By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jun 8, 2021
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This probably won't come as a surprise, but here's another song inspired by the pandemic. Except, perhaps not the way you might presume (lonely lockdown blues being the norm).Instead, Margot and Théo of Tapeworms were inspired to write "Magic Pierrot...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Apr 4, 2021
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In doing my prep for this article there's a glaring fact that sorta blew my mind: KALI is only 16-years-old. Yowzer.I mean yeah, Jami pointed that out when we last wrote about her song "Back To The Start," but I must confess that I didn't read that a...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jan 29, 2021
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We've picked up on Leyya a few times in the past, so it's good to see that they've kept the bar high with their latest release."I'm Not Sure" gives a nod to the chaos that was 2020. I think they've actually done a pretty good job capturing that, what...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 21, 2020
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RUBY's "Kind" starts out slow and mournful, with an underlying sweetness that draws the listener in and hooks them for the remainder of the song's 3:41 duration.At 1:08 the song comes into its full "form" (for me, at least), with a lovely guitar lick...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 17, 2020
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LA-based artist spill tab recently released an EP called Oatmilk. Now in case you didn't know (why would you?), I've been a big fan of oat milk for the last year or so (my evolution was soy --> almond --> oat). Given that context, I had to stop...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 11, 2020
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Oh hey, HAERTS. Long time since we've picked up on one of your tracks.Looks like you've had a baby? Me too! (two of them, actually). Hell of a ride, right?Okay camaraderie aside (as if HAERTS actually know me...), this was a really pleasant song to f...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Feb 9, 2020
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Is this "sad rock"? I dunno. It's definitely quite sad and forlorn. And yet clearly there's something pulling me in.I first encountered rincs back in September of 2019 with a single called "Luck Or Carelessness." It has hints of Metric, but again -- ...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Sep 19, 2019
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Gold Spectacles have been doing a bit of an "Oh Wonder" with their new album. That is, they've been releasing roughly 1 song per month in the lead-up to it.Except that their releases are slightly different. Rather than dropping them on the 1st of eac...
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