Molly Joyce – “August 6, 1999”

State Change, the new album from composer Molly Joyce, is an achievement in many ways. Joyce tells a poetic autobiographical tale about an accident that permanently injured her left hand using adaptive tools with a compositional focus on disability. As if the music itself wasn’t already vulnerable—”August 6, 1999″ is sparse enough to let you imagine the pain for yourself. Molly Joyce | buy State … Continue reading Molly Joyce – “August 6, 1999”

Claire Evans of YACHT called French Vanilla the best band in LA while onstage at the Lodge Rooma couple years ago. And I think this has stuck with me because I wholeheartedly agree; this carefree quartet is bringing on a new era of no wave. “Real or Not” appears on the band’s recent album, How Am I Not Myself?; buy it on Bandcamp. How Am I … Continue reading