Julienâs Daughter â âThe Static That Carries Over,â 4.5/5
There are some bands that spring to life fully formed, like Athena from the head of Zeus or one of those sweet tents that just…
Kaelen Bell
PETRIC â âFlashbacks,â 3/5
PETRICâs Flashbacks is airtight nearly to the point of airlessness, the dusty corners of country music sandblasted until even the shadows are gone, every instrument…
âToban tracks
In a year that felt like an endless series of rugs being pulled out from under us, the one thing you could always rely on…
Turning to tunes through trials and tribulations
Making music is often as much of a business venture as it is an art form â a conduit for unspeakable feeling warped by an…
JR Charron â âImpression,â 3/5
What do you say about a record like JR Charronâs Impression? Its instant familiarity and country-radio soundalike style is part of the appeal, its lack…
Creative freedom in a restrictive time
PETRIC â Jordan Day, Jason Petric and his brother Tom â are experiencing a bit of cognitive dissonance. After years under an exacting label, theyâve…
Vagina Witchcraft â âVagina Witchcraft,â 4/5
Vagina Witchcraftâs debut record doesnât open with a scream or sludgy riff, but a missive, spoken with such raw feeling as to make the hair…
From back of the merch table to front of the stage
Nearly everyone, at some point, dreams of becoming a rock star. Or, perhaps not a rock star but a supermodel, an acclaimed actor or a…
Odario â âGood Morning Hunter,â 4.5/5
There is a notion that times of political and social turmoil create incendiary music, the kind of essential, galvanizing work that inspires and unites people….
Creativity in a climate of constant change
As we plunge headfirst into another wave of tightening restrictions, itâs hard not to look back at the pandemicâs tentative beginnings in March, when it…