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Waverly Place by Pale Lights (Jigsaw Records) Pale Lights is/was the original creative outlet for New York City (by way of London) artist, Phil Sutton. Having released their debut effort, Before There Were Pictures back in 2014 to numerous accolades it took a full three years to get the follow up, The Stars Seemed Brighter in
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Anika Pyle released the first single off of her forthcoming EP Four Corners this morning. Titled “Arizona”, its an earworm full of bouncy indie pop that should immediately bring a smile to your face. Pyle describes the EP as her homage to the American Southwest, a place which she vowed many years ago that she would never
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Toronto’s jangly indie pop band Ducks LTD will be releasing their sophomore effort, Harms Way in February and they just dropped the third (and what I would assume will be the last) pre-release single from it, called “Train Full Of Gasoline”. TFOG is an upbeat mover and shaker of a song which chugs along as if
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My monthly playlist makes a return. I will do my best to keep them coming each month. PASS THE PAPER BAG THAT HOLDS THE BOTTLE January 2024 Playlist
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Long running second and a half wave ska band Bim Skala Bim dropped a surprise single today over on their bandcamp page. Formed in Boston back in 1983, Bim back in the day spearheaded what was a vibrant ska scene in Beantown. ”Gimme Some” is a bouncy rock steady jaunt which sounds like it could have been
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And for those looking to do a deeper dive…the back 13.
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Margo Cilker – Valley Of Heart’s Delight From the moment this album was released I knew that it would be a top 10 finisher when all was said and done at the end of the year. What I didn’t initially expect was for it to be my top dog, but god damn, it has just
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Cat Power – Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert 2023 proved to be a bit of a retro year for me. I found myself listening to much more older music than I would normally. Not to say that I neglected the new stuff but in a year when Dylan and The Grateful Dead
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 