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Vortex Variations : Playlist
Inspired by a recent conversation you’ll be hearing soon! Here’s a mix of songs both traditional and Morricone-inspired, and post-modern psychedelia, which capture the cosmic, mysterious energy spirals only found in Southwestern landscapes, made by musicians in New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and of course California. You can listen on Mixcloud or on Spotify. TRACKLIST:Hacienda Brothers – SaguaroTrummors – Peacock AngelMIEN – RopesAndrew Collberg – FrontierUay – Para Entrar en la…
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Greg Loiacono and Jamie Drake – Bound To Fall
Greg Loiacono and Jamie Drake share their latest duet, “Bound to Fall” out today via Blue Rose Records. Their smooth crooning was first heard together on Loiacono’s 2019 single “San Felipe,” but this song was cowritten together by the talented pair. The track features also features Wilco keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen and was mixed by Scott Hirsch. The duo’s voices pair like a strawberry milkshake with whipped cream and two straws.…
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Cameron Knowler & Eli Winter
Friends, roadmates, and instrumental guitarists Cameron and Eli are putting an album out tomorrow on American Dreams Records. The record, influenced by a wintry tour in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, features six transcendent originals, and three interpretations of “folk” songs (using that word loosely – “Cumberland App” is a post-modern arrangement of Cumberland Gap, and Eli’s rendition of Michael Chapman’s “Caddo Lake” with imaginative accompaniments by Cameron is truly…
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Jerry David DeCicca
I’m late to the game when it comes to the music of Jerry David DeCicca, but he’s a true veteran of the modern music world, having lived on the road for many years with his band Black Swans before opting for a “Quiet Life” (get it? that’s a song title) when he moved to Texas with his partner a few years back. In addition to making music, he’s also produced…
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It’s So Easy (When You Know What You’re Doing) : A Tribute to Ted Lucas
Jeffrey Silverstein has teamed up with Perpetual Doom to curate a full-length tribute compilation, featuring a createive array of artists to celebrate Ted Lucas, the largely underground Detroit psych-stoner-rocker of rock and roll’s golden era, the late 1960s and 1970s. Lucas was Motown’s “exotic string” specialist before he moved to LA and started several bands like the Horny Toads, the Misty Wizards, the Androids, and Boogie Disease. He released a…
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Bandcamp Friday Shopping List – March Edition
SO many great records are being released today. I’ve noticed an interesting trend lately – lots of new releases coming my way with album art featuring doorways. Guess we all have, you know, leaving on the brain. My urge for going is stronger than ever in some ways. One year into the pandemic and some of us are settling into the groove, many more are suffering, and everyone is just…
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Fruit Bats – The Pet Parade
Fruit Bats’ ninth full-length album oozes with romance. A missive from isolation, Eric D. Johnson recorded The Pet Parade from deep within the throes of isolation. The opening lines, “Hello from in here to all you out there / It feels like it’s been years,” greet the listener with Johnson’s warm, familiar voice, and a welcome missive it is, a 30-minute portal that allows those of us who may be…
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Juliet Quick
New Yorker Juliet Quick’s latest EP, Circles, shows remarkable precocity and mindfulness. With lyrical depth and unwavering strength, Glass Years addresses depression, anxiety, assault, and global warming. Her voice is crystal clear, and the takeaway message is one of overcoming and liberation. Out tomorrow on Substitute Scene! I’m invested in making things that are beautiful and feel good. juliet quick Glass Years by Juliet Quick Can you tell me a…
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Sasha and the Valentines – Flower
Austin-based band Sasha and the Valentines have shared their song “Flower,” a shimmering nostalgic pop song, dealing with the side of human relations we may be less proud of but are relatable all the same. “Flower” is the second single from their upcoming debut album, So You Think You Found Love?, out April 16th via Oof Records. “The video for “Flower” is a series of whimsical, bright moments on the…
