Although their catalog is dominated by lush, dreamy songs Japancakes are the architects of the loudest live show I have ever witnessed. My ears still buzz when I think about it today. Five or six years ago they played an in-store gig at the Urban Outfitters on the drag near UT as part of South [...]
46bliss make their bones as a electronic pop band but the best song off their new album is more acoustic strum than beats and bass lines. “All Over Now” is that special category of sweet but depressing. Is the song a comforting lullaby or a somber dirge? The song benefits from a simple arrangement (even [...]
These folks were part of my latest batch of discs for Pop Culture Press and they won me over after a few listens. The sixties influenced psychedelic sound to many of the tracks didn’t do it for me but deeper down in the album are two absolute gems. “Wishful Thinking” and “Subject of the Kill” [...]
Midtown Dickens are just fun to listen to. Think of hanging out for a weekend with some very musical pals, a stack of instruments and a lot of booze. Well, I have no idea if these ladies drink as heavily as I imagine they might but it would make the idea of the weekend of [...]