Photo Credits: AnnaLee Barclay (We All Want Someone to Shout For) / Edwina Hay (Music Existence) Seeing John Maus the past week was a dream come true for me. Finally hearing all of these songs I’ve loved for years come to life onstage was a transcendent experience, as was seeing Maus punch himself in the…
solarein - neon demons neon demons feels like a soundtrack to a great film I’ve never seen. Equal parts ethereal and assertive, the music invites and engages the listener. It always impresses me when instrumental music outside of jazz can hold my attention for that long, but neon demons has enticing synth sounds and progressions.…
The Modern Folk - Modern Folk X Before I even listened to Modern Folk X for the first time, I’m immediately taken with the band name. Superficial, sure, but a good name for your band/project/etc. is key and The Modern Folk is an excellent one. The titles listed in all caps are intriguing as well,…
Spread the loveWhen I found out I would be interviewing one of heroes, the inimitable Gary Wilson, I immediately sought out every record of his I hadn’t heard yet and was struck by how much I loved every album and song this musician has released. From the Invasion of Privacy EP to the 2000s albums Lisa Wants to Talk to You, Feel the Beat, and Electric Endicott, Gary Wilson has built up a criminally underrated and musically astounding body of work that I believe will endure. Alone With Gary Wilso
Aa, the latest EP from Ricardo Dias Gomes, is a hypnotic record with a strong emphasis on bass and rhythm. Gomes’ ability to manipulate bass tones reflects his acclaimed work on Caetano Veloso’s late 00s albums, Cê (2006), Zii and Zie (2009) and Abraçaço (2012). It makes sense that a bass player who spent so…
Upon hitting play on this record I immediately got transported into a very psychedelic space. The drums and guitar on Dire Wolves’ ‘The Process Of Weirding Out,’ inject the right amount of atmosphere into a track that feels like an album cut from one of Jefferson Airplane’s best records. I hear a lot of Grace…
