independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
By: Joshua Hammond "Life is a song that must be sung," Langhorne Slim growls gruffly, in the company of beautiful brass and a straightforward, vintage sound. One could argue that the music of "Life's A Bell", the opening track of Slim's 7th professional release, The Spirit Moves, seems more fitted for the "Country Music Time" radio program than a Spotify... Continue Reading →
Minneapolis-based indie dream pop trio ON AN ON released their second full-length album, And The Wave Has Two Sides, today via Roll Call Records. The song "The Hunter" from the band's 2013 debut album Give In hooked me with its synth-y vocoder-y goodness, and I've been a fan ever since. Needless to say, I was a tad excited when I... Continue Reading →
I'll be honest, I haven't really ever connected with Civil Twilight's music; their previous releases struck me as melancholy, and I just couldn't get into it. However, their newest album, Story Of An Immigrant, due for release this Friday, July 10th, has turned me into a die-hard Civil Twilight fan. A Civil Twi-Hard? I'm going with it. The... Continue Reading →
Toronto-based roots-rockers The Wooden Sky are releasing their fourth album Let's Be Ready on June 16th via Nevado Music, and it's a good one, y'all. I really can't imagine a more perfect soundtrack for my summer adventures; the album in its entirety, while lyrically heart-heavy at times, is sonically inspired and carefree. The opening track, “Saturday Night,” begins with a head-bobbing... Continue Reading →
British four-piece indie pop outfit Life In Film will release their debut album, Here It Comes, later this spring; it's been on continuous rotation in my atmosphere since I acquired it, and if it's possible to wear out something housed in a digital format, I'll bet you my megabytes that my copy probably has a... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year; it's brutally cold, I'm kind of over it, and I'm looking for any and everything that will transport, if not all of me, at least my mind, to a warmer place. Not too long ago, Oxford, Mississippi-based foursome Young Buffalo and their debut LP House came into my life and turned... Continue Reading →
I'm a retro kind of girl, always have been. When I was little, I heard "Rock This Town" by The Stray Cats, my introduction to rockabilly music, and my world was never the same. Rockabilly is the foundation, the root, the essence of classic rock and roll music. Still not familiar? Think Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and... Continue Reading →
This is a very exciting review for me to write; I've been waiting for this album to be released for over a year! Colony House is exploding. The first single, "Silhouettes," has taken over the alternative radio stations in my neck of the woods. I even opened my People magazine a week ago and "Silhouettes" was... Continue Reading →
PHOX. It's an album and a band, and both have given me goosebumps. Literally. Like I was listening to the album for the first time and I had a physical reaction to the beauty of what I was hearing. PHOX the band is a six-piece indie pop ensemble from Baraboo, Wisconsin, consisting of Jason Krunnfusz, Monica... Continue Reading →
It's rare that I like songs just because a certain band plays them; I can easily appreciate a song if it moves me, no matter who plays or sings it, and I usually don't assume that all of the songs on a band's album are phenomenal just because I love the band. However, there are... Continue Reading →
