Authors: Dean O Hillis
Review: Zoot Woman – Star Climbing
Zoot Woman = Fischerspooner – Felix Da Housecat + Blur … read more
Review: Woman’s Hour – Conversations
Woman’s Hour = The Sundays + Cocteau Twins … read more
Review: Wild Belle – Isles
With an interesting mash-up of eclectic styles—including trip hop, reggae and ska—siblings Natalie and Elliot Bergman’s debut is equally unique. … read more
Review: Twinstar – The Sound Of Leaving
LA-based trio Twinstar is comprised of some talented musicians, especially main songwriter and vocalist Keith Joyner and his musical cohort Chris Candelaria, who came together after disbanding two bands most of us have probably never heard of before—Chihuahua and Revolux. … read more
Review: Tori Amos – Unrepentant Geraldines
Tori Amos = Rufus Wainwright + ‘70s-era Elton John … read more
Review: Them Are Us Too – Remain
Them Are Us Too = Cocteau Twins – My Bloody Valentine … read more
Review: Touche – It’s Fate
Apparently “singer” Alex Lilly and instrumentalist/vocalist Bram Inscore, who comprise this girl/boy LA duo, didn’t do their research when picking a name for their group. … read more
Review: The Mynabirds – Be Here Now
The Mynabirds = Tori Amos + Chrissie Hynde … read more
Review: The Mynabirds – Generals: Remixed
With its many great hooks and swagger, Laura Burhenn’s sophomore album under her Mynabirds moniker was a prime candidate for remixing, and the six choices here (expanded digitally from four available on vinyl) are well served. … read more
Review: The Devil’s In the Details – Saint Etienne’s “Home...
While not specifically a direct concept album like its two predecessors precisely—despite there being a recurring theme of suburbia and suburban life—Saint Etienne have taken some inspiration from their luminous back-catalog and reinvested it into their always stellar songcraft skills in “Home Counties.” … read more