#11-30, listed alphabetically Conner Simmons – Guymon, Oklahoma buy album | Twitter | Soundcloud | Bandcamp SOPHIE – Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Leon Vynehall – Nothing is Still buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Winter – Ethereality SnG coverage | buy album | … Continue reading Best Albums of 2018, part 4
Me with Zoey, Samira Winter’s cat. Samira took this photo. Every year there is an album or two, generally released in the spring or summer, that I have a natural affinity for. I play them ad nauseam, and if they survive the process, they become etched into my mind for years. There are few to no rules to the phenomenon—I have been known to gravitate … Continue reading My 2018: A Sweet Beast
Winter Throws a Technicolor Party in New Video for “You Don’t Know Me” Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Friendship is complicated. Growing older can cause friction between even the thickest of thieves, especially if one has decided to turn away from a life of crime. Samira Winter and her namesake band explore a fading relationship on “You Don’t Know Me” from their spring LP release, Ethereality. … Continue reading
Lifelong loves for MPB and Bossanova guide Winter and Triptides’ new collaboration Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Estrela Mágica is a project spurred by a mutual love for Brazilian music. Samira Winter lived in Curitiba for her formative years listening to her mother’s MPB (música popular brasileira) records, while Glenn Brigman developed a love for bossanova through his roommate in college. … Continue reading
Photo by Jeff Leeds Cohn Originally appeared on LA Weekly. Though Winter advocates indulging in all forms of childlike ideation, what she sees in music is not strictly daydreams. She experiences synesthesia, where sounds are perceived as colors when the frequencies reach her brain. It contributes to her vivid life, which she views with unrelenting optimism. Winter goes through color phases, most recently having been … Continue reading A Hazy Shade of Winter
CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL POST AND LISTEN Nelson Can – On Christmas Night The Spook School – Someone To Spend Christmas With <a href=“http://thespookschool.bandcamp.com/album/someone-to-spend-christmas-with”>Someone To Spend Christmas With by The Spook School</a> Tristen – Crying on Christmas Day <a href=“http://tristen.bandcamp.com/track/crying-on-christmas-day”>crying on christmas day by tristen</a> Adrian Younge (feat. Voices of Gemma) – The Saddest Christmas Tree James Hoffman – Joy to the World <a href=“http://shop.othersongsmusic.com/album/advent”>Advent by … Continue reading Happy Holidays from SnG!
I had the pleasure of catching Samira Winter’s ambient-drone set at Echo Park Rising back in August, which just adds to her brilliance. Her latest single is another brilliant testament to shoegaze. Continue reading
I got my first taste of Winter when she opened for SALES in LA last March, and I have been yearning for that shoegaze attitude ever since. “Dreaming” is the latest release from the Boston-bred/LA-based star, one that happened by chance after the song was thought to be lost forever. Source: SoundCloud / Winter Continue reading
sngcrate: December by George Winston Windham Hills Records, 1982 Dug up at Amoeba sidewalk sale Track list, faves in bold A1. ThanksgivingA2. Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your HeadA3. JoyA4. PreludeA5. Carol of the BellsA6. NightB1. Variations on the Kanon by Johann PachelbelB2. The Holy and the IvyB3. Some Children See HimB4. Peace December is a solo record from George Winston, an American pianist who has recorded … Continue reading
Windham Hills Records, 1982 Dug up at Amoeba sidewalk sale Track list, faves in bold A1. Thanksgiving A2. Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head A3. Joy A4. Prelude A5. Carol of the Bells A6. Night B1. Variations on the Kanon by Johann Pachelbel B2. The Holy and the Ivy B3. Some Children See Him B4. Peace December is a solo record from George Winston, an American … Continue reading December by George Winston
Sawdust & Gin 