May 2015

Fool’s Gold – Flying Lessons Fool’s Gold bouncing, delightful third LP is a perfect summer album. Sounding like a mixture of Vampire Weekend and Remain in Light-era Talking Heads, Fool’s Gold blends African inspired rhythms with American pop sensibilities to create catchy jams.  While the vocals of this release are disappointingly in English as opposed

Shamir – Ratchet Shamir’s first album positions the 20 year old singer at the forefront of the burgeoning electronic r&b scene. Following up his  first EP, Ratchet is dazzling. Crisp, spacious production that emulates old school Detroit techno by producer Nick Sylvester highlights Shamir’s almost impossibly high voice that seems to straddle the line between

The Weather Station – Loyalty   Classic folk music, all plucky and sung from the back of the throat—quavering with a reedy quality. Soothing in its familiarity yet a refreshing break from contemporary styles and tropes of revival, which for some reason only seem to resurrect 70’s psychedelica. Warning: you might fall asleep if you

Surface to Air Missive is 23 year old Taylor Ross, from Tallahassee, Florida. 

Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color   Groovy guitar and soulful vocals peddle sultry tracks along a chill train on old tracks. Tight drumming and some 1970s waves ground the recordings in a familiar territory. Think Willis Earl Beal’s Nobody Knows, but with more depth and variation. Top Tracks: Miss You, Gimme All Your Love,