The “Big Nothing” from Skribe says a big something about mental illness
Annapolis, MD garage folk singer-songwriter, Skribe, might not be on some folks’ music listening radars. Heck, the man who built his signature sound around an…
Kirby Grip spends time reflecting on sufficiency with “Lunch Money”
These days, there are plenty of reasons a person can end up feeling disappointed or, worse, disappointed in themselves. The sheer uncertainly built into every…
Cloud Caverns contemplates the heights and depths of “A Banner Year”
It’s hard to believe how the span of time over which experimental folk band Cloud Caverns (Brandon Peterson, Dan Bouza) managed to reach its fifth…
Torsten Jensen embraces “Progressions” with solo piano EP
Seeing a solo project emerge from an artist known previously for making music with a group might initially seem more like a move of regression…
Crash the Calm’s “Devils” trade community for chaos
In these days, weeks, and months where so much of daily life can feel crushingly difficult, it’s sensible to think that bands of the dynamically…
Stop and think on the “Kosciuszko” with Premium Heart
One would imagine, with Premium Heart’s debut album carrying the title Kosciuszko, that the record’s related semi-titular track, “How To Pronounce Kosciuszko,” would be at…
Pete Mancini’s new single aims to inspire “Millions More”
Certain blocks of time in history are known for their linings of protest music. The 1960s and 1970s are popular decades of recent 20th century…
Bottler breeze through the blending of styles on “Soft Winds”
It’s interesting that Brooklyn duo, Bottler, has named itself as such, given that the sound and flow of the music created by Pat Butler and…
Get ready to recycle through Arms of Tripoli’s “One Way Plastic” many times over
Math rock and post-rock are these two genres that always seem to occupy a large amount of shared sonic and instrumental space. Yet, when two…
Tommy Siegel sets frustrations free with new solo single “Dog Down”
Those who have somehow managed to miss the multimedia creativity storm that Brooklyn, NY singer-songwriter Tommy Siegel has brewed up over the last five years…