by Jake Sessanna | May 16, 2017 | Buffalo
Stress Dolls and Steak & Cake Records have teamed up on two tender, confessing gentle electronic tunes. These songs were written by Chelsea O’Donnell of Stress Dolls and punched up and arranged by label owner/producer Brandon Schlia. The first track on...
by Jake Sessanna | May 2, 2017 | Rochester
In a brash two-and-a-half minutes, Rochester’s Pleistocene conveys a message like a swarm of bees: Missing an old friend is hard even if you’re confident she’ll be okay. “Your New Life” is the lead single from the band’s killer...
by Jake Sessanna | Feb 22, 2017 | Buffalo
Local surf rockers, Bryan Johnson and Family, returned earlierr this month with a new reverbed-out single “Next Wave.” On the Fam’s new single, the guitar is a wonderful blend of janglyness and smoothness. The bass thuds along joyfully while the...
by Jake Sessanna | Feb 3, 2017 | New Music
The wonderful, “jizz jazzy” Mac DeMarco just announced the release of a new album called This Old Dog. Along with the release came a few teasers including the title track. Noticeably different is the acoustic guitar found in this song. It’s still...
by Jake Sessanna | Feb 1, 2017 | Album Review
Lampchop is a unique band with a path like none other. They’ve taken on genre after genre throughout their journey – first traditional country, then post-rock, soul, lounge and so on. FLOTUS (For Love Often Turns Us Still) is their latest effort, and the...