Review: Boomerang by The Masterminds
It's kind of cool to see newer acts still digging into the sounds of yesteryear. The Masterminds, while hailing from Jersey, sound like a cosmopolitan group of dudes drawing...
Review: The Ones That Turn Me On by Ramblin’ Boots
Wonderful harmonies-of-a-sixth in the vocals, seasoned banjo playing and that sweet, crunchy Telecaster guitar are all part-and-parcel of the Ramblin' Boots sound. This country-western sextet from the Netherlands certainly...
Review: Another Year by Shy Harry
These Canucks, on record at least, are anything but shy. Oh, by the way, which one’s Harry? All poking aside, though, Shy Harry seems to really have honed a...
Review: The Art of Losing by Summer With Monica
I really had no idea that Amsterdam could churn out such dreamy, jangly-guitar beauty as that found on Summer with Monica's “The Art of Losing.” Then again, I really...
Review: Disco Mossman by The Adam Brown
Adam Brown is like Jean Michelle Jarre or deep-disco Abba thrown in a meat compactor with a Bryan Ferry from an alternate timeline. It's all at once frightening, surreal,...
Review: Oh Oh Oh by Emma Essinger
I heard it said on a TV show that people misunderstand Scandinavians; that they become inflicted with depression due to their long, dark winters. Apparently, it is actually the...