I love Saturdays. Saturday mornings especially. No husbandly iPhone alarm blaring, slow to rise, leisurely grazing on fatty brunch food and celebrity guest DJ hour on my favorite local radio station. I find it fascinating to hear what makes an artist tick and how often the music selected seems to be in total contradiction to… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Unjust Conclusions
[MP3] Digits: “So Cold”
He’s baaaack. Digits (aka Alt Altman) returns with his soothing electronic jazz pop (does that sufficiently describe the sound?) on his latest single, “So Cold.” Digits – “So Cold” [MP3] Digits on the web | Facebook
Coed Pageant
What kind of music do you think would go with the above photo? Exactly. The Winter Blitz, Coed Pageant’s debut EP, is Volume 1 in a four-part series, The Seasons EPs, to be released throughout 2012. Coed Pageant on Bandcamp | Facebook
[Hype Hype Hooray] How 9/11 Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Part 2
Jamie normally snarks on the music industry and the indie blog scene, but for the next three installments he will explore how the attacks on September 11 changed the course of rock music (note: he’s not talking about pop music, just rock). I know it’s about 9/11, but don’t get all weird about it, ok?… Continue reading [Hype Hype Hooray] How 9/11 Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Part 2
Rem’s Floating Chandelier releases new album, Think Of The Willows
It wasn’t so long ago I first wrote about Rem’s Floating Chandelier, a Virginia trio that began within the past year. They had some superb songs to start things off on the right foot, and now they’ve returned with the could-you-be-more-ambient? full length Think Of The Willows. (Though, it looks like this time they have… Continue reading Rem’s Floating Chandelier releases new album, Think Of The Willows
Hanging out with Pearl and the Beard
Gracing the cover of Pearl and the Beard’s excellent second album, Killing The Darlings, is a sweater made for three people. While this seems like merely a cute, simple way of pointing out that the band has three members, it is actually a completely definitive representation of the trio. Pearl And The Beard is truly… Continue reading Hanging out with Pearl and the Beard
Quickbeam
Quickbeam, out of Glasgow, is one of those bands that’s on the brink of stardom but not quite there yet because of their raw qualities. The trio’s debut single, “Seven Hundred Birds,” showcases precisely what is perfect but also missing. The elegant strings, the orchestral, slow-winding story. All beautiful stuff. But while Monica Gromek’s vocals are… Continue reading Quickbeam
[MP3] Gemma Ray: “Runaway”
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard from Gemma Ray. Not necessarily because she hasn’t produced anything new, because she may have. She also may not have. I didn’t do much research for this post, because it honestly doesn’t matter to me. Feel free to Google it, though. What does matter to me is that… Continue reading [MP3] Gemma Ray: “Runaway”
[Abby’s Road] Mersey Paradise
I am at a crossroads. When life lobs lemons and apples and rotten tomatoes at your melon, sometimes you’re so preoccupied it’s impossible to make anything out of it other than a big, rancid box of mashed fruits and vegetables. It can be exhausting attempting to be fresh and new and, moreover, on top of… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Mersey Paradise
Notable Album Release: Denison Whitmer – “The Ones Who Wait”
Ten or more years ago I remember writing about Denison Witmer’s Of Joy and Sorrow and The 80’s EP and thinking that given another album or two this guy would be huge. As far as the singer-songwriter genre goes, Witmer had all the tools: thoughtful songs, mood-inducing music, and albums that always had a great… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Denison Whitmer – “The Ones Who Wait”