George Sarah has a list of credits as long as the line at Wal Mart on Black Friday. Like a lot of songwriter-composers whose work is prominent in film and TV, he’s not a household name, except to the many household names with whom he has colalborated, and to the cognoscenti who’ve gained an appreciation […]
Nobody in these parts quite sounds like Big Moves, the L.A. quintet that ties jazzy sophistication and punk energy into stylish knot and adorns it with a bow of Jess Imme’s powerful vocals. They set the bar high with their 2008 album “In the Beginning,” and their “Lanterns” EP earlier this year demonstrated that Imme, […]
More than eight years after their last proper release, the Jealous Sound is back. There’s probably a novel to be written about what transpired with the L.A. quartet between releasing their 2003 emo-pop masterpiece (yes, it’s that good) “Kill Them With Kindness” and their 2009 reunion to tour with Sunny Day Real Estate. But fast-forward […]
For those who closely follow the music scene in Portland, Ore., Matt Sheehy is not a new name. Some may know him as one half of the band Gravity and Henry while others may have seen him on stage with Kaki King or Ramona Falls. Sheehy has also released solo material before, but his new […]
There has been movement since Robert DeLong released his DIY album “Just Movement” earlier this year – artistic growth, and plenty of it. The up-and-coming electro-pop maestro, now working out of a pro studio with an experienced team, is re-shaping the album and adding new material inspired by his continuing explorations in rock, pop and […]
L.A.’s Y LUV may be fairly new to the music scene but they’re already well on their way to earning spots on iPods and party playlists with recent songs like the electro-rock anthem “Keep It Rollin’.” Young but hardworking, the quintet’s latest single is a nice expansion on their sound from the previous EP “How […]
Touting giants such as Dolly Parton, Townes Van Zandt and Sam Bush, Sugar Hill Records is a legendary label in itself by way of their artist selection. So, they get another pat on the back when it comes to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based alternative country band the Deep Dark Woods, who have released their fourth record this […]
No sooner had we digested all the dark matter on Chelsea Wolfe’s debut album “Apokalypsis” than the L.A. songstress unveils a new song. “Sunstorm” is a chilling, minimalist missive about death and its emotional entrails – no massive wall of sound here, just a repeating synth line and call-and-response vocals. The song doesn’t need […]
It’s been so long since we first heard from Spirit Vine – their debut EP “Golden” came out in the golden age of January, 2010 – we feel compelled to re-introduce them. Spirit Vine now rages with a lineup of singer-keyboardist Jaquelinne Cingolani, guitarist Gabe Pacheco, bassist Aaron Bustos and drummer Jalise Woodward. They are […]
Hope the movie isn’t that long. The soundtrack to “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” – created over the past 14 months by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – spans 3 hours and 39 songs. Among them: a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song,” with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O, a cover of Bryan […]
