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Buffalo Killers on Musical Authenticity and Fraternity
We recently sat down with Buffalo Killers' Andrew Gabbard to talk about the band's new LP,...
The Selecter’s Pauline Black on the Power of Activism Through Music
Lead vocalist and ska legend Pauline Black took a pause while touring in Germany to discuss the...
Record Review: Butterfly Boucher
Butterfly Boucher Butterfly Boucher Adelaide, Australia (Self-released) “Self determined Aussie pop with catchy hooks” The self-titled album from Australian native Butterfly Boucher is a declaration...
Record Review: The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Brian Jonestown Massacre Aufheben San Francisco, CA (A Recordings Ltd) “Snake charmer rhythms and German flavoring” Aufheben is a German word defined in contradictions, simultaneously meaning...
Record Review: Brendan Hogan
Brendan Hogan SilverQuick Boston, MA (Self-released) “Contemporary folk-blues that’s unafraid to take risks” Flash back to 2009: a New England tastemaker with an inimitable voice debuts his first...
Record Review: Avoxblue
Avoxblue A Place Without Time Boston, MA (Self-released) “Electronic New-Gaze” A Place Without Time is a soundtrack for moving forward while looking wistfully back. Avoxblue’s sound is a...
Record Review: Avalanche City
Avalanche City Love Love Love Auckland, New Zealand (Roadrunner Records) “Delightful sounds of the New Zealand’s shores” Dave Baxter spent many months in a house in New Zealand learning how to...
Record Review: Annalise Emerick
Annalise Emerick Starry-Eyed Boston, MA (Self-released) “Sincere, heartfelt lyrics layered upon intricate arrangements” Annalise Emerick’s debut EP, Starry-Eyed, is one that is reminiscent of other...
Record Review: Wing and Hollow
Wing and Hollow North of Nowhere Los Angeles, CA (Self-released) “Sweet California sunshine” Somewhere in the midst of palm trees and the sunshine of the West Coast rises the soft elegant sounds,...
Record Review: Whitejacket
Whitejacket Hollows and Rounds Denver, CO (Lamp Under a Bushel Music) “Soothing pop music by Apples in Stereo alum” “Versus Angels” is a haunting piece of piano mystery with appealing strings of...
Record Review: The Villains
The Villains Velocity Atlanta, GA (Toucan Cove/Universal Records) “Commercial pop/rock/country to satisfy any mood" Coming off the success of their 2010 debut album Just Another Saturday Night, The...
Vinyl Of The Month: Vacant Fever
Vacant Fever Kill Kill Kill Seattle, WA (Self-released) “Post-punk sludge atop pulsating rhythms” Vacant Fever’s new 7-inch is a delicious cocktail of sludge, post-punk rhythms and driving...