It is absolutely breathtaking how an artist can distill a half-century of cultural disappointment into one swaggering anthem. That is precisely what Allan Jamisen has done with his “Rock & Roll American”, a song that is nostalgic in its frenzy and desperately modern in its sentiment, a reflection on what it is to be an American rebel when the idea […]
ROCK/Review One More Weekend – Aunty Meredith
It is disturbing in a way that a song that sounds like a pure celebration, actually tells a story of control going out of hand. Aunty Meredith by One More Weekend manages to achieve both these feats effortlessly and the result is a song that is both intoxicating and haunting, just like the psychedelic experience described in it. Melbourne four-piece […]
Pop/Review Rasha Jay – Purple Hours
There is a certain fascination to an artist who is able to turn literary inspiration into sonic gold and Rasha Jay does just that with Purple Hours. It is a new song by the Montclair-based artist who seems to have found a secret refuge covered in the tune, which is intimate, warm, and completely captivating. As the song starts, the […]
ROCK/Review Mosh Pit – LCD
Songs just come and play in background and then there are songs that come and take you by the throat and ask you to listen to it. LCD by Mosh Pit is unquestionably in the latter camp, and offers a sonic battering that is cathartic yet confrontational in nature. With the initial sharp guitar chord it is easy to tell […]