Jamie Jackson’s vocals have been all over our 2013 because of her work in Hot As Sun, whose debut album came out in the spring on Last Gang Records. Here she is moonlighting with the songwriting/production duo the Gifted – James Bairian and Louis Castle, who once upon a time made up the core of […]
When we caught Wild Child play to delighted fans in their hometown during SXSW, it wasn’t hard to hear how easy their folk-pop with a gypsy twist would find their way to fans in other locales. The Austin-based septet, who recently released their Ben Kweller-produced sophomore effort “The Runaround,” features fan favorites such as the […]
Anyone who’s followed the individual careers of Juliana Hatfield and Matthew Caws knew there had to be some magic in store when the duo got together. Hatfield has been making piquant pop since her days in the Blake Babies, and her album “Become What You Are” (1993) and “Only Everything” (’95) offered a thoughtful counterbalance […]
There’s nothing wrong with making up stories, especially when they sound as pretty as the ones Nettie Rose sings. “I’m a girl from Santa Monica. There’s only so much I can talk to you about,” claims Rose. The 23-year-old, the daughter of longtime music publishing executive Lance Freed and the granddaughter of DJ Alan Freed […]
Oklahoma-bred rock ’n’ roller Graham Colton has had his share of moments in a roller-coaster career – 2004’s “Drive” getting him on the radar and 2007’s “Here Right Now” and 2011’s “Pacific Coast Eyes” keeping him in the public eye thanks to supporting tours with a host of A-listers. Having departed a major label, Colton […]
One thing becomes apparent when listening to the title track of Heaps n Heaps’ forthcoming EP “Dancing on the Moon” – intertwining vocals are hard to do. Give points to the upstart indie-folk quartet for trying something beyond the boy/girl harmonies so common in indie-folk quartets, though. The foursome has its roots in the collaboration […]
What makes a song a hit? This I wonder as I listen to Tommy Keene’s “Excitement at Your Feet,” which could have been titled “If I Hear One More Cover of ”˜Paint It Black,’ I’m Going to Shoot Myself.” “Excitement” is indeed a covers album, released in September two years after Keene’s ninth full-length “Behind […]
It’s selling Ben Cooper a bit short to call him a songwriter – the Florida-based artist known as Radical Face is more of a musical mythologist. In 2007, he earned notice for his concept album “Ghost,” based on the idea that houses retain memories of the events that occurred in them, and in 2011 he […]
Here’s something deliciously shimmering for your Friday morning. Swedish-Australian duo Say Lou Lou, comprised of twin sisters Miranda and Elektra Kilbey, are back with two more melancholy-filled electro-pop tunes in anticipation of their forthcoming debut slated for release in 2014. Following up the success of their “Julian” EP, which boasted the title track and “Fool of […]
Wymond Miles, who is also known as lead guitarist of San Francisco’s the Fresh & Onlys, has churned out another solo album titled “Cut Yourself Free” to follow up last year’s “Under the Pale Moon.” Just in time to kick off his new tour with Crocodiles, Miles released a video for “Night Drives.” Sticking to […]
