Author: mike

Antlered Aunt Lord at Das Klienicum

es kann schon sein und es ist ok, dass man noch nie von jesse stinnard gehört hat. er ist der kopf vonantlered aunt lord. einer band, die nun erstmals veröffentlicht hat, obwohl es sie/ihn bereits geraume zeit gibt. dank happy happy birthday to me records gelangen die kruden soundabenteuer endlich ans licht der welt. zuvor… Continue reading Antlered Aunt Lord at Das Klienicum

Witching Waves at Collective Zine

The blurb on this one suggested a healthy Sonic Youth influence and that’s pretty good timing for me personally at the moment as I’m in the midst of the annual Sonic Youth rediscovery binge – I’ve had “Goo”, “Daydream Nation” and “Dirty” in particular on repeat lately. On to Witching Waves then. They’re a London… Continue reading Witching Waves at Collective Zine

Great Lakes at Independent Clauses

Growing up, my mother always made me listen to her music: Bad Company, The Eagles, The Police, etc. Often, I petitioned for listening to “cooler” music, but now I take those words back. I find myself regularly in the mood for some classic rock, and I now understand that you honestly can’t get any cooler… Continue reading Great Lakes at Independent Clauses

Great Lakes at AllMusic

Less than a minute into 2016’s Wild Vision, the fifth full-length album from Great Lakes, group leaderBen Crum and bandmate Suzanne Nienaber join their voices and sing, “I say fare thee well/To all of trouble, to all of care/Let’s breathe the purer air/All the old sadness won’t be there.” However, it’s not hard to get… Continue reading Great Lakes at AllMusic

Witching Waves at For The Rabbits

Few bands on this list have given us less to go on regarding their new release, but a recent photo of copies of boxes of vinyl records called Crystal Cafe, would go to suggest that 2016 should see the debut album from London’s Witching Waves. The label, the tracklisting, the release date… well your guess… Continue reading Witching Waves at For The Rabbits

SPC ECO at Get It On Vinyl

It really seems like SPC ECO can do no wrong. Having reviewed them a couple of times on this site before, we always know we are going to enjoy whatever comes our way from the band. SPC ECO (vocalist Rose Berlin and multi-instrumentalist Dean Garcia) have a unique way of re-inventing themselves with every release,… Continue reading SPC ECO at Get It On Vinyl

Antlered Aunt Lord at Music That I Like

Reinforcement, and it feels so good. Reinforcement, and I can pretend to myself that I connect with certain people, certain ways of seeing. This next bit is from the PR (whom I know by default): “Antlered Aunt Lord is entirely Jesse Stinnard, a guy who’s spent the past ten years in Athens, Georgia as a cherished… Continue reading Antlered Aunt Lord at Music That I Like

Try the Pie at The Bay Bridged

Out of all the Bay Area music projects I’ve found out about in 2015, South Bay’s Try The Pie has to be one of the most meaningful to me. Bean Tupou’s way of connecting their personal emotions and stories through music successfully allows anyone to listen and feel welcomed, but especially queer femme POC. Bean gives… Continue reading Try the Pie at The Bay Bridged

Halfsour at Whisperin and Hollerin

Half Sour are a faux-naive indie-pop outfit, straight outta Boston and from the sound of it. They are more North end rather than Southies it seems. When the opening blast of What Your Waiting jumps out of the speakers at you, it suggests this album is full of rather urgent sounding songs. Grump, the second… Continue reading Halfsour at Whisperin and Hollerin