Our life in the desert is a collaborative project between two artists who have paved their own separate paths in the UK dream-pop scene. Joe Cassidy of Butterfly Child and Gary McKendry of Papa Sprain form My Bus, sharing their own sensibilities on a project that’s three decades in the making. Resulting in a hefty […]
The Homesick – The Big Exercise
It is not often that we find something that flows so well and yet gets increasingly deep with every listen. The Big Exercise has so many layers in its construction, that you can look closely into every element and you’d find something interesting. With rhythm changes that don’t hesitate, sonic ideas glistening with airy flourishes […]
Soccer Mommy – Color Theory
Soccer Mommy’s sophomore album Color Theory is a gut punch of pure emotion. Nashville’s 22 year old singer-songwriter Sophie Allison has crafted a spectrum of emotions batched into three colors. Blue for sadness, yellow for illness and gray for loss. You’ll hear it loud and clear as Sophie bares it all with this intimate collection […]
Rozwell Kid – Dreamboats 2
Dreamboats was released seven years ago, a collaborative project between Jordan Hudkins from West-Virginia’s Rozwell Kid and Dave Segedy from Indiana’s Sleeping Bag. The two met while on tour with their respective bands and immediately hit it off. This six track EP was a result of a back and forth email correspondence between the two. […]
Ratboys – Printer’s Devil
It’s hard to put a finger on Printer’s Devil’s sound, each song is its own concoction that’s a puzzle to put into words. Their bandcamp page lists them as alternative, but that would be too broad, folk would not tell half of the story and the post-country in it is very subtle that you have […]
Fox Academy – Angel Hair
Every now and then I come across an artist that seems to know something everyone else doesn’t. It’s like we’ve been doing it wrong all along. Fox Academy certainly knows what’s up with their latest LP Angel Hair and I’m not sure if they’re too keen in telling. Describing their sound is a daunting task, […]