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Buck Curran: WFMU ‘The Frow Show’ Live Session (Feat. Jodi Pedrali) : Listen
Buck Curran: WFMU 'The Frow Show' Live Session (Feat. Jodi Pedrali) by Obsolete Recordings Bergamo-based guitarist Buck Curran and keyboardist Jodi Pedrali created this mostly-improvisational recording for Jesse Jarnow’s “The Frow Show” on WFMU. Buck’s 2020 record No Love is Sorrow and Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas have both been heavily in my rotation the last few months, both albums sensitive and intimate, slightly melancholy, and always atmospheric. It’s exciting to…
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Upupayāma – Track by Track
Upupayāma is Alessio Ferrari, resident of a small mountain village in the Apennine mountains in Italy. Upupayāma’s self-titled debut is really an impressive feat – Alessio plays every instrument himself and the sound is as sophisticated and psychedelic as you’d expect from more seasoned loner psych players, with intricate musicianship, imaginative storytelling, invented languages, and field recordings, recorded in an old barn. Alessio describes his sound as “Kikagaku Moyo drinking…
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Trevor Beld Jimenez – Everybody, It’s Christmas
It’s difficult for everyone this year to muster up the holiday spirit. Fortunately for us all, Trevor Beld Jimenez, who just released his solo debut last month, is back, releasing more Christmas magic to bring good cheer and tidings to all with this special Christmas song, “Everybody, It’s Christmas.” If you’re having a blue Christmas, bundle up, fix yourself some hot cocoa, and let Trevor’s latest lift your spirits. Trevor…
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Medicine Hat – Take Your Medicine : Playlist
Something about Medicine hat, the Americana duo from Ventura, California, instantly feels like home. The band, comprising of Michelle Votrian and Robert Ramirez, play music that’s both familiar and filtered through a unique, softly psychedelic lens. The single “Rear View Mirror” off their latest album, Fences, exemplifies this sort of obscured nostalgia – capturing the essence of looking back, though hazy memories may be rosier than they appear. They got…
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20 Years of Beachwood Sparks
Just over 20 years ago, the definitive, and one of the greatest modern Californiana records was released. Today, founding Spark Brent Rademaker’s Curation Records reissues a remastered, refreshed, revitalized sparkling, fully-loaded array of re-issue offerings. The double-LP features one record containing the original tracks mastered by John Golden re-imagined for vinyl by JJ Golden; while disc 2 features bonus tracks and unreleased versions of “This Is What It Feels Like,”…
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Chasing Rainbows – I Don’t Wanna (Go To Bed Tonight) : Listen
Chasing Rainbows is a Dutch/American band. Their album Until We’re There came out earlier this year on Drink Me. Born of decades of international friendship, their latest album is a festive reunion of the friends who worked on their first album, recorded at the same studio, a dive into nostalgia and a celebration of community. Get the album on Bandcamp. Video by Martha Colburn and Pat O’Neill
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Lizzie No – Holidays : Review
Lizzie No is the monarch of wide-eyed, bedroom folk pop, writing earnest, heartfelt songs filled with candid sincerity. Holidays is no different – a short and sweet collection of songs that capture a very relatable array of emotions felt throughout celebratory seasons. As a terminal grinch, I balked upon seeing the title of this EP, but Lizzie reassured me: “This isn’t a holiday EP in the traditional Christmasy sense, but rather…
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Aaron Lee Tasjan – Computer of Love
One of my favorite modern rockers announced a new record, Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! out February 5th on New West. I love ALT’s cinematic writing and recording style, his lyrics that speak directly to experiences of my own, and his big-hearted persona. “Computer of my Love” is the third single, a comical yet poignant commentary on the dangers of existing as disconnected social media avatars. Says Tasjan, “Social media and our phones…
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Mojohand – Easy Daisy
New Jersey cosmic Americana soul-rockers Mojohand have released a new song today, again featuring that celestial steel playing from Dan Horne! These guys can certainly jam but I’m loving all these slower grooves they’re busting out lately. Really shows their influence of Beachwood Sparks, a band we both love. This is also the first song they’ve released written by keyboardist Ian Darcy, who says the track is an ode to…
