by Shauna Presto | Aug 12, 2016 | New Music, Preview
The Naturalists have one of the most distinct sounds out there. In the ten or so months since their 6-song EP release, Home Honey, I’m Hi, the band hasn’t slept on expanding and improving that sound, especially with the addition of a second guitarist...
by Shauna Presto | Aug 5, 2016 | Preview
No doubt about it, this Maryland trio has a palatial sound. Prinze George’s music is fetching and atmospheric, but the dreamlike vocals expand their sound to a level of surreal consciousness — the emotional weight to it is what sucks you in. The...
by Shauna Presto | Jul 18, 2016 | Preview
Eastern Mountain Time’s minimalistic approach to recording their most recent self-titled full length is unequivocally the album’s most impressive characteristic. While it remains pretty even-keeled in mood and pace throughout, there is an inherent charm in...
by Shauna Presto | Jun 14, 2016 | Preview
If you’re looking to get into Blitzen Trapper, it may take you a few solid months to comb through the band’s far-reaching discography. The alt-folk/blues rock quintet from Portland, OR recently released their eighth studio album, All Across This...
by Shauna Presto | Jun 8, 2016 | Rochester
The wait for Sleepy Hahas’ forthcoming full length, From the Bottom of a Warm Lake, has been a long one, but at the very least we can get by on the handful of singles that have been dropped in the past year. The band took to 1809 Studios this past fall to lay...
