Although Ori Dagan‘s “Sting of the Cactus” appears on his album of Nat King Cole homages (entitled Nathaniel: A Tribute to Nat King Cole), it’s not a tune Cole himself ever…
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Justin Vellucci
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No matter how much he loathes it, Texan and musical-firebrand Mark Deutrom forever might be inextricably linked with Melvins, the legendary Gods-of-Thunder quartet whose debut he released on Alchemy 30-odd…
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Rob Ross
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There are two very clear sides to viewing Gordon Sumner, a.k.a. Sting, the former singer/songwriter/bass player for The Police and solo star (since 1985). One is the objective eye, which…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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You could listen to Hannah Williams & the Affirmations’ “Late Night and Heartbreak” for the first time, but you already have. Confused? The killer hook from this insane ’70s soul…
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Rob Ross
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Ye gods, this is GOOD. Like “mega-good”. The moment the album started playing, I thought I was wrong and that this was an old Jimmy Smith album – A New…
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Rob Ross
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I’ve been a fan and was influenced very early on by The Yardbirds. I was never keen on Eric Clapton (and still am not) or Jimmy Page (although I do…
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As the adage goes, good things come to those who wait, and Death of Lovers’ highly anticipated debut album is not an exception. This neo-post-punk outfit’s first release—the Buried Under…
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Ken Shane
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Barbara Lynn’s debut single was a smash but she never managed to equal that success
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To start 2018 off the right way, it’s time to step into the Wayback Machine, circa the late ’70’s/early ’80’s in the New York/New Jersey area. My band was part…
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Ken Shane
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Bobby Womack encapsulates the New Year’s Eve spirit on his 1978 release
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Justin Vellucci
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Pittsburgh has never been known, particularly, as a hub for post-rock, that fluid genre of ”music for people who read books” that flirts with everything from shoegaze to math-rock. (We…
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Rob Ross
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An interesting mixture of sounds and styles on this 4-song E.P. from The Get Ahead, a Portland-based five-piece outfit. Incredibly powerful – almost haunting vocals; flavors of gospel, soul, folk…
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This oft-covered Christmas hit had its origins in the late 1940s
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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‘Tis the season, ya’ll! Seriously, where has this year gone? As 2017 comes to a close, I’m thinking back on all of the amazing artists I’ve reviewed for Popdose and…
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Rob Ross
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There’s a strange familiarity to the sounds coming from the debut self-titled album by Chicago’s Lucille Furs. I know I’ve heard the sinister harpsichord sound; the swirling organs, the ethereal…
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Beau Dure
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Creativity is a funny thing. You can work all your life to create something on your own terms, only to find that the quick throwaway thing you did under duress…
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Keith Creighton
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It would take a stadium-sized record store to inventory at least one copy of every album and single produced in a given year (at at least three Amoeba Records…
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Rob Ross
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Here ’tis – a brand new track, in time for the holidays, from two of the finest singers/songwriters around, with a little help from their friends. Vicki Loveland and Van…
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Keith Creighton
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We’re not gonna lie to you, what you’re about to see might terrify your brain space or arouse your nether regions. Whereas bands of other stripes have all but given…
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Ken Shane
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In early 2015 I published a list of my favorite albums of the previous year. In my story, I chastised writers who had rushed to get their lists out early…
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Jack Feerick
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(Archive.) Friday, December 9, 2016 What happens is this. I’m up early on a Friday, ready to walk the dog before I fix breakfast for my son. It’s the first…
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Ken Shane
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The Majors scored with a Jerry Ragavoy-produced hit in 1962
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Rob Ross
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According to the press release, “there are many moments, memories, people, and places stretched across Alex Rose’s Arcadian Pages. The debut album from the Los Angeles-born, Austin-raised musician is a…
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Keith Creighton
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There are some comebacks the world doesn’t need: Sean Spicer, Bill Cosby, another Spiderman reboot — and plenty that are long overdue: til Tuesday, Lone Justice, Heathers (imagine Veronica & friends…
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Keith Creighton
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In the age of streaming, does anyone still care about someone else’s top albums list when every album in the known universe is at your fingertips 24/7 (if you have…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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If you like your music videos as aesthetically pleasing as they are fun to listen to, you’re in for a treat as Ryan Brahms travels to gorgeous South America for…
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Rob Ross
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It’s always a good time around Popdose when we can debut a new track from one of our (collective) favorite bands, Populuxe. This trio of popmeisters return with a pretty…
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Rob Ross
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An interesting, left-field thing – a throwback, really. Kansas City native Anna St. Louis makes her debut on a cassette-only release, something you don’t expect in this day and age. …