ON LOVING WHAT CANNOT NECESSARILY BE KEPT..
We spend so much time rehearsing for lives that have not happened yet that the present can become strangely easy to miss. But perhaps impermanence is not proof that...
THE PARADOX OF EMOTIONAL CLOSURE..
There is a particular emotional state that exists after a relationship ends but before the mind has caught up with it. “Pack It Up,” the latest single from Leeds-based...
CAUSE FALLING BEHIND IS NEVER AN ABSOLUTE END!
Who exactly is Alice? The Avelons do not seem particularly interested in telling us, and probably, that is exactly the point! “Alice (On The Comeback)” by The Avelons turns...
BETWEEN INFLUENCE AND IDENTITY
The easiest thing for a rock band to inherit is a sound. The harder thing is to inherit an influence without becoming trapped inside it. On Right Side Of...
SOMETHING IS WRONG, BUT WHAT?
Sometimes the body knows before the mind catches up: a shift in atmosphere, an unexplained discomfort, a feeling that refuses to be rationalized. “The Warning” by Sweet Mess turns...
SONGS FOR THE ROADS WE LEFT BEHIND..
A great country song has never needed much decoration. Give it a road, a broken heart, a missed opportunity, a hard winter, and somewhere to go, and it can...