Umber ~ Sometimes that light, that shine, seemed like a pretty nice thing

It’s been ten years since we featured Umber on our site, although according to Bandcamp we’ve only missed one album.  Alex Steward has come back strong in 2023, and remains as positive as ever.  The title itself is so encouraging that it’s

Umber/Drops EP

Friendship is a wonderful thing, especially between like-minded artists. Drops and Umber have both been reviewed on our site, and their split EP is a happy reminder of what called them to our attention in the first place.  Their positive

Umber ~ Sunshine Young

We’d like to think that when it comes to instruments, we don’t play favorites ~ but we do.  Seeing that Alex Steward (Umber) has included violinist Sophie Green (Her Name Is Calla) on two tracks makes a difference even before we’ve listened