Aaron Robinson has collaborated with Patrick Damphier and Kyle Andrews for this brooding, rather emotionally crushing song. Robinson’s voice has always had an indescribable weight to it but pair it with a song about gun violence and you’ve got some serious oomph. Oddly, they still managed to make the song catchy and enjoyable, despite the […]
Despite my initial enjoyment of their album, Vanishing Ink, I’d never encountered the music video for the lead track “Portrait in Smoke†until recently. It is a mesmerizing montage of vintage clips meshed together into a dreamscape that manages to bring out the best of the frantic energy of the song and the more lulling tones […]
Dead Air: The Rise and Ruin of College Radio I’m very excited to see the official announcement of the new documentary film from Steve Haruch and Doug Lehmann covering the lifespan of College Radio. There’s not much to report at this time but you can follow along with the production over on Instagram – which […]
Naming your band RIFFT will set certain expectations to any potential audience. There better be some guitars and they better be real big. Fortunately, RIFFT delivers on that promise with four tracks of epic proportion. Not only are the guitars big but they span a range of influences: doom metal, space rock, prog and a […]
I’ve written about them before but Murfreesboro’s Tomato Face exists in a place where I can’t tell if they’re a total joke or a completely serious undertaking with a bizarre aesthetic. Fortunately, there’s plenty of gray space between the two. These two songs will be available via a 7″  on Third Ham Records and feature […]
I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t stumbled upon it myself but Murfreesboro is making some great Vaporwave. The latest from Success Factors hits on all the right production aesthetics (visually and aurally) – reverb-y sax solo’s, MIDI galore and the feeling that you need to rewind the VHS tape when you’re done watching. […]
Recently, someone described We Own This Town as “very sincere.†I couldn’t help but feel a little offended as I took it as a slight that there wasn’t thought or proper critical thinking put into the reviews and posts here. I try to keep things generally positive around these parts and see no reason to write […]
There is something downright adorable about the five-song EP from Midwestern Accent. The playful guitars remind me of the twee-ish pop of the late 90′s indie scene, straight down to the bullhorn’ed distorted vocals. The combining forces of bedroom production, overall earnestness, and “What’s this album cover really about?†vibe make for a nice summer […]
The official full-length follow-up to Hammock’s 2013 Oblivion Hymns is a massive twenty-track undertaking that will be released April 1st. You can stream three of the spacey shoegaze tracks over on their Bandcamp, as well as pre-order from a slew of bundled merch options.Â
If I described a band as “very 3rd and Lindsleyâ€, would you know what I mean? For me, it’s a way of saying that the music is impressively technically proficient, a little bit leaning on the groove-y side of things and probably intended for an audience in the 35+ age bracket. This isn’t true of all […]
Inevitably, the solo work of Joey Kneiser is going to be compared to that of his other gig, Glossary. It’s a fair comparison and not one that Kneiser should shy away from. His distinctive voice is even more forelorn when paired with ex-wife Kelly Smith (maybe the divorce isn’t a bad thing for them but […]
Listen to the title track from the forthcoming Tower Defense EP – due out March 25th.Â
