Saint Slumber “Mantra” YOUTH / / / 3 What a great band. Take a whole lot of attitude, mix in some talent, take in a love of post-grunge bands (remember literate punk?), and you get Saint Slumber. I love this … Continue Reading
The Dandy Warhols “Be Alright” Why You So Crazy The Dandy Warhols dropped a new single, and a new album is coming out in January 2019. All I can say is, Happy Christmas. Of course it’s tremendous, it’s poppy (in … Continue Reading
Mimoza H “Winterlude” feat. Jonathan Cayer on Piano As usual, Mimoza H has given us a song that is so beautiful, especially as we get close to the end of an interminably long winter into a glorious spring. Mimoza H … Continue Reading
Brandi Carlile “The Joke” By The Way, I Forgive You Who knew Sufjan Stevens had a sister? If he did, it would Brandi Carlile. I can’t even describe how this song affects me. Carlile has the most beautiful voice, a … Continue Reading
Sam Hollis “Looms Over You” Coming from Birmingham, England, Sam Hollis has one of the freshest and most honest voices around. I love in “Loom Over You”, he says, I’m Selfish. It’s so nice to hear the truth sung to … Continue Reading
Uni “Mushroom Cloud” Stressed out by a crazy 45? Think the world is tottering into complete oblivion? Haven’t learned to ‘stop worrying and love the Bomb’? No matter: Uni is here to save you. Uni is comprised of Kemp Muhl: bass, … Continue Reading
Given Names “East To West” EP 2 What great music. Music to think by, I love it. There should be a new genre just for Given Names, maybe Think Pop. Given Names are the product of design creatives David Raymond (Hidden … Continue Reading
Foreign Figures “Heart Of Gold” Overzealous This alt-pop band from Utah has the hooks, the looks, the sound, the lyrics to be big stars. Formed by brothers Steve (drums) and Eric (vocals/piano) Michels, the two were introduced to Seth Dunshee (bass) … Continue Reading
Oh Wonder “Ultralife” Ultralife There is a refreshing innocence to Oh Wonder that is really catching. London-based Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West never really wanted to be a “band”, but last year, they were putting songs out one … Continue Reading
The Lunas “Until I’m Dead” A Curious Life Coming from Vancouver, BC, The Lunas are comprised of James Priestner, Lubo Ivan, Ian Cardona, and Chad Watson. These guys make very interesting alt-pop music with the totally different voice of frontman James … Continue Reading
Why? “This Ole King” Moh Lhean WHY? will release its sixth album, Moh Lhean , on March 3rd via Joyful Noise Recordings. A follow-up to 2012’s Mumps, Etc., it’s the first fully home-recorded WHY? album since the project’s 2003 debut, made mostly in Yoni … Continue Reading
FIVES “Hearts & Thunder” Hearts & Thunder What a great power pop group FIVES is. They have a sound reminiscent of Rick Springfield (think “Jessie’s Girl”) or The Romantics, that wonderful, clean, innocent sound of 80’s power pop, while still … Continue Reading
Hannah Sumner “How To Stop” To The Almost What a voice. Hannah Sumner, who has been a creative genius in New York (producer, songwriter, singer), has released a beautiful, strange, Kate Bushish, tour de force in “How To Stop”. … Continue Reading
June Divided “I Didn’t Mind” Body Wars June Divided is a great band. Comprised of Melissa Menago- Vocals, Keys, Guitar; Chris Kissel- Guitar; Keith Gill- Drums; and Lenny Sasso- Bass. Menago’s vocals are fresh and sweet. I truly love her range; she has … Continue Reading
Nikki’s Wives “Lonely Being Cool” For E*V*E*R What a great song. Nikki’s Wives is a Toronto-based trio led by Nikki Whitehead, who exudes effortless cool with sleek style and smoky vocals. With Dylan Lauzon on guitar and Nate Baylor on drums, Nikki’s Wives recently released their … Continue Reading
We Are Wolves “Wicked Games” WRONG We Are Wolves are on the loose again, looking for new musical ideas to devour and spit out in their unique way. The pack of wolves is made up of bassist and vocalist Alexander Ortiz, … Continue Reading
Emad Alaeddin “All My Lovin/Ma Tihtammi” Love, Loss, & The In-Between Emad Alaeddin is truly fantastic. Being Arab-American, with roots in both Palestine and the USA, Alaeddin bridges the seemingly insurmountable divides between the two cultures with his new EP, Love, … Continue Reading
No one does “haunting” quite like James Blake does. His baritone voice floats over a repetitive piano melody and a strobing synth and it is not like anything you’ve laid your ears on. Blake’s “Radio Silence” places a strobe light in a misty atmosphere and … Continue Reading
Greatest Lakes “Nothing Left!” Greatest Lakes In the same vein as Band of Horse, but more accessible than The Mountain Goats, comes Greatest Lakes. Greatest Lakes was formed by Jon Nichols (percussion), Brian Steinseifer (percussion) and Mike Hawes (bass) as a side project to an existing … Continue Reading
Zwerg “Home Is Where…” Dual Citizen From the first beautiful chords of the beginning of “Home Is Where…” until the end, Zwerg’s new song will have you emotionally connected. “Home Is Where…”, according to Zwerg, is about his … Continue Reading