Before we get into the meat of this column, let’s talk Winterpills. I have been a fan since hearing their 2010 EP Tuxedo of Ashes and have followed them since. Their one album of covers, Echolalia, was good enough to make me toss aside my disdain of this current trend, their arrangements making up for the usual lack of creativity on most bands parts. No such problem here. Love Songs is an all-original triumph, Philip Price writing his best songs since Tuxedo, and the band is in A-1 shape.
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Frank Gutch Jr: Reprise Is Not a Label… Plus Notes
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Al Kooper, April Wine, besnard lakes, bill carter, Capability Brown, Cargoe, cuff the duke, Daddy Cool, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Evangenitals, Forty Below Records, Frank Gutch Jr., Gypsy, Heartsfield, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jeff Finlin, Jon Stickley Trio, kyle carey, Mad Anthony, Mike Harrison, Monster Atlantic, music, music videos, Nick Holmes, Perry Jordan, radio, Ralph J. Gleason, Records, robert thomas velline, Runaways, segarini, Space Opera, the throws, Troubadour, Willis Alan Ramsey, Winterpills on March 8, 2016 by segariniFrank Gutch Jr: Darth Radar? The Dirty Gospel? Bragging Rights? Music Is Even Better Than I Thought!… Plus Notes
Posted in Opinion with tags Anna Cordell, bill jackson, Chris Ashworth, DBAWIS, Don't Be Afraid to Pogo, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Fur For Fairies, Green Monkey Records, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jay Pun, Jeff Kelly, Jim Basnight, John Wicks, Jon Stickley Trio, Kate Burke, Keith Morris, Kip Boardman, Lawrence Bray, Lisbee Stainton, Madisons, Moberlys, Morwenna Lasko, music, Music Radio, music videos, Nelson Bragg, Paul Hood, Records, Ruth Hazleton, segarini, Steel Derrick Records, Susannah Espie. Liz Springer, Susanne Kelly, The Crooked Numbers, The Gears, The Meyce, The Sonics, Toiling Midgets, Wondercap Records on August 18, 2015 by segariniNew and impressive albums are piling up on me and I have been on a listening tear. I cannot even imagine how far you are behind. Way behind, if you’re still giving time to The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. I would have thought you had memorized those by now. Like our fearless leader Bob Segarini is always saying, there’s more great music out there than ever, whether you choose to believe it or not. Set yourself. This column skims what I think are the best and most overlooked over the recent months. Starting with…..