As briefly profiled in a recent LA Weekly piece, Tim Presley of White Fence is a highly prolific songwriter and musical jack-of-all-trades in the tradition of Robert Pollard, which may be why this song appealed to me so quickly. There aren’t many artists who can pull off this sort of naive garage/psychedelia sound without setting off […]
Hooray For Earth aren’t afraid of the bombast. Their forthcoming album Racy (to be released on July 29th) has lots of big guitars, drums, and synthesizer noises, all of which echo 80s landmarks ranging from Peter Gabriel’s “No Self Control” to Toto’s “Africa” (yes, really). “Keys” is the second track on the new record, and it […]
Brooklyn’s Bear in Heaven have a new album out August 5th called Time Is Over One Day Old. It’s full of hypnotic goodness like “Time Between.”
Raging Slab was making boogie rock out of New York back in 1989 when very few people wanted such things. This was the year of Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” and Edie Brickell’s “What I Am” – not exactly the time for dirt-ass roots rock with beards and monster trucks. Nonetheless, the band got signed to […]
Since her Stereolab days, Laetitia Sadier has held a place in my heart for delivering smart and atmospheric music. Her new record is called Something Shines and it’s out September 23rd.
Well, this is a gorgeous song from Timothy Showalter AKA Strand of Oaks. Timothy is from Indiana, and his new album HEAL is sometimes angry and sometimes contemplative, but all of it feels very personal and intimate. You should check it out.
Chicago’s Twin Peaks have a new record called Wild Onion coming out on August 5th, and if this first single is any indication, they’ve grown up a lot. “I Found a New Way” is a delightful combination of jangle and bar rock.
Here’s a new song from Buddy. His record Last Call for the Quiet Life comes out on August 19th. You’ll dig it if you like songs with clever turns of phrase and lush backdrops.