When I saw that Elle Coves’ new EP was titled Secondhand Smoke, I thought to myself “Self, what a weird title;” it isn’t even a song’s name on the EP. After a few listens, I get it, it’s a lyric from her song “Best Years” and sometimes your inner thoughts or exes are just as…
Welcome to this indie-pop party thrown by Moody Joody for their new debut album, Plain Jane. This trio is anything but the Plain Jane that their album title suggests, but who is Moody Joody? Moody Joody is: A young dreamer set free by music (“Summer ’09”) while searching for herself (“Sweet Surrender”) and susceptible to…
My last Sarah Hollins post mentioned how she puts out new music every four years and just like clockwork her new Libra EP dropped last week. The EP may only be five songs but each has it’s own story and sound. Libra serves elevated garage band realness, which is more gritty and honest than most…
A couple weeks ago, I went to Murray Hill’s book signing and discussion at the Westport Public Library. Westport is a fancy, little town by the New York border, an hour and a half from my other side of the Connecticut tracks. Jeff Hiller moderated and it felt like having laughs with friends. “Showbiz: My…
In my gay opinion, Girl In Red’s new EP Blue is just as emotionally hard-hitting with indie-pop beats as her previous albums. The EP is only four songs spanning a dozen minutes, bordering between ballads and angst, packed full of relationship trauma and heart break. It’s the story of the deterioration of a relationship and…
In my gay opinion, and stereotypically, October is the best time for scary movies. I grew up on the original classics “Friday The 13th” “Nightmare On Elm Street” and “Halloween”. You may be team Sleepaway Camp or team Camp Crystal Lake, but Cassandra Peterson’s alter ego, Elvira, serves my go-to type of camp with her…
Back in ’94, Tina Arena’s voice caught my ear with her single “Chains” and thirty-two years later, it’s still just as memorable. Her new EP, Way Of The World, focuses completely on her vocals, with the music soft and barely present…even a little haunting, perfect for an October release. Way Of The World is a…
What’s the best revenge after a messy break up? Sure you can go all Angela Bassett on their ass, stuffing their car with any belongings they left behind and torch it. If you don’t know the Waiting To Exhale reference, you have other things you should be doing than reading this post. Or you could…
I’ve been a fan of Norwegian singer Maria Mena for over twenty years but haven’t been lucky enough to see her in concert. She does shows in Europe but never in the USA. She hinted once about coming to New York City which had me hyped but that never materialized. When I was in Amsterdam…
September was the month of double albums, a few weeks ago Paula Cole put out her two Sonic Memoir volumes and last week Carly Rae Jepsen dropped her twenty-four track (one for every hour of the day) double disc Day And Night. The first twelve songs are the Day disc. Daytime Carly is experimental with…
