“Rivers” by Will Powers: Remembrance of the Past
It’s so easy to simply exist in the modern world without ever putting thought to where exactly it is that we are existing. How many times have you stopped what you were doing and tried to think of the people who came before? Perhaps the people who came before weren’t even the people who found […]
Geez Louise’s “Bomb Shelter”: A Sly, Catchy Kiss-Off
Geez Louise’s name sounds like exasperation. But there’s also a cheeky tinge to the name, the way the bright pastel coloring on their first single’s cover cuts the edge of the oozing graffiti font and makes you wonder if they’re being kind of tongue-in-cheek by using “Geez Louise” instead of something much more vulgar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoCWVElBrh0 […]
“Still near” by Remington Super 60: Breezy, Pleasant Indie Pop
Some days we music lovers need a song that is really easy to listen to — a song that makes us feel good inside because its sound is upbeat, pleasant, and doesn’t provoke any deep sentiments from our minds. The kind of song I’m talking about has a professional and well-crafted production, but the simplicity […]
Concetta Abbate’s “Creatures”: A Lovely, Empathetic Modern Art Song
When I started listening to “Creatures”, the uncannily beautiful new song from the New York-based Concetta Abbate, it took me a few plays to realize that the plucking noise I was hearing came from a violin. It’s not that it’s an unrecognizable sound, or that it’s been slathered in effects until it sounds nothing like […]
Llynks’ “Rise-Fall”: The Highs and Lows of Love
Truly passionate relationships can be elusive. But once we find them, we tend to cling to them because they make us feel so alive. Habits born out of that passion, though, can often be toxic, and that toxicity can peak during a break-up. Singer-songwriter Sara Kendall – aka Llynks – delivers this message in the […]
Chatting with Hua Li About “Four More Days”, Quarantine, and Montreal
There’s something ironic about being lonely in a city. A city, after all, is defined by the fact that there’s a lot of people, and they usually serve as a cultural hub for the surrounding area. And yet so many people who live in cities find themselves feeling lonely or alienated, confined to offices, subways, […]
Sonny Elliot’s “Adore You”: A Message for Those Who Need It
It’s always easy to see things coming in retrospect. How many times have you asked yourself what you would’ve done, “If only I had known?” It’s something that can haunt us every day of our lives, but ultimately, is what makes living what it is. There’s a sort of unpredictability that comes with waking up […]
Cat Ryan’s “Blessed Through the TV”: Helplessly Hoping
If you turn on the radio today, it’d be easy to believe that there are only so many ways to write a pop song. In a world where the music industry has forgone creativity in favor of commercial viability, it can become difficult to find anything truly unique. Thankfully, bands like Cat Ryan (an England-based […]
Exploring Grief Through Benfield’s “Morbid in the Morning”
If you asked me to name five musicians hailing from Australia, although its admittedly sad, I would most likely not be able to deliver. Even after a few serious moments of thought, the list would likely taper off somewhere between Vance Joy and Sia. Though he may not yet be on the world’s radar, and […]
Uchechi’s “Violet Storm”: Mysterious and Beautiful as the Storm Clouds Gather
As I write this review, a storm is brewing outside my window. My neck of the woods is currently being menaced by Tropical Storm Fay (because, you know, we don’t have enough going on already), and while the storm isn’t making direct landfall on Long Island we’re still getting strong winds and torrential downpours. In […]
