Stylus Counsel | Area Resident’s Records
I recently picked up a limited copy of Elton John's debut-album-that-wasn't. Regimental Sgt. Zippo was recorded in 1967 and 1968 and was intended to be Elton's first studio release....
Thunder Pie | Druggie at the Edge of the Woods
In the old days, I would waffle a tight blue racquetball off the high slate shingles of the Methodist Church and just stand there at the hunk of foundation...
Albums Of The Week: Freedom Hawk | Take All You Can
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Emanating from the coastal dunes of Virginia, Freedom Hawk’s heavy riffs, rolling groove, soulful guitar melodies, and harmonic metal packaging to produce a sound that...
Albums Of The Week: Under The Reefs Orchestra | Sakurajima
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Under the Reefs Orchestra is a volcanic power trio that navigates between hypnotic post rock and stormy jazz. Grasping for the infinite and always threatening...
Albums Of The Week: Forty Feet Tall | Boil EP
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A great band is more than the sum of its players. Even an ensemble of seasoned virtuosos can’t deliver performances that transcend mere proficiency without...
Albums Of The Week: Courting | Guitar Music
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “I think a lot of bands are playing it safe and calling it dangerous,” says Courting frontman Sean Murphy-O’Neill. “We’ve made something a bit more...
Albums Of The Week: The Casual Dots | Sanguine Truth + Casual Dots
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Casual Dots are a trio formed in Washington, D.C., in 2002, featuring Christina Billotte (Slant 6, Quixotic, Autoclave) on vocals and guitar, Kathi Wilcox...
Albums Of The Week: Suck | Ribbit
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Do you know Suck?" "Yup, had to see them live!" That's about how the conversations go when you ask around in the punk-informed part of...
Albums Of The Week: KEN mode | Null
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Recorded and mixed by Andrew Schneider (Cave In, Unsane), Null is KEN mode’s eighth full-length album and the followup to 2018’s acclaimed Loved.
Frontman Jesse Matthewson...
Albums Of The Week: Grateful Dead | In And Out Of The Garden: Madison...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “They got on the bus to the Port Authority, rode in on the Long Island Railroad and the New Jersey Transit line. They traveled north,...
Albums Of The Week: Status Non Status | Surely Travel
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “What’s revealed when you archive the quiet moments during time spent on the road? For Adam Sturgeon, the result is a crystalline glimpse into the...
Albums Of The Week: Todd Snider | Live: Return Of The Storyteller
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Todd Snider’s Live: Return Of The Storyteller contains a new collection of songs and stories captured during his first performances after venues opened back up...
Albums Of The Week: Arkells | Blink Twice
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Arriving almost a year to the day after its acclaimed predecessor Blink Once, Blink Twice showcases a new collection of songs in which Hamilton's Arkells...
Albums Of The Week: Soft Moon | Exister
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: ““The whole point of this record was to share every emotion that I feel,” says The Soft Moon’s Luis Vasquez. “No two songs are the...
Albums Of The Week: Nikki Lane | Denim & Diamonds
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “From the first bass note within the driving drum beat, you can tell something is different about the new record from Nikki Lane. The backbeat...
