I can’t decide which is more surprising, that Kyle Andrews released a country inspired record or that it’s entitled “Live from Tootsie’s at the Airport?” Yes, with the question mark. It’s probably the title that wins out for the oddest part of this release because the music isn’t that baffling – it’s a more straightforward batch of songs from Kyle Andrews with a tiny bit of twang every few songs (”Pretty Good”). 

Scale Model’s drummer, Steve Cross, is a man of many hats. When not behind the kit he’s usually found behind a camera and occasionally behind 1′s and 2′s as the DJ moniker, BURGERS. Okay, he’s probably not behind the “1′s and 2′s” because that’s an embarrassing phrase, not to mention a dated one. He is, in all likelihood, in front of a keyboard plugging away at some dance software. Long story short, he’s either behind or in front of something and making remixes, such as this one for his own band, Scale Model, and their song “Live It Up.”

Heads up, the previously mentioned second EP from Sol Cat is now available. I completely misjudged these guys from their prior releases (pre-Uno) but now fully embrace their indie-rock-with-dark-undertones vibe. I hope there’s a Tres release up their sleeve, as I’m onboard for more.

The instrumental works of Parcel and Sky are a pleasant way to spend your morning gearing up for work. While there are no direct lyrics to sing along with they’ve definitely managed to work in quite a bit of gang vocal ooh’s and aah’s so you won’t be left out when it comes to singing along. 

The three song EP from Wes Hntr doesn’t leave a lot of room to meander. It’s  a rather focused arc of engagingly instrospective lo-fi musing, pop song and quietly reclusive  wrapup. Roughly seven minutes of music isn’t a whole lot to make a judgement on but I can safely say that I’d like to hear a lot more.

If you were not aware, Seth Timbs was once best known as the frontman of Spongebath Records own Fluid Ounces – a piano pop band that led to far too many Ben Folds comparisons just by virtue of the instruments involved. Since that time, he’s released a number of solo albums that continue along the path of heartfelt, lyrically clever, pop songs cut with just the right amount of self-deprecation and longing. He’s also managed to introduce a great number of additional instruments to ensure that the Folds comparisons cease; and rightfully so as Timbs is an excellent songwriter in his own right and doesn’t deserve the easy journalistic lumping. 

If you aren’t paying attention, you might not realize that one of the latest releases from Gummy Soul is actually an entire cover album. They’ve taken the 1993 Souls of Mischief album, 93 Til Infinity, and reworked it from the original influence hip-hop style to the Gummy Soul R&B style. It works quite nicely.