When a press release uses the word “emotive,” you know what you’re in for. Those first three letters that have taken on such a life of their own–either making you cry happy tears (because really, isn’t that what emo kids do?) or making you want to run the other way.
I’ll be the first to admit that most female singers and songwriters drive me nuts because there’s just something about overtly female vocalists that makes it hard to sit through an entire album. For some innate reason, I just would rather listen to a guy sing, which is why I kept imagining I was going […]
Matt Shelton – vocalsTimothy Cordova – guitarsDustin Lovelis – guitarsKyle Duckworth – bassPaul Remund – drums Since forming in 2002, Letter Kills has managed to sign onto Island Records and swing two straight years performing in the Van’s Warped Tour—all without even releasing an album. They do have one, however, entitled The Bridge which is […]
Like a daydream pool with a reality filter, Bedroom Walls’ debut album, I Saw You Coming Back to Me, is chock full of hazy guitar, dreamy keyboards, and crackling vocals that are just what you need when you want to read existentialist literature or, say, write a love letter. Essentially, you could listen to it […]
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the atypical union of timeless ballad crooning and philharmonic orchestration. Should anyone object to the marriage of these two beings, speak now or forever hold your peace. I wouldn’t say that I object to The Dirty Projectors newest album, Slaves’ Graves and Ballads, but as a […]
In the tradition of slow, dark, and wonderfully melodious music, Molasses has crafted an album that fits their name only too perfectly. On their fourth release, Trouble at Jinx Hotel, (on alien8 recordings; www.alien8recordings.com), this Montréal ensemble creates a sonically enchanting masterpiece full of whispery vocals and steel harmonies that drip with images of sipping […]
I am starting to think that there must be an unwritten rule in the punk-nouveau by-laws stating that every lead singer must sound thin and scrappy with a voice that projects like a nasal laser beam. Down to Earth Approach is no exception to the rule, whose lead singer Jonathan Lullo gives Chris Conley a […]
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[Minmae] not only has an odd name (which came from some old cartoon that the band’s singer, Sean Brooks used to watch on television) but an odd style of music as well – one that I hesitate to describe with even the frilliest and most complex, yet endearing, of adjectives. Alas, I must try! With […]
Eluvium is what you want to hear when it’s overcast and torrential outside as well as in your mind. Eluvium consists of one man playing piano: Mr. Matthew Cooper. He manages to create a haunting, engaging, and short (which is perhaps why it’s so engaging) ambient record, and does it stunningly. Clocking in at just […]
If I were to take a stab at the true meaning of the word “Ronin,” I would say it probably has its roots in Ancient Eastern cultures and translates loosely to “Let’s Turn On Our Amps And Rock, God Damnit.” Well, I was close. The word actually refers to a samurai who has become ostracized […]
