It’s that time of year again! Without further ado, here are staff writer Matt Simon’s best songs and albums of 2014. Top 10 Songs of 2014 #10: John Mark McMillan “Love at the End” There is no set category to place the music of …
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Go Murphy – A is A – Refreshing force of indie rock
The music of Go Murphy reminds me of my High School weekends. Living next to a college town, my free time was typically spent inside dive bars listening to various local acts attempting to have a musical break through moment with an often …
The Young Unknowns – Endless Landscapes – An exquisite soundtrack for heartbreak
We all have those days. The days where we desperately search for an escape from the pressures of reality. The ones where the weight of humanity appears heavier than usual. It is often during these soul-defeating days where we lean into the handful …
Engine – Red Moon Rises – DIY Space Western music (for southern rock fans)
They do things differently in the South. Across the musical landscape that is changing and innovating, many bands are returning to their grassroots in order to unleash said music into the atmosphere. Bands like the pride of Shreveport, Louisiana, Engine are creating and …
In the Valley Below – The Belt – Pop indie fusion gold
The sheer name of In the Valley Below brings thoughts of billowing clouds, rolling hills, and ironic banjo music present in the ever-increasing number of folk rock nostalgic acts which have saturated the music scene over the past few years. However, this is …
Guest Post: Matt Simon on LA rockers Brown Shoe
by Matt Simon In the ever-evolving musical landscape we currently find ourselves, LA rock outfit Brown Shoe may be on to something. In perhaps an attempt to battle shortened musical attention spans, splitting one LP into three concise EP’s makes sense. The second …
