Posts by Kira Grunenberg

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Muse over the spiritual in modern times with “Mekheski”

What better way to begin a new year than with thoughtful contemplation and exploration of new possibilities? And what better music with which to embrace…

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Amy Lynn and the Honeymen return with a roaring release of feeling on new single “Emotional Mess”

Despite the somewhat niche, big band style foundation of Amy Lynn and the Honeymen, there remains a timelessness to the soul inspired, New York City…

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Restoring the music of Ed and Ella Haley that Spring Fed Records “Stole from the Throat of a Bird”

They say hindsight is 20/20 and usually when it hits, the accompanying realization feels so incredibly obvious that it’s hard to understand how details end…

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Treat yourself to a serving of freshly made jams by The California Honeydrops

After the once-in-a-lifetime, world altering event that was lockdown in response to COVID-19, much of the music-loving population, makers and listeners alike, had to determine…

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Start your day with “The Waking Sound” of Wylder’s new album

There’s something about the nature of threes. A trio of something, particularly within the context of music, often presents a sense of balance and cohesion…

Connie Han reveals new strength to her songwriting sense on “Secrets of Inanna”

When it comes to the expectations around the album releases of a new musician, sometimes the deck can not only feel stacked against them but…

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Help yourself to the self-aware songwriting and symbolism of Future Teens’ “Self Help”

Boston, MA quartet, Future Teens, are a creative force to be reckoned with and the band’s momentum is only picking up steam with the release…

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Sink into the spirit of Christopher Willits’ new album “Gravity”

The world is full of contrast and opposites –– at least insofar as to how humanity views different forces and perceptions that color daily life.…

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Thanya Iyer explores the resolution of “rest” on new album

The often delayed nature of the music industry, with its heavily planned promotional cycles, typically leads to an album’s songs seeing the light of day…

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John Calvin Abney takes us on a journey with “Tourist”

There are records that make time seem to stand still and there are records that make listeners lose track of time, only reconnecting with reality…