Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Esmerine ~ Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More
A few weeks ago, Esmerine surprise-dropped a new digital album, with the official physical release set for August 26. This is a pretty rare feat, typically reserved for the likes of Beyoncé, but Esmerine is a luminary in the post-rock world. Way
Esmerine ~ Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More
A few weeks ago, Esmerine surprise-dropped a new digital album, with the official physical release set for August 26. This is a pretty rare feat, typically reserved for the likes of Beyoncé, but Esmerine is a luminary in the post-rock world. Way
The Hardy Tree ~ Common Grounds
Footsteps in the snow; a creaky gate; the daily walk begins. For Frances Castle (The Hardy Tree), these excursions took on new meaning during lockdown. More attention was paid to the history of things: an abraded sign, a vintage street
The Hardy Tree ~ Common Grounds
Footsteps in the snow; a creaky gate; the daily walk begins. For Frances Castle (The Hardy Tree), these excursions took on new meaning during lockdown. More attention was paid to the history of things: an abraded sign, a vintage street
Glenn Jones ~ Vade Mecum
Vade Mecum is a collection of ten instrumentals, performed fingerstyle on solo acoustic guitar by veteran virtuoso Glenn Jones, though he’d likely resist the second descriptor. According to Jones, the Latin phrase means ‘go with me’. Another definition is a handbook kept by one’s
Glenn Jones ~ Vade Mecum
Vade Mecum is a collection of ten instrumentals, performed fingerstyle on solo acoustic guitar by veteran virtuoso Glenn Jones, though he’d likely resist the second descriptor. According to Jones, the Latin phrase means ‘go with me’. Another definition is a handbook kept by one’s
Anteloper ~ Pink Dolphins
jaimie branch had the word Anteloper reserved as a project title before the group existed, but as she and Jason Nazary started rehearsing as a duo, it was clear what their name should be. It’s a portmanteau of antelope and
Anteloper ~ Pink Dolphins
jaimie branch had the word Anteloper reserved as a project title before the group existed, but as she and Jason Nazary started rehearsing as a duo, it was clear what their name should be. It’s a portmanteau of antelope and
birds in the brickwork ~ Recovery
First came the pandemic. Then Ben Holton (half of epic45) developed a severe back problem. The limited movement of quarantine was exacerbated by the inability to move without pain. The pleasure of the daily walk was curtailed. And yet, Holton persevered,
birds in the brickwork ~ Recovery
First came the pandemic. Then Ben Holton (half of epic45) developed a severe back problem. The limited movement of quarantine was exacerbated by the inability to move without pain. The pleasure of the daily walk was curtailed. And yet, Holton persevered,
Modus ~ O Mira Novitas
What to do when vinyl delays push back all of your beautiful record releases? Clay Pipe Music has come up with a wonderful stopgap measure: a new series printed in a nearly forgotten format. The CD3″ (also known as the
Modus ~ O Mira Novitas
What to do when vinyl delays push back all of your beautiful record releases? Clay Pipe Music has come up with a wonderful stopgap measure: a new series printed in a nearly forgotten format. The CD3″ (also known as the
Kalia Vandever ~ Regrowth
Springtime is finally upon us – nature is bursting into life all around. The mornings and evenings are lighter, the birds sing, the flowers bloom. The ongoing renewal and rebirth of flora and fauna are (just about) enough to lift
Kalia Vandever ~ Regrowth
Springtime is finally upon us – nature is bursting into life all around. The mornings and evenings are lighter, the birds sing, the flowers bloom. The ongoing renewal and rebirth of flora and fauna are (just about) enough to lift
Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double ~ March
Protest music, carried through the streets and bounced off of bodies marching in loose procession, is often about cacophony as much as unification. There is a looseness, a budding improvisation to the beats of spontaneous bursts— an offbeat clap snowballs
Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double ~ March
Protest music, carried through the streets and bounced off of bodies marching in loose procession, is often about cacophony as much as unification. There is a looseness, a budding improvisation to the beats of spontaneous bursts— an offbeat clap snowballs
a closer listen 