Garage rock almost polite enough for your mom to like courtesy of Portland, Oregon’s Dogheart. At first playing nice on “Jawbone,” the trio’s debut single quickly devolves into a metaphorical sparring match between the likes of James Mercer and Dean…
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Were I asked to chisel out my personal Mount Rushmore of songwriters, the quartet would include Bobs Pollard and Mould, Will Johnson and in the George Washington spot, Mark Eitzel. Having spent the last 20-some years following Eitzel’s ups and…
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The frivolity of pubescent rage is punctuated by the jangling guitars on “Tearing the Posters Down,” the second single from Dick Diver‘s forthcoming album, Melbourne, Florida. Having released first single “Waste the Alphabet” late last year, the Australian quartet will…
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Toeing the country-punk line of Cory Branan and early Lucero, Austin, Texas singer/songwriter Parker McCollum will release his debut LP, The Limestone Kid, on 24 February. “Meet You in the Middle,” the album’s burnished first single, is rife with choices,…
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Touring and recording sporadically since releasing 2011’s In The Light EP, NY-based experimental artist Shana Falana took a no-second-guesses approach to her forthcoming debut LP, Set Your Lightning Fire Free. A musical Hydra, Falana’s disparate interests have always remained separate,…
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Taking a 180-degree turn from the saccharine-layered pensiveness of her band Escondido, Jessica Maros steps out on Tyler James with producer Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses) on her solo release under new alias Kuzin. Kuzin’s forthcoming debut LP, Cavity, features…
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Stirrings of spring are roused on “Your Waltz,” the first single from English folk quartet Liz and the Lofty Things. Giddy plunks pierce singer Liz Williams’ ambling vocals, threatening to expose her budding jubilation. To be included on the group’s…
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Liverpool, England duo The Little Secrets have woodshedded since forming in 2010 at the city’s famed Cavern Club. Honing their craft in the following years, Kevin Dixon and Stacy Jo have released their debut single, “All I Need.” An infectious…
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