Category: Reviews
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Karen Dalton Doc Sheds Light on Enigmatic Folk Musician
In My Own Time: A Portrait of Karen Dalton self-admittedly sets out to complete an impossible task. It tries to paint a portrait of someone who intentionally obscured herself from the public eye. Folk singer-songwriter Karen Dalton lives in an ambiguous region of fame. She’s well-known and beloved by a devoted cult following, but she…
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New Open Mike Eagle Album Is a Means to Cope
Open Mike Eagle has always drawn aspects from his life into his music, but his latest record is his most personal yet. Anime, Trauma, and Divorce is the indie rapper’s fifth studio album. On it, Eagle holds onto his trademark sense of humor while discussing the realities of life as an aging rapper. The principle…
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New Julia Holter Single is Ethereal and Richly Layered
Over the years, Julia Holter has created an incredibly expansive catalogue of music. She’s done avant-garde double albums, she’s worked within pop structures, and she’s made haunting soundtracks. She even did an album that incorporated Virginia Woolf texts. With every project she puts out, she expands her sonic palette and surprises fans by perfectly tackling…
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Lewis Del Mar Speaks of Tragedy through Upbeat Sound on ‘August’
Years ago, I had the privilege of seeing Young the Giant live, for whom Lewis Del Mar was opening. Though I know I should, most of the time I never look up the openers to any band I am going to see, and I don’t think I’m the only one. Lewis Del Mar’s opening performance…
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Field Medic Waxes Poetic about Personal Growth on ‘Floral Prince’
Field Medic, the moniker of singer-songwriter Kevin Patrick Sullivan, could be the patron saint of trendy, edgy art students. He’s got an evolved hipster look, complete with painted nails, a mullet, lots of denim, and heavy metal fonts. He plays shows accompanied by a boombox and writes zines of haikus. Following his trajectory of autobiographical…