Nick Waterhouse
[S]oulful and catchy, Nick Waterhouse’s latest effort “This is a Game,” is a syncopated dancey soul track with jabby saxophones and guitars that are reminiscent of surf-rock sounds. Waterhouse has been working the soul influence since his debut record, Time’s All Gone, which was a fantastic debut
Pep
[V]ery much influenced from 50s and 60s style doo-wop pop music of the Shangri-Las and the Ronettes, Karys Rhea, drummer of Starlight girls has created a solo project in, PEP, which packs a sugary sweet punch and delivers on those perfect melodies and hooks of the 60s girl groups.
The Skins
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwsgpZUn974[/youtube] [B]rooklyn (shocker) band The Skins are prepping for an opening tour with Jake Bugg and have recently released a new tune, “Dead Hands,” that caught my ear. The very young band seems to be on the fast track as they’
J-Roddy Walston & the Business
5. Okkervil River – The Silver Gymnasium [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjLP1n3h7Vc[/youtube] [S]o Will Sheff gave up the reins on this record after producing the last record, I Am Very Far, which had quite a bit of a different soundscape. What’s great about this album?
Caitlin Rose
10. Caitlin Rose – The Stand In [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOipdIcoiNI[/youtube] [C]aitlin Rose’s record the Stand In is not only one of the best country records put out this year, but also one of the best records of the year. From top to bottom,
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15. The Lone Bellow – Self Titled [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Id-sNOhL0I[/youtube] [A]s much as I gripe about The Lone Bellow’s self-titled debut, for me when I hear it, I can’t help but think it’s formulaic, an undeniable focus group created music for
Big Harp
20. Jonny Fritz – Dad Country [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_RIg0vZPQ[/youtube] [L]ast year, Mr. Fritz was Mr. Corndawg, and he’d kickstartered a record that finally came early this year, chock full of new tunes & re-recordings of old tunes with a bunch of great
Hollis Brown
What’s an end of December without a giant list of albums I was totally head over heels in love with? Here are my picks for records you absolutely should be picking up. 25. Lindi Ortega – Tin Star [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG_2rZ4UzN0[/youtube] [N]ashville
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Photos by Boston Concert Photography [A] show that popped up on our radar only a few days prior to the show, that we simply could not resist was The Radio 92.9 Low Dough Holiday Show to Benefit the Wounded Warrior Project on Sunday night. It was strange to head
Simone Felice
[H]aving spent time with the Lumineers over the summer, we’re now seeing some collaboration on Simone Felice’s new single “Molly O!” as Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers, have lent a hand on this track with additional vocals. The song marks the difficulty in lost
Natural Child
[A]ffectionately being called Natty Child, dusty 70s era rockers Natural Child just released this perfect jam titled “Saturday Night Blues,” a tune I’m quickly falling in love with. It’s the perfect jam to sit with a six-pack of cheap beer and drink your lonely Saturday night away.
Mutual Benefit
[D]esigned as a nebulous sonic canvas, Mutual Benefit, the brain child of Ohio, Austin, Boston, Brooklyn journeyman Jordan Lee, creates pop tunes that showcase a fragility, translucency, a sort of blurring that is ever ornamented with lush sounds of keys, guitar, violin, and homemade percussions. It’s warm, hopeful
