Local Review: Dead Revelator – Concrete Law

Local Review: Dead Revelator – Concrete Law
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Concrete Law gets your head bobbing and is unmistakably Western, particularly in the interludes. … read more

Local Review: Drew Danburry – The Second Pillar

Local Review: Drew Danburry – The Second Pillar
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While coming in a bit shorter than The First Pillar EP , this Second Pillar by Danburry shows a bit more frustration in comparison to what seemed like a romantic nostalgia often touched on in The First. … read more

Local Review: Cliffs – Experiments EP

Local Review: Cliffs – Experiments EP
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Cliffs have put together a great, very listenable EP (it made it into my regular listening cycle) with catchy riffs, warm vocals, and some sunny surf tunes, but they travel down too many well-worn paths. … read more

Local Review: Bullets & Belles – Be Glad

Local Review: Bullets & Belles – Be Glad
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Bullets & Belles play contemporary folk-infused with some of the most resonant vocal harmonies I can recall. It’s incredible to me that this group could sing every tune of theirs a cappella and still be captivating. … read more

 
 
Local Review: Chalk – Self-Titled

Local Review: Chalk – Self-Titled
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Chalk creates a sound that is total ‘90s indie rock nostalgia—there’s Britpop, indie pop, a bit of twee, plenty of Rivers Cuomo (especially on “Joke or Numb/Flare,” for the Weezer fans)—it’s a grab bag of the sounds of an alternative ’90s childhood. … read more

Local Review: Baby Gurl – A Name And A Blessing

Local Review: Baby Gurl – A Name And A Blessing
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Baby Gurl have captured a sound that is unlike any other band in Utah. … read more

Local Review: Aquatic Ghost Colony – Pen Pal

Local Review: Aquatic Ghost Colony – Pen Pal
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Pen Pal is filled with acoustic guitar, whistling and some nice atmospheric rain effects, which come across as charming. … read more

Local Review: Atomica – Self-Titled

Local Review: Atomica – Self-Titled
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Atomica exists in a form of punk rock that’s not easy to classify, but it’s fun. … read more

Review: Fred McDowell/Furry Lewis – When I Lay My Burden Down

Review: Fred McDowell/Furry Lewis – When I Lay My Burden...
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Fred McDowell + Fury Lewis = Robert Johnson + Charlie Patton + Lightin’ Hopkins + Blind Willie McTell + Bukka White + Son House … read more