Reviews
Good Gravy – Good Gravy
Good Gravy’s self-titled first release has a little something to please any breed of hippie, Kentucky bootlegger, or drunken wanderer. The album rambles between bluegrass, jam, electronica, and world musics like a hillbilly Phish fan at a Zambian nightclub.
Dueling mandolin and guitar solos carry the songs from a foot-stomping rumpus to chemical dance beats and [...]
Thrifty Astronaut – Caffeine Heartache
Thrifty Astronaut’s newest album, Caffeine Heartache, draws us into the memories of love lost with tinny voice samples wrapped tightly inside raw electro/blues backgrounds. Nick Jones (a.k.a. Thrifty Astronaut) takes the lo-fi Indie-blues feel to expanded heights with noteworthy influences of Radiohead and The Black Keys.
The pace of the album builds with songs like “Pretty [...]
EOTO – Fire the Lazers
Not many surprises here for EOTO’s third studio album, Fire the Lazers – just twelve new tracks giving us more of their classic electronic down-tempo experimental jams.
Their signature extreme bass-womp that either makes a new listener love them or hate them takes over the entire second song, “Time Saw.” Whereas this song isn’t quite danceable, [...]
Eric Alexandrakis – Terra Firma EP
Eric Alexandrakis’ Terra Firma EP is a seven-song serving of quirky psychedelic pop music, and it goes down rather well. The new release from the Fort Collins-based composer/actor is only one part of Terra, Alexandrakis’ conceptual multimedia project, which will consist of roughly 30 songs and an online photography pictorial upon completion. Let us hope [...]
Bobby Walker – Way Back When review
By Marlee Keeven
Bobby Walker’s Way Back When features five carefully-picked tunes from the past. Even though this album is most easily classified as rhythm & blues and jazz mixed with rock ‘n’ roll, not all of these songs were originally that. I have a lot of respect for any artist who [...]
Candy Claws – Hidden Lands review
My girlfriend doesn’t appreciate the Candy Claws live experience. “They just stand there,” she says.
Considering the consistent warmth of their music, it’d be natural to expect big toothy grins flashing throughout a performance. But since their earliest performances in Fort Collins basements, Candy Claws, despite obtaining more human members, has grown progressively [...]
VibeSquaD – New Creatures EP review
Categorizing VibeSquaD’s New Creatures is frustrating. Sure, one could say that the six-track EP is characteristic of Aaron Holstein’s work since VibeSquaD’s inception in 2007, but that proves the point. In fact, the Boulder-based producer’s appeal is largely due to his willingness to switch styles, defy convention and surprise.
All of that [...]
Whitewater Ramble – All Night Drive review
By Marlee Keeven
Whitewater Ramble’s debut album, All Night Drive, is great for just that. The album never gets sleepy – it remains strong till the end to help you pull that all-nighter through Kansas.
In All Night Drive, the band explores many musical genres such as country, funk and rock – but the [...]
Yettie – Yettie review
Communication and a mutual understanding of one another’s sounds is necessary to play purely instrumental tunes and still hit the nail on the head. With Yettie’s first album, you can hear that the groundwork is being laid for a very bright future. Though they’re not quite perfect yet, they’re definitely heading [...]
Git Some – Loose Control review
Git Some’s sophomore effort, Loose Control, is a refreshingly raw piece of punk rock. The 13-track album, released on San Francisco-based Alternative Tentacles Records, is lean, efficient and brutish – kind of like a street fight on record.
Lead singer Lucas Fairchild is a commanding vocalist, and on tracks like “Fit to [...]
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