Authors: Alex Gilvarry
Review: Gravenhurst – Flashlight Seasons / Black Holes in the...
Gravenhurst = Dan Mangan + Fleet Foxes … read more
Review: Dennis Fuller – Denney Fuller & His Elaborate Elves...
Does the world need another recorded version of “Away in a Manger?” It’s an age old philosophical question and Dennis Fuller believes he has the answer. Yes. The answer is yes, apparently. … read more
Local Review: Tavaputs – Unresting Event
Tavaputs = The Smiths + Chelsea Wolfe … read more
Local Review: Sights – Sonder
Sonder is a great improvement on Sights’ still pretty great debut EP, Mammoth. From a pure songwriting perspective, I think these guys are catching up with Eons (R.I.P.) in the race for who can put out the best post-hardcore music in Salt Lake. … read more
Local Review: Oceanear – Self-Titled
Oceanear = The Postal Service + The Knife – Owl City … read more
Local Review: Militant – Father Figure
I find it funny, and maybe a little annoying, when bands get uptight about genre. To me, it feels like a non-issue that distracts from a discussion of the actual music. When I opened Bandcamp to listen to Father Figure, I noticed that Militant had tagged the album as “not metal.” … read more
Local Review: Loud Harp – Asaph
If the majority of popular Christian music is dominated by an annoying “Jesus Is My Boyfriend” take on reality, then the music of Loud Harp comes as a breath of fresh air. … read more
Local Review: Little Barefoot – A Hundred Different People
Little Barefoot = Stars + Colour Revolt … read more
Local Review: Kaleb Hanly – The Years
Kaleb Hanly = Joshua James + The Decemberists + The Lumineers … read more
Local Review: Jay William Henderson – Hymns To My Amnesia
On album opener “Marrow In The Morrow,” Jay William Henderson cries, “You fool, you fucking fool. You’ve created this torturous mess.” This is some sad-bastard music, and I mean that in the best possible way. … read more
Local Review: Great Interstate – Inversion Songs
Great Interstate is what happens when an emo band decides to skip the whole shitty pop-punk Dashboard Confessional thing and tries to be more like Explosions in the Sky. … read more
Local Review: Grass – Naysayer
Grass = Minus the Bear … read more
