The 405 Meets RYVOLI

Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Jenn Whiteman and Samantha Howard were fast friends when they met in Paris. After they worked together on Whiteman’s EP, Latimer Road, in 2016, they left the door open for future collaborations. They now have a release out under the name RYVOLI. Warm harmonies underscore stirring folklore about experiences with anxiety and the Apollo 11 mission … Continue reading The 405 Meets RYVOLI

Mammoth Indigo are Pulled Below the Surface for “Undertow” Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  If you’ve been following Mammoth Indigo since their inception in 2013, you’re familiar with their unique take on indie rock. The band has roots in Harrisonburg, VA, where Cody Bowers first began the project with two friends; today Mammoth Indigo delivers a more convincing sound as a quartet. Songs on their recent … Continue reading

You would expect for a song called “Sad” to be comprised of soft folk strumming, but this tune from Bartosz Ługowski’s latest album, Pogoda, is barely melancholy. Turns out, in Ługowski’s native language, Polish, ‘sad’ actually translates to ‘court.’  UPDATE: Bartosz Ługowski reached out to let me know that Google translate is garbage. ‘Sad’ is in fact Polish for ‘orchard,’ which actually makes the most sense out of any of these … Continue reading