Summerlong by Rose City Band Sounds like a float down a lazy river in the California desert … or the Grateful Dead if they abstained from noodling and traded in their acid for some mild bud. This album is the perfect soundtrack for the carefree daze of summer. Put it on in the background during…
For Their Love by Other Lives “The best art gets into your head, transporting you to another place and time. That’s true of movies, photographs, paintings and of course music. Other Lives has always strived to do just that. On this, the Oklahoma band’s first release in five years (and fourth overall) since 2009’s debut,…
The Neon Skyline by Andy Shauf This album has confirmed for me that Andy Shauf is one of the most talented singer-songwriters of his generation. His approach to lyrical storytelling is uniquely his own, confessional and full of quirky detail. The cast of characters that span the album are human and relatable. And behind the…
From the new album “For Their Love” – available everywhere April 24, 2020. Pre-order now: https://OtherLives.lnk.to/ForTheirLove
50 years ago was a revolutionary time for music – an eclectic range of sounds was vibrating off vinyl and into the air and ears everywhere. Here are 50 albums you ought to know if you wanna be hip. The Beatles The Beatles [White Album] The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland The Velvet Underground White…
Suburban Light by The Clientele (2000) Essential tracks: “Reflections After Jane” & “We Could Walk Together” “Even as the Clientele‘s hazy, soft-focus indie pop suggests the influence of virtually every musical ancestor worth acknowledging, the band’s pastoral beauty nevertheless conjures a dreamscape entirely its own; fusing the heady otherness of psychedelia with the gentle caress of…
In honor of Bob Dylan’s 76th birthday, I present 76 of his greatest tunes… Spotify Playlist House of the Risin’ Sun Song to Woody Baby, Let Me Follow You Down In My Time of Dyin’ Man of Constant Sorrow Blowin’ in the Wind Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall Girl…