-energy in the universe, but it is unobservable and, let’s be honest, extremely difficult to understand. It is an appropriate title for the track, which reflects on ethereal ideas, like time and ESP. … Continue reading Mind Monogram Reflect on Unobservable Forces in “Dark Matter Theory”

In New Music Video for “El Paso,” Ziemba Tells the Tale of Two Cities

Originally appeared on. Grimy Goods.  Like most of Ziemba’s body of work, her new video for “El Paso” is dense and significant. The track comes from her 2016 record, Hope Is Never, which she spoke with me extensively about last year. She explained how the city impacted her life as a borderlander, or more specifically as a “child of NAFTA,” which instigated her family’s move … Continue reading In New Music Video for “El Paso,” Ziemba Tells the Tale of Two Cities

Clowns are supposed to bring joy to children, but what we’ve noticed recently is that the make up can hide something far more sinister. Not to say any of the painfully British clowns in Brenda’s video for “Children” are prone to become homicidal, but seeing them with smartphones, expressionless and uninterested, does remind us that their happiness is all an act.  Continue reading