Daniel Martin Moore – In The Cool Of The Day
It’s a tough ask to expect a secular audience to enjoy an album of hymns and indeed a religious audience to enjoy the work of a Sub Pop artist. Continue reading
Album Reviews
The Dark Water Hymnal – Collapse The Structure
Second album from this Austin, Texas, indie-folk band is full of UK influences, especially James. Continue reading
King James – King James
A beautiful and intriguing debut from one of the UK’s best new folk acts. Continue reading
The Miserable Rich – Covers EP
I’ve seen grown men weep at a Pixies performance of Gigantic in the early 1990s and believe The Miserable Rich can easily do the same with their take. Continue reading
A Genuine Freakshow – Oftentimes
Great debut album. Think Sigor Ros mixed with Ra Ra Riot and you are somewhere near the Freakshow sound. Only flaw, their PR guy is a bit forgetful. Continue reading
The Tallest Man On Earth – Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird EP
Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man On Earth, is really getting into his stride as one of the best troubadours of the modern age. Continue reading
Dirty Water: The Birth Of Punk Attitude
In compiling this collection of punk influences spanning three decades of music DJ and writer Kris Needs has provided no shortage of surprises. Continue reading
Free Swim – Two Hands Is Ok EP
It’s hard not to want to listen after reading what is essentially the weirdest concept EP idea of the year. Continue reading
The Extra Lens – Undercard
The average guy finally gets the attention he deserves from a songwriter who is anything but average. Continue reading
Rachel Harrington – Celilo Falls
Beneath what is possibly the year’s worst album cover are hidden some of 2010’s most heart warming tracks. Continue reading