Author: Phil King
Brett Gleason “The Strong & The Silent Brett Gleason is probably the most literate rocker out there. His lyrics come straight from the heart and his…
The End Of America “Break Away” This trio from Philadelphia just blew me away. Comprised of James Downes, Trevor Leonard and Brendon Thomas, and possessing the most accurate name…
James Levy “What Do I Know” Somebody I love this song. Whether it is James Levy’s plaintive baritone, or whether it’s the fact one never knows…
Sufjan Stevens “Love Yourself/With My Whole Heart” For Pride, Sufjan Stevens has released to beautiful songs about love with sappiness, world-tiredness, bitterness, or self-pity, but instead,…
People Club “Better” What a great, soulful band, that type of band that sounds perfect on summer evenings. People Club is Sarah Martin (lead vocals), Saxon…
Saint Slumber “Mantra” YOUTH / / / 3 What a great band. Take a whole lot of attitude, mix in some talent, take in a love…
Grow Rich “Kawan Lama” Frantic Semantic EP This tremendous rocker from Grow Rich, the one-man band of Abdur Rahim Latada is exactly the music we need…
Soundwalk Collective (Ft. Patti Smith) Ivry The Peyote Dance No, this album is not for everyone, but one thing it is most certainly not, is cultural…
Hallam London “Run For Your Life (Stop Homophobia)” What a great song. Hallam London has done it again, and this time he has an important subject…
Juliana Hatfield “Broken Doll” Weird Juliana Hatfield is back. That’s all you really need to know, but I will tell you more. “Broken Doll” is a…
Mars Motel “Coming Up For Air” Passenger X What a beautiful Dream Rock song, with great harmonies and riffs that won’t end. What I love about…
Air Review “People Say Things Change” How We Got By A beautifully sad song, dealing with loss, trying to understand why things happen, and then ‘people…
Dead Horse Beats “Inglaterra” Inglaterra Swelling harmonics, jazzy intervals, soulful vocals, Dead Horse Beats sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard. Dead Horse Beats is the project…
Mirrorball “This Time” Singer/songwriter Alexandra Johnstone and guitarist Scott Watson, mainstays of LA’s underground scene, have come together to produce this beautiful musical poem that brings…
Telyscopes “I Wanna Cut You Open” Mata Mata My favorite weird Philadelphia band is back with a vengeance, and they have released the best (if not…
Lana Del Rey “Doin Time” Lana has done it again. She has taken a classic and tweaked it to fit her personality as the bad girl…
PJ Harvey “The Crowded Cell” The great Polly Jean Harvey has released this amazing song written for the British show, “The Virtues”, created by Shane Meadows…
The Pinheads “No Time” Is This Real What a great band. I am a sucker for controlled (or out-of-control) feedback, and The Pinheads know exactly when…
MIIST “Philosophy Of Pessimism” All The Useless Spinning This is such great midnight music, wrapped up so tight yet still free and almost formless. Coming from…
Mike Adams At His Honest Weight “Wonderful To Love” There Is No Feeling Better What a great album. Every song on here is filled with enough…