New Gently Beautiful Songs from Mazzy Star
There’s something really remarkable about the impact of Mazzy Star’s music despite a very thin catalog with a vast majority (three full length studio albums) being released between 1991 and 1996. Threads of the band’s signature sound have been woven into the output of...
Tattooed Mom
A few weeks ago I went to Philly to catch Chuck van Zyl at The Gatherings Concert Series (which was awesome, by the way). Josh, an old friend who I hadn't seen for a while lives on South Street, so I pinged him to see if he'd have dinner with me before the show. He...
A Sea Without Memory
I was first turned on to David Helpling through some kind of if you like this, you might like that feature on an Internet-based music listening service. It’s hard to remember how all of the dots connected over the past decade or so. The two albums he made with...
Loma Has Arrived
I’ve been a Shearwater fan for over a decade starting with the album Winged Life (2004). At the time Shearwater was still a side project for quieter collaborations between band leader Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, Meiburg’s bandmate in Okkervil River. Meiburg...
Cigarettes After Sex: Beauty in Simplicity
The self-titled debut full length album from Cigarettes After Sex was released over six months ago. I’m certainly familiar with the literal idea of cigarettes after sex, but the music of Greg Gonzales’ band, born in El Paso, Texas ten years ago, only recently flew...
New Ear Festival in New York City
The annual New Ear Festival is happening this upcoming week at Fridman Gallery, 287 Spring St., New York City (February 2 through February 8). I’m very excited to be attending the Saturday night performance for a set of ambient and experimental music by Stephen...