Monthly Archive:: July 2017

Laucan – “Symptom”

Leonard Nevarez | July 21, 2017

The indie-folk of Laucan feints melancholy pastoralism that hides a post-modern agenda. With somber guitar, stately cello and falsetto vocals, Laurence Galpin, who records as Laucan (pronounced Lor-can,

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The Dears – “Taking It To The Grave”

Leonard Nevarez | July 14, 2017

For the balance of high drama and emotional verisimilitude, few bands compare to the Dears. On “Taking It To The Grave” as in many of their songs, I

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What the whole world wants: Game Theory

Leonard Nevarez | July 10, 2017

Indie-pop progenitors Game Theory were born either too late or too early. When they came to college radio’s notice in 1985, the northern California band sounded a little

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Male Gaze – “Tell Me How It Is”

Leonard Nevarez | July 4, 2017

Maybe it’s just smoke from all the fireworks they’ve been setting off in the Sound It Out offices lately, but I’m really digging the thick haze of “Tell