Author: Phil King
Molly Thomas and the Rare Birds “Calling My Name” Honey’s Fury WOW!!!!!! That’s all I can say. Take Melissa Ethridge and throw her in southern Alabama,…
Kishi Bashi “Marigolds” Omoiyari Lush, beautiful, multi-layered, but never oppressive, that is the music of Kishi Bashi. Kishi Bashi’s new album is steeped in the past,…
Paul Den Heyer “Technicolor Summer Sunshine” Everything So Far Just in time for summer, Paul Den Heyer has released the most summery album ever, filled with…
Para Lia “Hawk Hill” What beautiful music Para Lia make, sparkling on the outside, but filled with sadness and regret down below. Comprised of René Methner (all instruments…
Big Tide “The Wrong Number” Sync Or Swim For those like me who miss the sound of Big Star or Teenage Fanclub, along comes Big Tide,…
Belaver “Driver” True Love Of Crime Welcome to the world of Belaver, singer/songwriter from NYC. Making some unique but extraordinarily sad and somber music, Belaver digs…
Megafauna “Is There Anything Else” Ghost Coast What a very strong, powerful band, filled with crazy rhythms and great background instruments, all supporting the great Dani…
Raff Pylon “Can’t Let You Go” Do you love a smooth R&B singer with sex appeal? Introducing Raff Pylon. This singer has the smoothest voice since…
Slow Pulp “High” Big Day Slow Pulp have that dream pop sound which lures you into a relaxing state, and then, out of nowhere, they turn…
Chelou “She Rock I Roll” Out Of Sight This is definitely a mix of styles that, on paper, doesn’t have a chance in hell of working. …
The Pleading “Atrophy” Atrophy They’re BACCCK! My favorite alternative metal band, The Pleading, has dropped their new EP, Atrophy, and the whole EP is killer. This…
Troi Irons “Strangers” This is one of the hardest kicking songs I have heard for a long time. Troi Irons plays some of the heaviest guitar…
Paper Jackets “Trigger” Don’t Lose Your Head Coming from Silver Lake, CA, comes a band that is going to win your ears and your hearts. This…
Zach Vinson “Better Man” And Yet What a great song, tremendously deep and really unusual. While most love songs fall into two categories: 1. falling in…
Quiet Kids “On Your Mind” Quiet Kids A perfect example of dream pop; ethereal, lyrical, drifting vocals over layered keyboards and a beat (the drums and…
Ernest Moon “Satdeenight Ready” Ba-Jesus Besides having one of the funniest and politically incorrect video ever, Ernest Moon has one of the most insightful songs about…
Slowness “Rose” Berths Slowness has just signed Schoolkid Records, and in April they are releasing Berths. The first single, “Rose”, has just dropped and what a great…
Dawgyz “VCR” No Comply It is so great to know the punk/pop is not dead, and Dawgyz have it down pat. Ringing guitars, literal yet ironic…
John-Robert “Adeline” Amazing voice, amazing song writer. I’m so impressed that John-Robert is so young and so brave to make his music with just his guitar…
Amanda Palmer “There Will Be No Intermission” Voicemail For Jill I cannot say anything about one of the greatest artist of the 21st century except that…