Authors: Brinley Froelich
Local Review: Lindsay Heath – Holy Medicine
Lindsay Heath Holy Medicine Self-Released Street: 08.02 Lindsay Heath = PJ Harvey + Fiona Apple With a lead-in as powerful as “Holy Medicine,” fit with deep cellos, quivering violins and soulful serenades, Lindsay Heath summons spirits with a particularly chilling and intimate sound. Holy Medicine is not for the meek. With longer songs, the depth
Local Review: Henry Wade – Meet Your Creature
Henry Wade Meet Your Creature Self-Released Street: 04.22 Henry Wade = Joshua James + The Avett Brothers If there’s a simple formula for making Western-folk music, I’d say it includes an ingredient list of steel guitars, banjos, harmonizing female vocals, brass instrument, along with references to trains, the night sky and Jesus. Henry Wade pretty
Local Review: Float The Boat – Basement Tsunami
A disclaimer: I must admit to being partial to the zeitgeist of the ’80s and ’90s utopic visions of the future, with visions of cyborgs, space colonies and virtual realities. With that being said, this album, heavy on the synths and afrobeats, came across as a sci-fi-funkadelic album to rock your way to space. … read more
Local Review: For All The Girls – 70 Love Songs
Seriously, Drew Danburry, do you ever stop? “For All The Girls” is a solid compilation of woman-lovin’ by Danburry featuring almost every single Provo musician in existence. … read more
Local Review: Forest Feathers – Hush
With Hush, local artist Cam Sackett takes us through the cosmos on a journey through space and time, crafting a luscious album sprinkled with stardust and glitter. “Stargazer I” and “Stargazer II” start the EP on an epic note that leads humbly into “Mumbled love.”
Local Review: Drew Danburry – The Second Pillar
While coming in a bit shorter than The First Pillar EP , this Second Pillar by Danburry shows a bit more frustration in comparison to what seemed like a romantic nostalgia often touched on in The First. … read more
Local Review: Creature Double Feature – A Ghost Story
Dreamy, ambient folk is performed throughout this piece. … read more
Local Review: Aquatic Ghost Colony – Pen Pal
Pen Pal is filled with acoustic guitar, whistling and some nice atmospheric rain effects, which come across as charming. … read more
Review: Georgia’s Horse – Weather Codes
I haven’t heard an album more Western than Weather Codes since Spindrift’s Classic Soundtracks Vol. 1 was released. … read more
Review: Frances England – Paths We Have Worn
I can see it now: Visions of mommies on Pinterest from all over the blogosphere will pin a picture of this “indie-rocker” girl with all sorts of hashtags littering the title: #cute #seriouslyadorable #indiemusic #fashion! … read more