Category Archives: Music

Listen: Melorman – “8 a.m” [2020]

Get to know Greek electronic producer Melorman, aka Antonis Chaniotakis, who’s been in the electronic music game for over 20 years putting out records on various labels. His newest, For The Sun, came out June 8 via Same Difference Music, … Continue reading

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Listen: Godcaster – “All The Feral Girls In The Universe” [2020]

Add another reason to hate COVID for its blocking of live shows – now knowing about the existence of Philly/NYC band Godcaster and the fact that we won’t get to see them live until who knows when. I literally JUST … Continue reading

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Listen: Kestrels – “Grey and Blue (feat. J Mascis)” [2020]

Where oh where has all the great shoegaze gone? Well my friend, it’s all around us! Halifax group Kestrels has been on my radar since 2014 or so with their The Moon Is Shining Our Way EP, but I haven’t really kept … Continue reading

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Listen: Sweeping Promises – “Safe Now” [2020]

I got turned on to this record by Sweeping Promises late last night and vowed that I would post about them in the morning. Fulfilling my side of this imaginary bargain, I’m featuring the Boston outfit’s new record Hunger For … Continue reading

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Listen: Ela Minus – “megapunk” [2020]

If you need a new, motivating anthem to get you through this deluge of political inaction (or destruction), pandemic fever, idiocy in the form of policy, and the stifling suffocation of the arts, look no further than the new Ela … Continue reading

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Listen: Dntel – “Anywhere Anyone” [2001]

I’ve posted about this song in playlists and retrospective lists, but never given it its own spotlight. If you have never listened to this song, change that right now. This is one of my all-time favorite songs and a mainstay … Continue reading

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Listen: Land of Talk – “Love In 2 Stages” [2020]

I already featured the Land of Talk album on my Recommended Albums of July post, but man I gotta feature this simmering beauty of a track, “Love In 2 Stages”. It’s not upbeat and pummeling like a regular single, but … Continue reading

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10 Best Songs: Joanna Newsom

I’m finally attempting to fell this giant that has been lurking in my blog drafts for at least three years. Joanna Newsom is one of my all-time favorite musicians with a repertoire of purely flawless songs with bulletproof songwriting, lush … Continue reading

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Listen: Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu – “Renegade Breakdown” [2020]

Montreal’s Marie Davidson, along with Pierre Guerineau and Asaël R. Robitaille have formed Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu, and their new album Renegade Breakdown is coming September 25 via Ninja Tune. Full disclosure, I’m promoting this album to radio at my … Continue reading

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Recommended Albums: July 2020

Because I make my own rules on this site, I chose to feature 12 albums this month instead of the usual 10. July really brought it and I’m supremely happy about that. Some really wonderful records that I had been … Continue reading

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