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250 Word Local Album Review: Under The Big Oak Tree – Under The Big Oak Tree
On sunny days when the grass is green and a refreshing breeze is always blowing, Under The Big Oak Tree’s debut album might just work as your perfect soundtrack. The positive spin of this gentle bluegrass is as comfortable on … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Conor Oberst – Upside Down Mountain
Conor Oberst’s Upside Down Mountain feels like the album he has always been trying to make. Its closest kin in Oberst’s now staggering catalog is 2007’s Cassadega, that album had just the right amount of country influence and found Oberst … Continue reading
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250 Word Album Review: Hook & Anchor – Hook & Anchor
Hook & Anchor throws back to some classic rock with a country twist for their self-titled album. The songs are dominated by female vocals for the most part and the band has a tight country twang to it. The vocals … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Los Seis Pistos – Punk Will Never Die
Sometimes you just want to have fun and sometimes you want to scream and yell and sing along. Punk rock is a great outlet for this (as long as it isn’t angry punk.) Los Seis Pistos album Punk Will Never … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Beck – Morning Phase
Beck’s Morning Phase is a great record and everybody knows it. It didn’t fly under the radar and critics were in awe instantly. It is a given for nearly every top 10 albums of 2014 list at the end of … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Camper Van Beethoven – El Camino Real
Camper Van Beethoven follows their 2012 album La Costa Perdida with a perfect companion piece in El Camino Real. The covers of the two albums even go beautifully with one another and the music makes for a nice match as … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Kyle Cox – The Plan, The Mess
Kyle Cox shows on his album The Plan, The Mess that songwriting is far from dead. With a vocal delivery and songwriting style similar to Jackson Browne, Cox wanders through a group of country-tinged rock songs. Much the way Dawes have looked … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Sassparilla – Pasajero // Hullabaloo
Sassparilla’s Pasajero // Hullabaloo is one of the most intriguing records you will hear all year. With an incredible amount of versatility and swagger it keeps you interested and survives repeat listens; actually, it requires them. The inspirations are from every … Continue reading
250 word album review: Jake Bellows – New Ocean
Jake Bellows disappeared after the last Neva Dinova record You May Already Be Dreaming then, seemingly out of nowhere a solo record, New Ocean, popped up. With New Ocean it seems Bellows really is in his wheelhouse, relaxed and … Continue reading