Monthly Archives: May 2013
First Listen: Dead Flowers – Supernova
UK-based Dead Flowers have released a new song, “Supernova.” The band is scheduled to play the Long Division Festival on 7-9 June in Wakefield, West Yorkshire as part of the Hee Haw Sessions Stage. You can stream “Supernova” below and listen to a selection of songs from the artists booked to play the Hee Haw … Continue reading
New Music / New Release / Review / Video
Review: Teen Getaway – Hits & Missives
In an alternate universe where the offspring of a Jello Biafra/Chrissy Hynde/Kim Gordon threesome formed a garage band, three chords of fuzz and melodic dissonance would dominate the space-time continuum. Lucky for us, such genetics were not required to deliver the medium that is Birmingham, Alabama’s Teen Getaway. Mixing surf rock and cow punk with ethereal samples … Continue reading
Weekly Playlist – 24 May 2013 (1997 Edition)
Review: Mother Merey and the Black Dirt – Down to the River
Memorialized in song by the likes of Lead Belly, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen and the Drive-By Truckers, is there a more popular American folk icon than John Henry? Rather than recast the myth as a modern parable, Mother Merey and the Black Dirt use this symbol to denote the power and determination … Continue reading
Download: Barry Brusseau – Love and Adoration
To celebrate the release of his sophomore album, The Royal Violent Birds, Barry Brusseau has released a video for “Till the Wind Blows Everything.” Having spent the majority of his musical career as a member of the Jimmies, the Portland-based psych-folk artist and roster of guest musicians who include his brother, Tim Ward, Sally Ford and the Sound Outside’s … Continue reading
Weekly Playlist – 17 May 2013
Backtracks / Download / Review
Backtracks: Alone at 3AM – Midwest Mess
Occasionally an album comes along that has that fire, that smoldering spark your soul requires. For me, Midwest Mess by Alone at 3AM is one of those albums. Part of the Suburban Home Records stable, Alone at 3AM’s attitude is one derived from years in our nation’s rust belt. Unlike fellow southwestern Ohio brethren, Alone … Continue reading
Kickstarter Download: The Blind Owl Band – Rabble Rousing
A band for less than two years with one independently-released album already bearing their name, The Blind Owl Band have recorded the follow up to their 2012 debut, Rabble Rousing. Hailing from Saranac Lake in New York State’s Adirondack region, The Blind Owl Band have created their own blend of mountain music, music that is … Continue reading
Review: Cosmonaut on Vacation – Let the Moment Land
Bedroom musicians aren’t known for creating grandiose soundscapes (See: Capstan Shafts, Jandek). Yet in today’s technological age, someone was bound to emerge, casting aside such a notion. Let me introduce you to Cosmonaut on Vacation. The sprawling, spaced-out vibe on Let the Moment Land, the debut album from Birmingham, Alabama’s Greg Slamen and Zach Evans, … Continue reading
