Like Bells is a violin-led, mostly instrumental trio from Antioch, Ohio. The music on their self-titled debut is sort of a cross between Dirty Three and Mono, embracing quieter lyrical moments as well as some louder rock. They borrow more from Mono than anybody else…
We’ve been hearing it since we were children — “don’t judge a book by its cover,” meaning, don’t make hasty assumptions based on superficial impressions. This is the exact mistake I made with The Dreadful Yawns, forgetting these elementary words of wisdom…
Leonid Maymind has done some traveling in his day. Born in Latvia and having lived in various parts of the U.S. from New Orleans to New York, the now-Brooklynite makes music that changes genre as often as he has changed addresses. Maymind is at the center of the musical constellation known as Spanish Prisoners…
Although many liken his music to the early works of Sam Beam (a.k.a. Iron & Wine) or the eccentricity of Devendra Barnhart, 19-year-old Blake Miller is making impressive waves on his own terms. His recent debut album, Together with Cats…
Minimal singer/songwriter music from Mr. Stevens’s own noggin. It’s a difficult task to create a solo work that retains its individual identity without becoming self-absorbed or so personal that no one else can relate to it, but by remaining simple, plain, and true…
