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Reviews: Tiny Boats – Broken Vessels

Posted on April 30, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Tiny Boats have created a lovely debut. With a respectable 45 minutes of music, this easy-listen folk-rock album is a great glimpse into the sound and stylings of this new band. … read more

Reviews: The Trouble With Templeton  - Rookie 

Posted on April 30, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

This group of Australians recently made a musical transition with this new album. They went from alternative folk on their first album, Bleeders, to an alternative rock band. … read more

Reviews: Turchi – Can’t Bury Your Past

Posted on April 30, 2014 (August 12, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Turchi - Can't Bury Your Past album artwork

The beauty of the blues is that it’s so simple and raw that it can convey anything from anybody. It’s not playing different chords—it’s that one can play the same chords that have been played forever, and still play them with one’s own pain with one’s own soul. Turchi play a gritty, textured style of the blues, which, at times, is pretty remarkable … … read more

Reviews: Vertical Scratchers – Daughter of Everything

Posted on April 30, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Vertical Scratchers are a two-piece band made up of ex-Brainiac and Enon guitarist John Schmersal and former Triclops! drummer Christian Beaulieu. This is the debut album for the duo, and it stands as a testament to the heartwarming, poetic rock direction that Merge Records seems to be embracing with their new releases. … read more

Reviews: Wild Ones – Keep it Safe

Posted on April 30, 2014 (August 8, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

This album is sure to be a great summertime hit. The first song, “Golden Twin,” is catchy, and they maintain that interest pretty solidly throughout. … read more

Reviews: Unicycle Loves You – The Dead Age

Posted on April 30, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The Dead Age fills well-titled tracks (names like “Suicide Pizza,” “Face Tattoo” and “Endless Bummer”) with the retro fuzz sound that’s seized the garage scene. The track names alone would be enough to get me to listen at least once. … read more

Reviews: The Growlers – Chinese Fountain

Posted on October 2, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The Growlers have coasted with albums like Gilded Pleasures and Hung at Heart, but deliver something a little different with Chinese Fountain. … read more