Author: Phil King
boygenius “Ketchum, ID” boygenius Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker combined to for a supergroup, much as Crosby, Stills, and Nash did in 1969. You…
Whispering Sons “Alone” Image What a great hard-hitting band. I love how each song builds from quiet beginnings to noise-shattering exuberance. “Alone” sounds like it was…
Evi Vine Sabbath (single edit)- Featuring Simon Gallup Black Light Dark White Some of the best Goth I’ve heard in a long time. Evi Vine’s voice just takes…
Twilight Fields “Demagogue” Song From The Age Of Ruin What a hard hitting song. When we keep silent about the abuses of a demagogue, we become…
Clark Twain “Fly High (Like Richard Branson)” Life Is Wonderful How many of you have just wanted to say “screw it” and do exactly what you…
Norman Salant “At The End Of The World” Always All Around You With a voice and style like Elliot Smith, Norman Salant comes after you with…
Shadowgraphs “Sun Is Rising” Another Time Another tremendous band from Portland, OR. Take one part The Zombies, one part The 13th Floor Elevator, shove them into…
Death By Piano “Countdown” Death By Piano is back and even darker than before, if that is possible. “Countdown” is a remarkable song containing what might…
The New Pacific “Yesterday” Heavy Towards The Light “Yesterday” by The New Pacific starts off sounding like a song by Blur or another Brit Band, then…
Mad Hawkes “FACE PNCH” I love Mad Hawkes, even while she scares the shit out of me. She calls her music “Babe Rock” (ironically, I’d say),…
Balms “Candle” Mirror Ten years after they met in high school in the suburbs of San Jose, California, Jared, Michael, and John formed Balms in San…
Holygram “A Fraction” Modern Cults German post-rockers HOLYGRAM from Cologne have managed to immerse themselves in the Goth world of Bauhaus without sounding derivative. The swirling…
Burning House “Mirror Song” With a sound that mirrors (pun intended, haha) The Jesus and Mary Chain meets Dinosaur, Jr. while still sounding so different (it…
Big Tide “Hide Me In Your Spaceship” Big Tide is Ben Thomas’ reaction to electronica scene in the UK. Instead, he chose this beautiful style that…
Julie Jacklin “Head Alone” Crushing Julie Jacklin is releasing her new album in February, and from the singles she’s dropped (“Head Alone” and “Body”), it is…
Eva Ras Proliferation Of Broken Dreams Eva Ras has released a full album, and the wait has been worth it. From the “Intro” to the “Outro”. Proliferation…
Little Dragon “Lover Chanting” Lover Chanting EP Coming from Gothenburg, Sweden, Little Dragon have the dance/pop groove down perfectly. Sounding like a cross between Deee-Lite and…
all dogs “That Kind Of Girl” Kicking Every Day One thing I have to give Ohio, they make great music. It must be to make up…
Over the last 40 years, Chuck McDermott has left his musical mark on audiences on both coasts of the United States. Over the last few decades, he has devoted himself to energy and environmental policy issues, and working in government.
Foxwarren “To Be” Foxwarren Hear some true Canadian prairie music from Foxwarren. This great band, coming from scattered small towns around the Canadian plains, is comprised…