People have been making pop and rock music for like 65 years now, so it’s rare when we come across something truly unique. Andrew James and The Steady Tiger, whose name is James von Minnen, are the two men responsible for the Polyphonic …
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The Wheeler Brothers – Portraits
There are few times when I listen to just a minute of a new band and instantly dig it. It’s rare. Mostly because I can harshly judge a band or artists sound within the first minute. In fact, I like to listen to …
Delta Rae – Carry the Fire
When I listen to indie rock music, and rock music in general, there are a few things that I listen for that make an impression on me. Obviously, the vocal quality and the way that quality interacts with the music is the first …
Thomas Wynn and The Believers – Brothers and Sisters
“She’s bound to love me, I can feel it,/ Love is an open, empty eye-revealin’/ You are the truth, the solid rock,/ Steel your mind and free your soul.” Occasionally, we find bands that seem out of place in today’s ever-expanding music scene. …
The Novel Ideas – Home
“And I miss the folksingers from the days of old/ When a three chord song could save your soul.” While scrounging Bandcamp, I came across a band by the name of The Novel Ideas and thought, “That band sounds like fun, let’s give …
The Gospel Whiskey Runners – Hold On (FREE download)
Every once and while, while scavenging Bandcamp.com or Noisetrade.com, I come across something so wonderful and so new that it reminds me why music is such a valuable thing and so important to us as a people. Last year’s “The Dust Covered Man” …
The Young Romans – Tiger Child
The Young Romans is a band in the fashion of The Civil Wars and She and Him, an alternative band that primarily consists of a man and a woman. The Young Romans could hardly sound more different than those band though. They are …
Hip Hatchet – Joys and Better Days
Also, check out our interview with Philippe here. “Inspire me with joy and thoughts of better days.” – Phillipe Bronchtein I’ve been sitting on this review for a while and with good reason. Philippe Bronchtein, AKA Hip Hatchet, has created, with “Joy and Better …
Album Review: Father John Misty – Fear Fun
This is a quirky album. It should go on the short list for freak folk fans and college rock stations. This guy, this mysteriously named Father John Misty, has mastered the dirty guitar and the common-chorded riff. This is just one of those …
Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons – Old Believers
Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons sound like a form of classic rock that will be very welcome to fans of the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, and the Spring Standards. They’ve got brilliant male-female harmonies, a solid rhythm section, and if you listen carefully… …
