It’s not easy to tell that LA-based Sunny War comes from a lineage of punk music. And on her fourth studio album, that sonic past feels even more distant, seemingly replaced with dreamy, beach-faded nostalgia and bossa nova.Read More →
For ten years we’ve been following the Dylanesque folk stirrings of Greenbelt, MD singer/songwriter Joe Pug. His 2009 debut EP Nation of Heat is eternally on our playlist, sporting some of the most dense lyrics since Wilco’s 2002 masterpiece Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.Read More →
This has been a tough decision. It’s always difficult to come up with a handful of top albums. But in writing this, we have to say that, excluding jazz (too complicated to factor in), the Kinks are our favorite band. Ever. Read More →
The War and Treaty – Healing Tide Thirty Tigers -out now 4.5 / 5 Husband and wife duo Michael and Tanya Trotter wowed us at the Newport Folk Festival earlier this year. We mean, really really wowed us (they were the standout performance of the year, after all). The Albion, MI duo debut a soul/gospel LP here that, for being but a shadow of their live performance, is still beautiful in its earnest, soulful performances. We’re cutting to the chase: pick up this album, but moreover, catch them live while they’re still trying hard to fly under the radar. Why? “Healing Tide,” the single theyRead More →