Video: Sara Rachele – You Don’t Move Me

Not quite the appropriate sentiment for tomorrow’s Hallmark holiday, but powerful nonetheless is “You Don’t Move Me” from Sara Rachele. A slow dance from Rachele’s debut album, Diamond Street, “You Don’t Move Me” is a reverb-laden gift of caustic truth. Watch the video for “You Don’t Move Me” below and purchase Diamond Street on CD … Continue reading →

Backtracks: Ellis Swan – I’ll Be Around

Released in September 2014, there’s a hardened layer of industrial grime — rather than Southern dust — that baffles the sound of Ellis Swan‘s I’ll Be Around. Swan’s gothic tales contain a kinetic hum, an intuition that can only come from an urban environment. Intoning rather than singing, Swan’s songs are nearly indistinguishable from one … Continue reading →

Weekly Playlist: 13 February 2015

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First Listen: J. Marinelli – Acceptable Faces

To the attention of: Julian Casablancas Exceptional fates for acceptable faces Age is a number, cool is a binary Acceptable rates for exceptional races Wealth is a ghetto, no less than poverty Sorry, the same rules apply It’s all cut-and-dry No matter who your father knows Bother what your mother owns You better pay up … Continue reading →

First Listen: Faith Healer – Universe

Mixing electronic elements with Velvet Underground guitar rhythms and a deadpan vocal delivery, Jessica Jalbert’s Faith Healer creates a steady Krautrock buzz whitewashed by the California sun on “Universe.” Faith Healer’s “Universe” is the second single from the forthcoming debut LP, Cosmic Troubles, due out on 31 March. The latest guise of Edmonton, Alberta artist … Continue reading →

First Listen: Little Lapin – Remember the Highs

Bemoaning romantic time invested, UK singer/songwriter Little Lapin delivers a backhanded well-wish to a former lover on her latest single, “Remember the Highs.” With a voice reminiscent of a young Lucinda Williams, you’ll want to swoop in and claim Little Lapin as your own after hearing “Remember the Highs.” Stream/purchase “Remember the Highs” below. Continue reading →

Video: The Menzingers – Where Your Heartache Exists

Yet another Philadelphia area band receiving critical acclaim in 2014 was The Menzingers. Still supporting their latest release, the band has issued a video for “Where Your Heartache Exists,” the song occupying the cleanup spot on their latest release, Rented World. The Menzingers kick off a tour with Taking Back Sunday starting 18 February. Dates … Continue reading →

Video: Cayetana – Scott Get the Van, I’m Moving

Named a Best of 2014 album, Nervous Like Me, the debut album from Philadelphia’s Cayetana, continues to push forward in 2015 with a video for “Scott Get the Van, I’m Moving.” Director Adam Peditto revisits the 1992 film, Trespass, supplanting the roles of Ice-T, Ice Cube and Bruce A. Young with the band members. No … Continue reading →

Review: Goodwolf – Car in the Woods

Some 275 miles to the east of Dayton, Ohio is Morgantown, West Virginia. Both college towns, options in the latter are fewer, yet Goodwolf mastermind Tyler Grady channels the former’s DIY (drink it yourself) ethos popularized by Guided By Voices and their myriad influences on the band’s sophomore release, Car in the Woods. Backed by … Continue reading →

First Listen: Dogheart – Jawbone

Garage rock almost polite enough for your mom to like courtesy of Portland, Oregon’s Dogheart. At first playing nice on “Jawbone,” the trio’s debut single quickly devolves into a metaphorical sparring match between the likes of James Mercer and Dean Wareham. Keep Portland weird indeed. Joining forces in early 2014, native Oregonians Matt Jenkins (guitar, … Continue reading →