What Yochanan Sebastian Winston does on The Kabbalah Suite is expand the ideal of what music is and can do. There is a narration that is weaved through each composition presented here that requires no vocals; the interplay of distinct elements solo and in tandem provides a more cogent story than even the most narrative-heavy band. These compositions require a listener to give their full focus; Winston’s subtle evolution…
The high-powered energy of Addison Station makes them a lock for big things. I feel that their Suit Up EP is a perfect introduction to the act. Few bands are able to create a full-feeling effort in the EP format, but the five salvos that the band issues will make listeners stand up and join in. Burn is an amazing effort on the EP and ties together electronic, pop-rock,…
The honest tracks that are so prevalent during Home are precisely the reason why Valentine shines so bright as an artist. Make sure to check out his website and see what stops he may be making through the end of 2012 and into 2013. Between Those Lines is a careful bit of acoustic rock that marries together intelligent arrangements with an alluring set of vocals. The bluegrass and folk-heavy…
Your Future Lovers are an act that set out to capture the world with their latest effort, Eat. Play. Leave. The twelve tracks unite to make one cohesive statement about the band’s styles and influences, but the disparate approaches that are taken ensure that listeners will never truly know what to expect from the band. There is a sub-plot that is presented during an arc on Eat. Play. Leave that…
When’s the last time you heard a song that you instantly replayed for the rest of the day? That was our reaction to this Roane Namuh remix of The Love Loungers cover of the Esther Williams bboy classic ‘Last Night Changed It All’ which sounds like something Dam-Funk would make if he played with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings. This is the sound of the future of nu-disco or space…
When the Sun Goes Down is the introductory track on What You Gonna Do?, and it paints Crankshaft and the Gear Grinders as an act that is influenced by sixties pop, surf rock, and folk rock in the vein of Creedence Clearwater Revival or Neil Young. The infection energy that bubbles throughout this track will have listeners eagerly anticipating the next track. Boomtown speaks much more to the band’s instrumental…