It’s not uncommon for professional critics and music bloggers alike, myself included, to start a review by pointing out where the band’s from....
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> Empress Of's debut single "Champagne" was one of my favorite vinyl singles of last year. So I'm thrilled to see she's prepped a new 12" of materia...
> It's easy to forget that Lonesome Dreams is Lord Huron's debut album. After all, the band's birth was back in 2010 when Michigan-born/Los Angeles-...
> This pair of tunes pulled from Ireland's Mano Le Tough's new album "Changing Days" will definitely serve as the soundtrack to my Friday. The glitc...
> Brightly textured and fresh-faced clean, the latest offering from North Carolina-based songwriter Stroik is the irresistibly upbeat pop jam "One M...
> Mark from Brooklyn label Stars & Letters recently reached out and introduced us to a number of the artists on his label. For now, let it suffi...
> You know when you hear a new song by a new artist and think, "Holy crap, this is damn good"? That's how I felt when I heard "When You Start" by Ha...
> It's hard to wrap my head around just how deserving of extra superlatives Kurt Vile is becoming as a songwriter and musician. We've been loving hi...
> San Francisco-based singer/songwriter 8th Grader brings us a new, soulful r&b jam. It's an airy, effervescent groove that's every bit as sultr...
> The third LP by Staten Island's The Budos Band is a psyched-out and funky Afro-pop jazz joint that sounds like it could have been hoisted from the...
> Last April we were extremely proud to feature a remix of NO's "Town On Fire" on the single in our April Pairings Box. At the time, the track was l...
