Michael Koch – “Vergeben”-The best types of neoclassical music are the pieces that are able to bring together classical styling with something that feels modern and fresh. It doesn’t mimick the past so much as it adapts and evolves it into something new. …
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Three indie pop singer songwriters for your springtime playlist
Kylie Rothfield – “Everyone else”-There’s a wonderfully rewarding mix on this song from Kylie Rothfield. The vocal is solid and the melody connects, but it’s the rich layers of the production that immediately stand out to me. The lyrics focus on being in …
How to Get Over A Break-Up with Music As Therapy
Break-ups can be really hard, but if the history of music is any indication, heartache is a common experience that we all go through and we all have our own ways of overcoming them. Music is proof there is a lot of heartbreak …
Embleton Competes With “The Lion”
Embleton – “The Lion” Through the years, we have tried to describe the interesting folk style of San Fransisco based Embleton. His instrumentation is unusual yet familiar, as a buried treasure of a forgotten memory. The contemplative songwriter is a bit of a …
Best Songs for Date Night
Music can motivate us and invoke emotion. We listen to music for work, music for studying, music for exercise, music for chores, and music for dancing, but do you listen to music for love? If you don’t already have a date night playlist, …
Three authentic Americana tunes to kick your week off right
Kyle McKearney – “Keepin it simple”-If you’ve been an Americana fan for any length of time, there’s a certain “simple life” ethos that surrounds the genre. Fishing, drinking, and taking it easy is certainly part of the worldview of the style. You can …
Joel Sammut Plays Psych Dripping “Bleeding Man”
Joel Sammut – “Bleeding Man” If someone does not license this for movies / advertisements, then they are missing out. We absolutely love the psych rock elements reminiscent of a Guy Ritchie picture. Lyrically it is simply ambiguous, but that is its charm. …
Glom Are Our Favorite Indie Rockers
Glom – “Immortalized” We are here for everything this act puts out. Glom are trademark indie rock, complete with shimmery and fuzzed out guitar work and emotive lyrics. We have been fans of their style for awhile, but what “Immortalized” does is something …
ØZWALD Continues to Impress
ØZWALD – “Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used to” We would be hard pressed to find any more prolific indie rock act than this duo. With the enviable ambition to release two LP’s a year, the act is already on their fifth full …
Album Review: Sunny War – Shell of a Girl
I need to start off with a public apology: I wanted to review this album over a year ago. I should have cleared the deck to work on this one. It’s such an incredible album and deserves your immediate attention. If you’re looking …
