Songwriting Tropes Every Artist Should Avoid!
So, you’ve decided to pick up songwriting — or maybe you’ve already been writing songs for a while — but you wanted to up your game before you start that next song? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Today we’ll be looking at five common songwriting tropes and how you can avoid them to […]
Dance the “Holiday” Away with Retro City
From the city of Cape Girardeau, Missouri — known to some as “The City of Roses” — we have Retro City. Becoming buds at their local college before forming their band, they bring influences from artists such as Colony House, Young the Giant, and The Black Keys. Today they bring us a lively track titled […]
Jared Henry lives life “Running Wild”
From Arkansas, today we have Jared Henry who, according to his YouTube bio, is “a professional downhill skateboarder, singer-songwriter, and full-time adventurer.” One of his many tales of adventure is brought to us today by his song “Running Wild,” in which he spins a tale of a road trip resulting in a stuck jeep and a […]
The Story Of The Pierce Project’s “Time Is Absurd”
Comprised of three teen brothers and a dad, we have the interesting combo that is The Pierce Project. They bring us today’s track, “Time is Absurd (Favorite Song)” The song starts off with an ever-ascending series of electronic sounds that vaguely remind me of a Shepard tone. A nice base layer of piano is added […]
Go on an existential journey through Vern Matz’ “Cityscapes”
Composed of a group of Yale students, today we have the band Vern Matz. They say they bring “indie tunes for your autumn blues”. From their latest EP Bobblehead, they keep up with this aesthetic in their track “Cityscapes”. The song starts by dropping us off in a dreamy landscape of a strummed acoustic backed […]
The Story of Settling Houses’ “Short Song About Our Future”
Today we look at a track off of Settling House’s album Short Songs For Short Nights. Being under a minute and a half long, “Short Song About Our Future” keeps up the theme of the album. With such a short playtime, It doesn’t hesitate to pick up quickly with a flurry of synthetic piano sounds, […]
Mentalease questions if you really should “Push a Button”
Describing their genre as shoegaze, ambient, chillwave, and bedroom pop, today we have Mentalease, a 3-piece band based in Chicago, IL. With the track “Push a Button” – off their EP of the same name – they start with a pulse of electronic sounds that are like warning signals before bringing in percussion and a […]
The Story Of Gabe Greenland’s “Paranoid Romantic”
Originally from Los Angeles, California, today we have Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter/producer Gabe Greenland. With his recently released album Love & Espionage, I look forward to reviewing one of the tracks, especially after reading his bio on Facebook, proclaiming, “His quirky crooning will see you swooning.” And quirky it is, but with a track titled “Paranoid Romantic”, […]
Monte Carload’s “Heir Of The Dog” Is The Most Surreal Night Out You’ll Ever Go On
Originally from Grand Prairie, Texas before moving to Chicago, Illinois, Tyler of Monte Carload created a concept album this year. Of the same name as the band, it’s about “the journey of a drunken werewolf, from curse to rehabilitation.” We explore this humorous yet interesting idea with the first track of the album. Cleverly named […]
Top 10 Indie Folk Songs Of 2018
As 2018 is coming to an end, it’s time to review this year in Indie music. With social media and more affordable music-making technology, Indie music is alive and well as artists that never would have made great music are coming to share their wonderful talents and share the space with bigger artists! Today, I […]
