Words by Jason Lee; Photo by Dozen Fingers Photography From the Blues Brothers (1980) to the surprisingly well-executed reboot of The Muppets (2011) and beyond, the trope of […]
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Ilithios soars with avian grace on second LP “Every Bird Ever,” equal parts introspective & electrifying
We have this (former) friend who a few years back was fully on board with the Birds Aren’t Real conspiracy which claims birds as a species went extinct […]
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Chris Wills contemplates the stakes of pulling up stakes on “Ready To Go”
“It gets hard to believe in / what you can’t explainBut I’m not running / I’m ready to go” Words by Jason Lee Like yacht rock on a […]
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Massachusetts-based band Twig extol “Nude Beaches” (& Sweden) on surfy banger w/undercurrents of longing, wry humor
“Born in SwedenI was almostA real European” — TWIG Words below by Jason Lee First, a geography lesson. Sweden is roughly the size of California. Yet its total […]
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Marvelle Oaks new EP “Foggy City” cuts through the murk with jagged riffs and earworm melodies
Words by Jason Lee When it comes to rock ’n’ roll coupledom, Alex and Tess Demir, who together form the core of Marvelle Oaks—who last Friday released an […]
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NAVEL GRAZR’s new EP “Elegies” vibrates with maximum impact tension-and-release
Words by Jason Lee. Cover photo by Rita Iovine. READER’S NOTE #1: If you prefer interviews with Cool Brooklyn Musicians complete with song-by-song breakdowns of thier latest recorded […]
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Sophomore LP by Phantom Wave “Bonfire Secrets” sets high-water mark for oceanic shoegaze fusion
Words by Jason Lee On their second full-length release, namely Bonfire Secrets which came out this past Friday on Shore Dive Records, Brooklyn-based shoegazers Phantom Wave live up […]
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Dylan Mars Greenberg drops “Glow in the Dark” single & vid from latest psychotronic feature film project, premiering at Museum of the Moving Image on 3/30/24
A neon-hued polka-dotted Slenderman type monster floats around stalking people in their homes. A log cabin explodes. Abductors wearing inflatable carrot heads menace the innocent. A young woman […]
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Dealing with shame and a split self: “False Front” by indie-pop darling Olive Bernard, out today (exclusive interview & video sneak peak)
Words by Willa Rudolph Today sees the release of NYC-based independent singer-songwriter Olive Bernard‘s first single, “False Front”, from her forthcoming EP The Box Beneath My Bed with […]
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People’s Pop Pajama Party: Theophobia, Cope, Willis Willis, Skye Matlock & more at Rubulad tonight (SAT. 3.9.24)
Photo of Theophobia by @ward8studios from @wavyawards THE PEOPLES POP PAJAMA PARTY: Come in your pajamas and “jammy” out to all kinds of live rock music. But that’s not all cuz […]
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Welcome in New Beginnings With Indie-Rockers Hipsy Gap’s Anthemic Springtime Single, “Shellshocked”
Photo by Lauren Redmond / Words by Willa Rudolph Hipsy Gap, a Brooklyn-based 5-piece alternative rock band, released a new song today, March 1st. Well, “Shellshocked” isn’t quite new […]
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Cor De Lux release nervy gem of an LP outtake in advance of tour and it’s a real “Nail Biter”
Words by Jason Lee; Photo of Cor De Lux in the wild by GrayDaughter; tour dates below… Cor De Lux are a self-described post-punk dream-pop band whose name […]