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The Severely Departed / Shiloh / Zack Walther and the Awe Hells
The Severely Departed is a post-rock duo that does a very good job of not sounding like a duo. This isn’t to say that they pack their tunes with instruments to hide the fact that it’s two guys; it’s...
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Zack Walther and the Awe Hells: Folkier, Rock-er, and Gospel …-ier
I compared Zack Walther and the Awe Hells‘ 15:51 EP to the folk-and-gospel-infused southern rock of Needtobreathe, and those comparisons hold true in their new Seduce the Backbeat EP. But they’ve...
View ArticleJuly Videos, pt. 2!
Colony House has impressed me repeatedly in the short time they’ve been around, but this takes the cake. They’ve made the studio video (which I am usually bored by) into something exciting and vibrant....
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Quick Hit: Stolen Silver
The two extremes of specialization and increasing generalization are always at work. Muse is all-inclusive of sounds; hypnagogic pop is exclusive of all but a particular subset of sounds. These...
View ArticleMarch MP3s: On the Fly
Here’s a batch of MP3s that I have been long remiss in posting. Also, happy Good Friday to you. On the Fly 1. “A Warning of Sorts” – CHIRPING. Are we ever done with slick, well-produced, cheery...
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Midnight Pilot: Strings! Organ! Horns! Alt-country!
Bands come and go through the doors of Independent Clauses–some shine bright and disappear, while others put on the slow burn to the top. Midnight Pilot is one of the latter, as I’ve been covering...
View ArticleMay MP3s: Indie-pop/acoustic
1. “Goldface” – Tussilago. This indie-pop tune just feels effortless: Tussilago slides along with a bass groove, a low-key dance vibe, and a great melody. It’s the sort of song that you forget when you...
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Premiere: Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls –“A Season Undone”
Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls‘ “A Season Undone” opens the record of the same title, so it’s fitting that the first 20 seconds sees all the band members easing their way in. By the time the band is...
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Annabelle’s Curse: Everything all at once in their own way
Sometimes there’s a singular moment that pulls together everything you need to know and delivers it on a crystal platter. That moment comes early on Worn Out Skin by Annabelle’s Curse. When Carly...
View ArticleSeptember Singles: Acoustic 1
1. “Galatians 2:20” – The Welcome Wagon. TWW is almost genetically engineered specifically to be a perfect fit with my musical tastes: acoustic-based indie-pop married duo inspired to start a band by...
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