Author: Phil King

Bantamweight “Breathless” Fear Let me tell you:  this scrappy duo are certainly no light weights (or bantam at that).  As their bio says: “Drummer Max Kelly…

Dominic Silvani “Always You” The Impatience of a Sinner With a voice mellow as a good aged whisky and lyrics right from heart, Dominic Silvani is…

Thurston Moore w/Tom Surgal “Klangfarnemelodie…And The Colorist Strikes Primitiv 2” Klangfarnemelodie…And The Colorist Strikes Primitiv Thurston Moore has always been the king of noise.  As one…

John The Martyr “Cross The Line” John The Martyr Do you like your blues funky or your funky blueish?  John The Martyr is the band…

Swervedriver “Future Ruins” Future Ruins Yeah, Swervedriver has a new album out.  I haven’t been depressed for too long (and I love being depressed), but Swervedriver…

Who? What? When? Why? and Werewolves? “Rattail” Greatest Hits What a great bluesgrass band, and they come from Philadelphia.  Comprised of Andrew Fullerton: Vocals, Guitar, Piano; Matt Orlando: Vocals,…

Cathedral Bells “Cemetery Surf” Cathedral Bells What a great, interesting single by Matt Messore.  According to his bio, it took returning to his hometown of Cassadaga, Florida…

The Pressure Kids “Team” What a great, fun band.  Imagine if Death Cab For Cutie were more fun, like the nerds have taken over.  The Pressure…

Sharon Van Etten “Comeback Kid” Remind Me Tomorrow What a powerful presence Sharon Van Etten has.  As one reviewer stated, “1. the old Sharon can’t come…

Lauren Duski “Costume Party” Midwestern Girl Lauren Duski has such a great voice.  I love when an artist bears their soul without overproduction, just barenaked honesty.  Originally…

Jake Fields “For The Better, For The Worse” Someday You’ll Be Mine The greatest country/folk treasure Nashville has to offer is back again with a great…

Better Oblivion Community Center “Dylan Thomas” And I thought that boygenius and Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett were great combos (and they certainly were two of…

Pas Musique “A Finnish Bedtime Story” The Phoenix Another futuristic electronica band, but seriously, these guys sound like they’ve come from Andromeda Galaxy.  It is no…

Brim Liski “A Different View” Duels Thank Artemis for forward looking bands such as Brim Liski.  Sounding like they came from some future time and some…

Lily & Madeleine “Just Do It” Canterbury Girls Another great song from that sister team, Lily & Madeleine.  Only sisters could harmonize so closely (think Pointer…

Telyscopes “Damaged DNA” Close Types YEAH!!!  Telyscopes has a new album out, and criminy, it is so damned good.  Melodies abound, which is no surprise, the…

Me & Munich “Toxic Wings” Knives Of The Sun Me & Munich are back with another great song.  Toxic Wing comes off their debut EP, and it…

I Am A Rocketship “Face Off” Mind Graffiti This Swedish-American duo from Atlanta is comprised of Eric Weissinger and L E Kippner.  This electronic duo combines Swedish…

Vandoliers “Troublemakers” Forever What a great Texan band.  Imagine Social Distortion and Willie Nelson combined with Blood, Sweat & Tears horns and Appalachian fiddles, drank tons…

Alice Phoebe Lou “Skin Crawl” Paper Castles What a voice.  Alice Phoebe Lou, coming from South Africa but truly finding her voice busking in Berlin, has…