Native Floridian singer-songwriter John Vanderslice (now based in California), has chased his latest LP, Romanian Names, with a lovely (and $FREE.99) six song EP entitled Green Grow The Rushes. Since starting his solo career about eleven years ago, Mr. Vanderslice has consistently carved out expertly crafted, somewhat “lo-fi” tunes that tend to be characterized lyrically … Read more
Having given us “Shut In” just last week, and the excellent, J Mascis-fueled “Goshen ’97“before that, Strand of Oak’s Heal is shaping up to be album of the year material. On “JM” Timothy Showalter pays tribute to the late Jason Molina (a.k.a. Songs: Ohia) with seven and a half minutes of brooding fuzz rock catharsis. The … Read more
Denver Duo Gauntlet Hair (Andy R. and Craig Nice) just released their self titled debut LP last week (via Dead Oceans). The release of Gauntlet Hair builds on a foundation of web buzz fueled by the release of singles “I Was Thinking” and “Top Bunk.” “Keep Time” is a cacophonous jam featured on the newly … Read more