Review: Jeen – Tourist - SLUG Magazine

Review: Jeen – Tourist

Posted on July 2, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Jeen Tourist Self-Released Street: 06.30 Jeen = Alanis Morissette + Mazzy Star I have a musical crush on Jeen O’ Brien; there is something very nostalgically ’90s about her singer/songwriter style. Tourist sounds like a woman who has a score to settle—“Buena Vista” is a demanding foot stomper with plenty of angst contrasting her softer,

Review: Institute – Catharsis

Posted on July 2, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Institute Catharsis Sacred Bones Street: 06.09 Institute = The Dead Boys + Gang of Four A thin-toned, catchy guitar riff begins “Perpetual Ebb,” the first track on Catharsis, and it seems to set the BPM for the whole record. Like most good albums swaying toward the punk genre, the speed enables perpetual pogoing. The vocals,

Review: Iva Dawn – The Only One

Posted on July 2, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Iva Dawn The Only One Triple Pop Street: 02.10 Iva Dawn = Florence + The Machine + Cate Le Bon The Only One is Iva Dawn’s six-track debut EP that came to life with the help of a Kickstarter campaign. Whitney Mower is originally from Provo, Utah, but left the LDS church and Salt Lake