Radiohead’s “Spectre”: Hollywood’s Spectacular Blunder
It’s 2015. Radiohead have their plates spinning and their heads full. Positioned squarely in the deep end of recording what will be 2016’s A Moon Shaped Pool, a piece of attention-grabbing news comes down the barrel and stops them in their creative tracks. Sam Mendes, director of the new James Bond movie and, coincidentally, a […]
Caroline Culver’s “Maggie Told Me You Got a New Girl” is Our New Break-Up Anthem
We’ve all been there: you’ve been doing good for awhile, haven’t thought about them at all! Seriously. What was his name, Jeff? Jason? (You pretend to forget, even as you tap onto his instagram story) Oh, he’s back in town. Tap. Tap. Your heart drops. Surely… No, it can’t be. You stare, eyes close to […]
Hope in the Ebb and Flow of Lena Douglas’s “Friends of the Future”
A calm and consistent, easy and jazz-like, harmonic background functions as the ambient context for lyrics that are rhythmically structured – not in phrases, or in lines, – but rather, like breaths. The words emerge like air being exhaled, slowly and comfortably, but consistently and steadily. We need such music. When I’m away from the […]
The Unrequited Love in Mary Middlefield’s “Band Aid”
At first, it seems that Mary Middlefield’s beautiful song “Band Aid” is about the kind of unrequited love that takes place in what is already supposed to be a romantic relationship. The relationship is unequal – one person is looking for love, but the other person is only looking for some a way to patch […]
The 5 Best Spotify Courses (2023)
TL;DR – I’d recommend these five courses if you want to grow on Spotify: I’ll personally vouch for all of these course creators; they’re all good people and good at what they do. And I’m convinced that if you put any of their insights to good use, you’ll see results. That said, if you’re looking to […]
The 7 Best Keyboard Pianos for Beginners in 2023
Want to know my favorite picks right away? Here are the top 7 keyboard pianos I’ve shortlisted for beginners in 2023: Hey there, piano enthusiasts! Are you a beginner looking to dip your toes into the world of keyboard pianos? You’re in the right place, because I have scoured the internet, looked at countless keyboards, […]
LADY SLOTH’s “Freedom Bailey” Will Give You a New Appreciation of Life
Storytelling is one of the best ways to give a song significance. It’s like this weird mental thing where the narrative adds to the music. There have been plenty of moments in my life where I listened to a song, maybe I enjoyed it, maybe I didn’t, but the experience wasn’t really all that deep. […]
Shannon Hoon Makes Time for Grandma on “Vernie”
For music acts lucky enough to find substantial success with their debut album, there quickly arises an asterisk, and it adheres to every achievement, accolade, and royalty dollar earned from such swift and vast successes. That asterisk is the age-old “sophomoric album test.” Have they spent all of their artistic integrity and ability, pent up […]
Meija’s “Matter Over Mind” is All About the Vibe
One of my favorite things about reviewing music is taking in obscure and (relatively) unknown artists and sharing them with the world. In my search for chill indie songs that would fit well into a winter playlist, the final track on Meija’s Side A EP, “Matter Over Mind” stood out to me. Meija (real name […]
Belle Shea’s “Cheyenne” is a Goodbye that Leaves You Speechless
It’s a music reviewer’s job to… well, review music. You’re supposed to have a lot of words to describe a song. But once in a while, a song will come along that stops you in your tracks, because any description you could give it would just fall short. And it’s because the song itself is […]
