As quickly as we had the review up for Allyson Seconds’ new album, the splendid Little World, we now have the 1st video, the album’s title track. Catchy, bouncy, joyful,…
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It should be an immediate moment of sitting up and taking notice of Allyson Seconds’ latest offering, Little World, just by virtue of the names that appear as players on…
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Time and time again, compilations of certain artists are released that never seem to do that artist complete justice. I can think of a handful – if that many –…
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When I introduced you to Loveland Duren and Bloody Cupid in 2013, I’d heard a debut album so strong, so sophisticated and yet soulful that I felt that as a…
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You want “immediate classic”? Well, that’s what you get with this new album from Detroit-area power-pop legend (the classification suits him to a “T”) Nick Piunti on his latest album,…
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Established in 1999, The Anderson Council is the brainchild of singer and songwriter Peter Horvath, whose love affair with late 60’s pop informs and inspires both the band’s sound and direction….
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This Brooklyn-born band, led by singer-guitarist Kait Eldridge has a punchy, crisp sound, full of high energy, guitar driven pop in that classic late ’70’s/early ’80’s post-punk vein. Good production…
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It’s another of those beautiful moments when the very fine people at Omnivore Recordings unleash another labor of love, because that’s what they do – everything they release has a…
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Rife with the twang of 12-string Rickenbackers galore, harmonies, melody and swinging beats – this is the embodiment of Arvidson & Butterflies and their self-titled debut album. What makes this…
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As I’d said previously, when this album and signing was announced, if it wasn’t obvious that The Anderson Council has been one of New Jersey’s best kept secrets, well now,…
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This long-planned debut album from Identical Suns is one of those happy results of a strong Indiegogo campaign; combining the talents of Rene Rodriguez and Todd Stanton, this California and…
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I suppose I could go on and on as to why you should immediately download (buy it first, dammit – these people have families and homes!) The Cucumbers’ newly released…
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Chris Bolger is another of those amazing musicians whose name you’ve heard but can’t understand why he’s not in the stratosphere of stardom. Well, no worries – his newest album,…
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Butch Young has been one of those names on the scene for a long time – you know you’ve heard of him – you know you’ve heard his music and…
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This release makes me alternately happy and sad. Happy because of who the musicians are; knowing them as well as I do from their amazing work (and actually knowing some…
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Originally the driving force behind the Jersey Shore’s Snowball 37, this wonderful new track has been released by David Fagan, songwriter/singer extraordinaire. The album Declasse, from Snowball 37, was a…
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There has been a great deal written/talked/whispered about the long-awaited, highly-anticipated return of Emitt Rhodes, with good reason. His long-out-of-print albums (four, from the early ’70’s) are considered musical prizes…
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Chicago has just been an endless wealth of musical riches for the last two years with new bands/performers cropping up regularly (certainly to this writer) and here again is a…
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I’m not going to pretend to be cool, professional or objective – this album is simply stunning. And for all the right reasons. If you could find a single place…
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Confessedly, I’ve been a fan of Brett Harris’ since I first saw him perform at the Big Star Third concert in Central Park, New York in 2013, never mind the fact…
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Can it get any better than this one track by Chris Korzen, who performs under the alias of Nezrok? Well, yes – an album’s worth in this vein would, indeed,…
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Outstanding track from this Chicago power-pop that is a damned good sign of things to come. Offered up as a free track on their Bandcamp page, this is a taster…
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A few weeks ago, we told you about the wonderful new album from A Fragile Tomorrow, Make Me Over. Well, now – here’s the video companion piece to the title…
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I love this band and I’m not ashamed to admit it. It doesn’t make me biased – if anything, it makes me want to see/hear them stretch themselves into a…
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First, I’ll let you freak out over some of the names of the players who make up the current incarnation of The Orange Humble Band: Darryl Mather, the mind behind…
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Now THIS is what it’s all about – driving guitars, strident rhythms, crashing cymbals and hooks galore – coming out of Australia, following in the grand tradition of the Hoodoo…
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I used these words upon seeing EZTV during their opening slot for The Dream Syndicate a few months ago: “I have seen the future of power pop and it’s EZTV”. …
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What can be said about the work of Chris Stamey that hasn’t already been said? The brilliance and precision of his writing and song-crafting style is something to be marveled…
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This is some good stuff. A New York band that kicks up a glorious racket by combining all the best elements of rock, garage, pop and punk, all with melody,…