Commanding nocturnal blues.The title to Cooly G's latest full length effort, Wait 'Til Night, should be taken as a command as much as you should take it as simply a title, as this record seems only to exists between twilight and the break of dawn. There's a...
Catharsis in a closet.This is just one of those times when the album art doesn't match the music. In my opinion at least. Whereas the cover is the stuff of traditional melancholy, an array of blues molding a somber face, Total Strife Forever (someone's bitter) is...
A follow up album worth the listen.On his sophomore LP, British producer Daniel Woolhouse moves forward from his somber debut of 2013 toward somewhat of a sense of resolution. While his first record was weak trembling, Songs is lightness with a glaze of groove. What...
Neo-blues with all sorts of unique elements.Soulful and bluesy, Son Little's “Things I Forgot” gives a new twist to 20th century blues by adding in rock and indie elements. Little's vocals are one of the most impressive aspects of this album, and can be heard in...
Slightly pop-y 90's alternative rock-inspired tunes.Algernon Doll would probably fit snugly on a bill with any 90's alt rock outfit. That isn't to say that they sound generic though; in fact, solo artist Ewan Grant has skillfully taken the recognizable sound and...
The twang and jangle of indie-country.Moments of Matter is everything a stereotypical indie-country album should be (if a genre such as this exists). It has the jangly guitars, some fiddlers, vocals with a southern twang, and lyrics expressing the importance of...
Glittery indie-pop overload.In early October 2013, the indie pop band known as HAERTS, released their first EP entitled Hemiplegia. Their upbeat 80's synth style mixed with shimmery guitar melodies and smooth female vocals helped to establish their sound and earned...
Greatest hits album from a band with greater hits than most.I could go on forever about the wailing vocals, socially conscious narratives and virile instrumental edge that Sleater-Kinney have given to feminist punk, or to music in general, but at this point, what else...
I may be biased because I grew up outside of the city, but I'm super excited to be focusing on Boston this week for “Homemade.” To me Boston has such an interesting and rich history, especially in terms of alt-rock and punk. Boston's music scene began emerging in...
Courtesy of Brookings.After a tough-fought victory at the polls, DC residents decided to take a leap forward for human rights and consumption everywhere: legalized Mary J, baby! You've dawdled down Adams Morgan and bought your essential “tobacco only” bong...