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 …
Life’s itch strikes us all, urging the release of our interior monologues. Be it impulsiveness or an unconscious drive, those who heed the call by singing out from distant corners, attempting to answer their own questions, are the ones for me. Battling such cognitive drama, Water Liars drummer Andrew Bryant lays his mental strands bare …
Belying his tender age, singer/songwriter John Calvin Abney opens his debut LP, Better Luck, with a skiffle beat on “Stepladder.” Weaving in amongst electric guitar, Calvin toys with convention a la Dylan plugging in. The Oklahoma native continues to confound expectations throughout Better Luck, from the dramatic assignation of the folkish “Scarecrow” and the affected …
Collegiate cool from Philadelphia’s RFA (Really Fast Automobiles). The baby-faced garage quartet bring a WD40-polished touch to their three-song EP, Freaking Out. Bearing early-aughts’ touch points, Freaking Out happily lacks any hipster cachet. The anxious title track underlines the redundancy of life from a pre-professional mindset while the childish sentiment of the aptly-titled “Teenage Love …
Singer/songwriter Christy Hays shows her roots on her brief but beautiful new EP, O’ Montana. The midwest-born Hays, who now calls Austin, Texas home, traverses the miles between the two, culling musical rhythms along the way. From the zydeco-tinged opener “Am I Tired” to the Texas woodshed fiddle of “Rita Blanca,” escapism and uncoupling dot …
Were I asked to chisel out my personal Mount Rushmore of songwriters, the quartet would include Bobs Pollard and Mould, Will Johnson and in the George Washington spot, Mark Eitzel. Having spent the last 20-some years following Eitzel’s ups and downs, his songs with American Music Club and solo have soundtracked my life. From seeing … Continue reading
The frivolity of pubescent rage is punctuated by the jangling guitars on “Tearing the Posters Down,” the second single from Dick Diver‘s forthcoming album, Melbourne, Florida. Having released first single “Waste the Alphabet” late last year, the Australian quartet will issue Melbourne, Florida on 10 March via Trouble in Mind Records. Stream “Tearing the Posters … Continue reading
Toeing the country-punk line of Cory Branan and early Lucero, Austin, Texas singer/songwriter Parker McCollum will release his debut LP, The Limestone Kid, on 24 February. “Meet You in the Middle,” the album’s burnished first single, is rife with choices, regrets and resigned acceptance. Watch the video for “Meet You in the Middle” below and … Continue reading
Touring and recording sporadically since releasing 2011’s In The Light EP, NY-based experimental artist Shana Falana took a no-second-guesses approach to her forthcoming debut LP, Set Your Lightning Fire Free. A musical Hyra, Falana’s disparate interests have always remained separate, until now. Coalescing her musical statements for her debut, she has codified her sound working … Continue reading
Taking a 180-degree turn from the saccharine-layered pensiveness of her band Escondido, Jessica Maros steps out on Tyler James with producer Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses) on her solo release under new alias Kuzin. Kuzin’s forthcoming debut LP, Cavity, features the single “Dumb Bitch.” Brash, unflinching and in your grill, Maros’ three-chord machine gun attack … Continue reading
Stirrings of spring are roused on “Your Waltz,” the first single from English folk quartet Liz and the Lofty Things. Giddy plunks pierce singer Liz Williams’ ambling vocals, threatening to expose her budding jubilation. To be included on the group’s debut album, Confessions of the Seasons (out Spring 2015), “Your Waltz” will be released on … Continue reading
Liverpool, England duo The Little Secrets have woodshedded since forming in 2010 at the city’s famed Cavern Club. Honing their craft in the following years, Kevin Dixon and Stacy Jo have released their debut single, “All I Need.” An infectious pop nugget, “All I Need” is a throwback love song that will steal your heart … Continue reading
On the heels of his Best of 2014 release, Ancestor, Nashville cat of nine lives Stone Jack Jones is back with “Shine,” the second single from his forthcoming album Love & Torture. Album-opener “Shine” is a one-sided dialogue with Death; Charon’s anesthetized false promises echoed by the siren song of frequent collaborator Patty Griffin. Jones, who knows … Continue reading
From Thee Shams to Buffalo Killers, Andy Gabbard never seems to rest. With two albums released last year via Buffalo Killers (the stoned power pop of Heavy Reverie and Fireball of Sulk), the kinetic Cousin Itt is now set to issue, Fluff, his solo debut. Gabbard has provided the spring fever anthem of 2015 with … Continue reading
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