Self-Released
Local Review: Audio Polaroids – Learn To Fall EP
Audio Polaroids = Nickelback + Foo Fighters … read more
Review: Golden Eels – Periscopes In The Air
Golden Eels = (The Flaming Lips – Butthole Surfers) + Strictly Commercial–era Frank Zappa … read more
Local Review: Spirit Tribe – Samsara EP
Spirit Tribe = Pearl Jam + mid-career Pink Floyd … read more
Local Review: Umbels – Self-Titled
Umbels = Incubus’ “Aqueous Transmission” + Modest Mouse’s “Lounge” … read more
Local Review: Sen Wisher – Glow
Sen Wisher = James Blake + Youth Lagoon … read more
Local Review: September Say Goodbye – Some Beginnings End
September Say Goodbye = Jakalope + Feeder / Paramore … read more
Local Review: Advent Horizon – Stagehound
Advent Horizon = King’s X + Storm Corrosion + The Get Up Kids … read more
Local Review: Soft Touch – Touch
Soft Touch Touch Self-Released Street: 03.26 Soft Touch = Shy Girls / Lewis When Prince introduced the world to his high-pitched funk ballads, the world became infatuated with them. Soft Touch might be hip to the “purple one” and his influence, but they remind me more of Prince-influenced modern songs than Prince himself. Beck’s “Debra”
Local Review: Porch to Porch – Self-Titled
Porch to Porch Self-Titled Self-Released Street: 03.24 Porch to Porch = Hot Buttered Rum + Ugly Valley Boys Porch to Porch are an all-acoustic folk/bluegrass band that capture the quirky, Western vibes of Salt Lake City. The band members initially met each other in high school, and music eventually brought them back together years down
Local Review: panthermilk – Totem
panthermilk Totem Self-Released Street: 03.12 panthermilk = Woods + TOPS The second EP from Loganite Benton Wood’s solo project, panthermilk, reminds me of those wholesome snack food commercials where the mom and the kids are flipping their shit over their healthy treats. It’s a vision of wholesomeness. Though this association may seem negative, it’s not.
Review: The Kahless Clone – An Endless Loop
The Kahless Clone = The Album Leaf + Mogwai … read more
Local Review: 90s Television – Bad 4 the Tooth
90s Television Bad 4 the Tooth Self-Released Street: 12.12.14 90s Television = Animal Collective + Devendra Banhart + The Strokes Bad 4 the Tooth is a seven-track collection of burned-out, sleepy tunes that sway nicely across bizarre landscapes. With a name like 90s Television, I’ll admit that I had nostalgically charged expectations. However, their style
