The title of Dawes’ 9th studio album, in true Dawes fashion, invites us to read a little bit deeper depending on how you look at it. Oh Brother conveniently leaves out punctuation so that we, the listener, can interpret it in different ways. The first way to read into the title is its classic usage— […]
Feature image by Dominic East Other images and words by Casey Carlson It’s nearly two minutes into the album before Charlie Hall finally slams in with the drums to kick off Harmonia’s Dream. In the minutes leading up to it, a synth pulses, gently emerging from the void, like the steady tick of a metronome […]
Article Photo by Karly Hartzman. Words by Casey Carlson The closing song of MJ Lenderman’s Manning Fireworks might catch you by surprise if you’re scanning the tracklist and not clued into the humor of MJ Lenderman. Bark At The Moon is not a cover of Ozzy Osborn’s song – but rather – an original song […]
There will always be the same familiar arguments echoing across the internet, especially in the endless depths of music pages on Facebook and YouTube comment sections: “They just don’t make them like they used to!” It’s the rallying cry of classic rock enthusiasts, nostalgic for something like the raw power of Led Zeppelin or the […]
Album Review By Casey Carlson When Maggie Rogers began selling out arenas across the country in 2019 following the release of her debut album Heard It In A Past Life, it was easy to see her as an artist who knew where she was going. During songs, she would dance and sing on stage with […]
Album Review By Casey Carlson if you’ve seen Dawes live (Which I hope you have) you’ll know that there are songs that can be brought stratospheric. Songs like When My Time Comes and From a Window Seat can be a few minutes longer than the album version, to put it lightly. In the studio, they […]
Album Review by Casey Carlson If it hasn’t been made apparent the last few years, we are in an 80s revival. Stranger Things is the posterchild of Netflix streaming and nostalgia. Blinding lights is still on the Spotify Top 40 years after being released (and who can complain? Its a banger) and zoomers are embracing […]