SONG PREMIERE: Sarah King Weaves a Haunting Tale with Slow-burning Americana Noir Sound on “Pretty Things”
Award-winning singer-songwriter-guitarist Sarah King makes her long-awaited full-length solo debut with When It All Goes Down, exploring life’s seismic shifts via her own singular strain of Gothic Americana. The album will drop on March 29th. Produced, engineered, and arranged by David Baron (The Lumineers, Noah Kahan, Darren Kiely), When It All Goes Down sees King […]
The Last Dinner Party Live Up To The Hype On Infectious ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Few debut albums carry this much excitement with them. The Last Dinner Party has seemingly done everything a young band could hope for, major co-signs, playlist placements, and the attention of just about every blog. The last thing on their youthful band’s to-do list? Release music to back up the hype. Normally, we would see […]
J Mascis Mixes Up Guitar Burners With Soft Sonic Foundation On ‘What Do We Do Now’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
On his solo albums for the Sub-Pop label, (2011’s Several Shades of Why, 2014’s Tied To A Star and 2018’s Elastic Days) J Mascis has gone the basic acoustic guitar route, focusing on stripped-down songs and tones. However, for his newest solo effort, What Do We Do Now, the sonic structure is altered by drums, […]
Wannabe Reviews Lizzie No’s ‘Halfsies’
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Halfsies, the new album from Americana-folk artist Lizzie No, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):
Matt Mitchell Music Company Mixes Sly Humor and Sadness with Timeless Folk Sound on ‘Obvious Euphoria’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
On Matt Mitchell Music Company’s latest effort, Obvious Euphoria, you can’t help but hear the ghosts of John Prine and Jerry Jeff Walker throughout. Mitchell’s voice sounds more than a little like Prine’s and his songwriting, like Prine and Walker before him, has that same knack of mixing wry humor with sadness evenly. The sly […]
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WEIRDO WEDNESDAY: Iggy Pop “Im Bored” Live 1979
Do you ever get “Bored”? Iggy Pop sure did, at least back in the day. So bored that he felt compelled to write a pretty amusing/catchy song about the very subject way back in 1979. And while the song itself is pretty entertaining in its own right, this performance on an Australian TV show from […]
The Vijay Iyer Trio Hits with Power, Sensitivity and Intensity on ‘Compassion’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Having witnessed the Vijay Iyer Trio twice in the past couple of years, what stands out is the transportive experience, the memories of shifting moods and riveting intensity. To be fair, the two performances were with drummer Jeremy Dutton, not the acclaimed creative music scene leader, Tyshawn Sorey, but both featured the Malaysian/Australian in-demand bassist […]
Why Classic Casino Films Are Still Popular Today
Casinos are all around us in our daily lives – even if we don’t notice them. There is probably a casino on your high street, the person next to you on the train might be playing a game on Virgin Games like jackpot king or you might be watching a show set in a casino. […]
Rod Picott Displays Classic Blue Collar Songwriter Gems on ‘Starlight Tour'(ALBUM REVIEW)
Over the past two-plus decades, singer-songwriter Rod Picott has consistently delivered insightful and often searing work across fifteen albums, three published books, and countless shows. He’s back with Starlight Tour, like his last few albums, rendered by a small band and helmed by Neilson Hubbard, his go-to producer. Some may interpret the title as a […]