Introducing: Vidar
I’ve been keeping incredibly busy making the mixtape rewards for Kickstarter backers of $25 or more, so I haven’t been reviewing much at the moment. However, I was struck by this incredibly beautiful...
View ArticleUnrelated to SXSW, pt. 2
The back half of my SXSW-agnostic MP3 drop lands, featuring quieter sounds. 1. “Hold on Hurricane” – Cancellieri. The production balances a delicate vocal performance with a crisp, fingerpicked...
View ArticleSVALL, pt 2
Trebuchet’s “The End” is a magnificent song: a synthesis of everything we’ve learned from The Lumineers, Mumford and Sons, and The Head and the Heart. Instead of being derivative, it feels like they’ve...
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River Whyless’ delicate modern folk is a must-own
North Carolina folk outfit River Whyless‘ tunes have no hard edges. The gentle, cooing folk on their self-titled EP has had all its difficult parts sanded down to a smooth, warm experience that wraps...
View ArticleMid-October Singles, pt. 2
1. “Papernote” – Tigertown. I had the same reaction to this song as I did the first time I heard The Naked and Famous: “whoa, now that is an electro-pop song.” Big, giddy, skittering all over the...
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