Category: Reviews
Morgan Delt: ‘Morgan Delt’
Drop everything, lie down, and immerse yourself in the swirling ambient tunes of Morgan Delt’s first full-length album, set to debut on Tuesday Jan. 28. The self-titled effort brings to mind the wispy vocals of Simon and Garfunkel, mixed with the psychedelic qualities of Tame Impala heard in slow motion, nothing short of pleasant. The…
Jenny Lewis: “Completely Not Me” to be featured on ‘Girls Volume 2’ soundtrack
Singer/Songwriter Jenny Lewis, formally of Rilo Kiley (and contributing vocals of Postal Service– we might add) is coming clean in her new single track titled, “Completely Not Me”. In this celebratory song of rebirth-produced by Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend– Lewis lays bare her story as she reminisces of “a night back in June” when…
Blondfire: Young at Heart
On a wave of cotton candy vocals, brother-sister duo Blondfire manage to simultaneously show off some L.A. edge on their first full-length album, Young Heart. Set to release February 11, this indie-pop record is the ideal mixture of sugar, spice and everything nice. But it’s no surprise that Erica and Bruce Driscoll have released pure…
Xiu Xiu: Angel Guts: Red Classroom
There’s a picture of Death Valley on Xiu Xiu’s website. It is here, in this vast landscape, that I imagine the first track of Xiu Xiu’s most recent album reached its inspiration, or some place like it. What sounds like a steady breeze opens the album, Angel Guts: Red Classroom, along with a few ominous…
Crushed Stars: Farewell Young Lovers
Farewell Young Lovers is the most current album of Todd Gautreau and Jeff Ryan, out January 21st. The euphoric album opens with the upbeat “Flowerbomb,” for which they just released a video. Crushed Stars has kept their dream-like style since their earlier albums such as in In The Bright Rain and even their cover of…
The Casket Girls: “Day to Day”
Got someone’s hand to hold on Valentine’s Day? Whatever your relationship status, we suggest you make your way to 529 in Atlanta to catch The Casket Girls. Straight out of spooky Savannah, this ethereal trio just released a new single off their second album, True Love Kills The Fairy Tale. And much like the group,…
Morgan Delt: “Obstacle Eyes”
When Los Angeles based psychedelic singer-songwriter Morgan Delt released his latest single to accompany his debut self-titled album (coming January 28 via Trouble in Mind) and previously released as a limited edition cassette, you can only expect a song as mysterious as Delt. Operating off the grid, Delt is notoriously hard to find information about,…
Justin Townes Earle at The Melting Point
There’s just something about Americana music that’s endearing. Maybe it’s the people who play it. Maybe it’s the music itself. Or quite possibly it’s a combination of the two that reminds us of the humble, determined spirit that comprises the culture of both America past and America present. This was certainly the case when Justin…
Kevin Devine at Union Transfer
I’m a baseball fan. In fact, the guy writing this uses the stage name September Call-Up. And in keeping with that theme I’d like to think of myself as a pinch hitter, or better yet, a middle reliever (I am a lefty after all) – in the sense that the editor of this very website…
Neutral Milk Hotel at Tabernacle in Atlanta
The crowd at the Tabernacle last Saturday night seemed particularly anxious and with good reason. When the elusive Jeff Mangum announced six months ago that Neutral Milk Hotel would be putting on a reunion show, diehard fans everywhere rejoiced. For some, they had been waiting almost 15 years to hear the band live. As the…