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L.A.’s Dummy just announced their new album “do you love the color of the sky?”, their third album and first with Polyvinyl, and shared their lead single “Full Spectrum Dominance,” a heavy, danceable track taking direct aim at AI with “…you wanna reap the seeds we sow gonna be no lawn left to mow…” “do … Continue reading "Dummy"
Heavenly made music together from 1989 until 1996, when Mathew Fletcher tragically passed away. It’s been 30 years since new Heavenly tunes have graced our shared existence, but they are back with their first album of original music in 30 years! That’s right, Amelia Fletcher, Rob Pursey, Cathy Rogers, and Peter Momtchiloff are back with … Continue reading "Heavenly"
I’m going to begin by addressing some biases that I have coming into this review: Now, with all of that said, let me tell you why Olympic Deth’s newest record Peace Album is not only one of my most anticipated local releases this year but one that I’m sure will stand among the best of … Continue reading "Olympic Deth"
“Ahhhh, jangle pop. The balm for the soul.” That’s the first thought I had during the first 30 seconds of Candy kisses’ debut EP, Truth we avoided. There is not a lot of information available about the band, except the EP has been released on Indonesian label forfun.cookies. I suspect the band members are from … Continue reading "Candy kisses"
Known initially as Spooky Black, now Corbin, Corbin Smidzik has been making bleak, desolate lo-fi hip-hop that accumulated a cult following that’s only been growing since his break-out release Leaving in 2014. Now earlier this year Corbin released his latest record Crisis Kid and in my opinion – it’s debatedly his best yet. The record … Continue reading "Corbin"
Wednesday was originally formed as a solo project of lead singer Karly Hartzman, blending shoegaze inspired fuzzy guitars and country-twanged vocals that touched on the struggles and traumas of small-town Southern living. This year the now five-piece released what I firmly believe to be the groups best work with their latest record Bleeds. Bleeds opens … Continue reading "Wednesday"
Cabin In The Sky – A fitting love letter to Dave (Trugoy the Dove)De La Soul releasing their first album in nine years would be newsworthy by itself, but Cabin In The Sky arrives under an even heavier weight: it is their first project since the tragic 2023 loss of founding member David Jolicoeur, AKA … Continue reading "DE LA SOUL"
It’s not often that I listen to a shoegaze record, save it to my library, and then proceed to stream it again and again; offering whatever additional focus I can muster into subsequent listens trying to glean as much as I possibly can. I’d even go so far to say that this may have never … Continue reading "Shallowater"
Scottish two-piece sister band The Cords have taken over my world with their debut self-titled album, and I’m here to convince you to let them take over your world too. Proudly wearing their hearts and influences (C86) on their sleeves, Grace and Eva have not only honored those bands that came before, but they have … Continue reading "The Cords"
From “Once or Twice, I prayed to Jesus…” to “…she said she knows what Jesus knows, idiot in the park”, Nourished By Time (AKA Marcus Elliot Brown) naturally evokes existential questions in a nonchalant manner. The beauty of Marcus’ lyrics are further highlighted by his unique approach to instrumentation. On The Passionate Ones, his newest … Continue reading "Nourished By Time"
