Local Review: Jay William Henderson – Hymns To My Amnesia - SLUG Magazine

Local Review: Jay William Henderson – Hymns To My Amnesia

Posted on September 3, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

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: Juana Ghani – She Lost Her Head

Posted on September 3, 2014 (May 3, 2023) by Asha Pruitt

Album cover for She Lost Her Head by Juana Ghani.

Juana Ghani seem to have a penchant for bringing to life a seedy, seductive back alley in Italy or Russia through their simultaneously languid and staccato music (“Na Zdorovie”). Every song is heavy on the accordion and fiddle, which feeds directly into their distinctive style of gypsy-influenced folk punk. … read more

Local Review: James Junius – moth,wing,dream

Posted on October 1, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

A fluttery work of ambience, moth,wing,dream, evokes images of a flickering light in a cabin or a midnight walk through a cemetery. It could be a soundtrack for a horror film with its hushed chords and sci-folk vocals. “Lake Days” is composed in the style of Morrissey, with simple synth guitar and repetitive, gloomy lyricism.
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Local Review: Jay Citrus – Suck My Lemons

Posted on October 1, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Jay Citrus isn’t exactly a visionary—his rhyming is sloppy, he gets his song titles from classic hip-hop tunes and, on at least one occasion, he straight-up jacks a beat without any attribution—“The Scenario” is Yeezy’s “Blood on the Leaves.”
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