I didn’t get in on the first single off this one, but the record has been creeping into my rotation lately and the opener “Grieving,” is one of the best of the…
RSTB faves The Umbrellas follow up their Slumberland debut with a new single that splits release between a bevy of indie pop outlets – Meritorio, Fastcut, and Tear Jerk all have a…
On Songs From a Stolen Guitar, Joyner answers the question, “what happens when you point the painter away from the vista?” Always a teller of tales, a shadowbox storyteller with a painter’s…
The singles from the upcoming Joan Shelley album, The Spur, cast a shadow of an album that’s deeply rooted in restoration, anchored in a feeling of safe harbor. Burnt out by touring,…
One of my favorites from last year was the excellent George’s Zoo from San Francisco stalwarts Cool Ghouls. The band’s last album was a kaleidoscope of ’60 jangle-pop, early Rundgren solo years,…
It’s sometimes daunting to keep up with the oeuvre of Steven R. Smith — a labyrinth of releases under the names Ulaan Khol, Ulaan Markhor, Ulaan Passerine, and Hala Strana, among others.…
Some formats just fit an artist and R.E. Seraphin seems at home just north of the single and just shy of the full length. Reveling in the freedom to explore in an…
Two RSTB favorites joining forces here and the result amplifies both artists’ strengths. After years of engaging in the mutual appreciation society, Brad Rose (The North Sea, Charlatan) and Matt Lojoie (ML…
After a string of indispensible singles, CA duo Color Green offer up details for their debut full length today. Leaving both singles off the tracklist, the upcoming eponymous LP leans into the…
I’m always excited when a new offering is on the dock from Tony Molina. The songwriter has been brewing brevity into a golden glow for sometime, and after a brief dalliance with…
I’m Not Heree is an album perched in voyeuristic distance. Obscuring its visions through the glazed glass of high windows, it’s steeped equally in longing for connection and repulsion at proximity. The…
It always seems that Teddy and the Rough Riders records slip out a bit slyly, the kind of band and the kinds of record that need to be dug out from the…
For the next single off of Kelley Stoltz’ upcoming LP, The Stylist, the songwriter returns to the taut shake and dry ice dance of his ‘80s influences. An elastic bass quiver bounces…
There’s something otherworldly in the DNA of West Kensington. The collaboration finds friends Mary Lattimore and Paul Sukeena (Solar Motel Band) banding together for a release that’s slipping between serenity and solitude.…
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