Posts by Maeri Ferguson

[rating=6.00] Nineties nostalgia seems to be at an all time high, which may be what draws listeners to the new record Here’s to Almost from the Virginia-based trio Feral Conservatives. But it’s the touch of sweetness they bring to their folky garage rock that will keep the attention. On the opening track “Round the Corner”, […]

[rating=6.00] Ty Segall is unstoppable. Releasing new music at an alarming rate, the young shredder has no shortage of things to say and noise to make. In fact, on the heels of his new record Emotional Mugger comes a new release from California quartet Audacity, produced by Segall. This is the norm for him, as his is […]

[rating=7.00] The cult following of indie rock band Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s will be the group who will most deeply appreciate their new release titled The Bride on the Boxcar – A Decade of Margot Rarities 2004-2014. Made up of never-before-released demos, rare cuts, and new versions of familiar tunes, it is […]

[rating=7.00] For an album titled Stonerism, certain expectations might include spaced-out, fuzzy grooves. And those expectations would be right on, man. Chicago rockers Strange Faces deliver that and so much more on their debut record with its telling name. The lo-fi pop garage rock they’ve created is frenetic, but polished in that kind of intentionally […]

[rating=7.00] Cass McCombs has been busier than ever over the last decade and especially so within the past few years, releasing two albums in 2011 and a double LP in 2013. Needless to say, the sheer volume of songwriting that has gone into his impressive body of work from 2003 to 2014 has yielded a […]

[rating=7.00] Leave it to Light in the Attic Records to reconnect us with the mysterious soul that is Willie Thrasher, an Inuit folk singer-songwriter. Their latest reissue is Thrasher’s debut studio LP Spirit Child, released in 1981. According to history, Thrasher evolved as a musician over time, starting from playing in rock bands before fully […]

[rating=9.00] It is a rare and astounding privilege to be able to watch the evolution of a young artist over the course of only a few years. And thanks to wunderkind label Light in the Attic, we lucky listeners now have access to a sweet little package of French pop sensation Francoise Hardy’s discography. As […]

[rating=8.00] You had to be living under a rock in 2002 to avoid Vanessa Carlton’s breakout single “A Thousand Miles”, and if you were a young girl when it came out, it meant everything to you. There was something so raw and authentic about Carlton, even then when she was so young. She was a […]

[rating=7.00] A partnership with Lawyer Dave that began back in 2007, Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs is the project that suits the multi-talented Holly Golightly best. Their newest record Coulda Shoulda Woulda finds the duo continuing to evolve their sound, a handful of records in. That signature rockabilly spirit lives on, but Woulda is refined, […]

[rating=7.00] Promised Land Sound has been a band to get excited about since their self-titled 2013 debut. A revivalist band in many ways, their sound is hugely referential running the gamut from the Beatles to the Dead to Big Star to The Byrds, and zeroing in on psychedelic pop rock that could easily have come […]

[rating=8.00] Lucero’s Ben Nichols is the man’s man of alt-country, all gruff masculinity and rough around the edges. Which is why it may take longtime fans by surprise to hear his softer side shine through on the band’s new record All a Man Should Do. It is, by far, Lucero’s most pop-heavy album they’ve ever […]

[rating=6.0] “I can’t be everything you want me to be,” Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott sing on their latest single “Gone”. Listeners could interpret this as a vague reference to the recent changes they’ve gone through creatively. Dropping the catchy part of their kitschy name, these two dudes formerly known as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. […]

[rating=9.00] Kevin Gordon has been around for quite a while, but you may just be hearing his name for the first time. The prolific singer-songwriter has just released what many critics are lauding as his best record yet, Long Gone Time. It is impossible to disagree with this praise when you hear the intimidating intricacy […]

Paul Janeway has more charisma in his little finger than most performers could contain in their entire bodies, and he brought every last ounce of it to Brooklyn Bowl on September 16th where his band St. Paul and the Broken Bones packed the house. The Birmingham, Alabama-based group have been steadily building their fan base […]

Today on September 18th, the Nashville-based, genre-bending songwriter Patrick Sweany is releasing a new album Daytime Turned To Nighttime on the Austin-based Nine Mile Records. In conjunction with that acclaimed photographer Nate Burrell and Tim Gebauer sharing exclusive to Glide the video  premiere of “Long Way Down” off Daytime Turned to Nighttime (below), which was filmed at Sweany’s East Nashville […]

It’s a damn shame that the people of Brooklyn couldn’t get it together enough on September 9th to come out and support the incredible Barrence Whitfield and the Savages as they teared up the Bell House, but ultimately, it’s their loss. A paltry, but enthusiastic crowd gathered extra early in the three-act show to catch […]

[rating=6.00] Thirty years into their career as a band, Yo La Tengo continues to evolve, but always on their own terms. This particular phase of their evolution finds members Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew coming full circle in many ways, and returning to their roots. New album Stuff Like That There is a […]

[rating=7.00] If you find yourself bewitched by the dream pop sounds of Beach House, than their latest record Depression Cherry will continue to enchant you in new ways. A follow up to 2012’s critically beloved Bloom, Cherry has more of those lush, soaring sounds for which Beach House is known, but its touch is soft […]

[rating=8.00] From the raucous and menacing first guitar notes on the opening track “Willow”, you already know you’re in for a hell of a party and it’s being thrown by none other than the force of nature that is Barrence Whitfield and the Savages. On the follow-up to the stellar Dig Thy Savage Soul, Whitfield […]

[rating=9.00] Prepare to be haunted and hypnotized by Duskland, the new record from Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Zachary Cale. Its moody tone and eerie nuances are thought-provoking and heavy, and the slow burn from start to finish on Duskland is enough to keep you longing for more. Cale’s got a soft, sensual voice that he uses ever […]