A Meditative State of Exotic Rocking Surf Relentlessness – “Surf Masada” from Harvey Gold-helmed Golems of the Red Planet
Sometimes you don’t even know where to start. One day an album arrives unexpectedly on your...
Author: Dave Cantrell
Stereo Embers Exclusive Premiere – “Sky High” from the Ever-Prolific Singer-Songwriter Gary Marks’ Newest Album ‘A Whisper Can Change the World’
So, there’s this oft-stated truism that in any of its several iterations amounts to “Life’s funny,”...
Stylishly Rough-Cut Gems – “Beach Bongo Bloodbath” from Late 70s NYC Scene Icon Bob Bert
So, first, as is my wont lately, a bit of personal perspective as filtered through the...
That Cherished Territory Called ‘Timeless’ – The Claudettes’ Latest “Garage Glamour”
Let’s just say it straight out: sometimes in this sometimes troubled nearly always chaotic life you...
As Grounding As It Is Groundbreaking – Thurston Moore and Bonner Kramer’s Collaboration “They Came Like Swallows”
As a writer, a listener, as an anything attached to/obsessed by that boundless muse music, sometimes,...
Undying Resilience – The Loft Return Once Again with New Album “Badges”
OK, so, admittedly it’s a heavy and decidedly unfair burden to place before you a ‘mere’...
STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE – Latest Single “Don’t Bring Me Sunshine” from Adorable Founder Pete Fij
There are, in this writing business (no matter the subject, be it fiction or non-) struggles...
An Implied, Everyday Mystique – “Songs For the Sleeping” from The Grand Undoing
There’s hardly a day goes by in the insatiably curious life of a music writer (i.e....
A Diaphonous Strength – Penny Arcade’s Latest Full-Length “Double Exposure”
When one encounters the sharp soothingness of pop-exquisite songwriting that’s matched by the whole holistic impact...
A Cousin to Redemption Itself – The Brilliant Appearance of Anne Richmond Boston’s Long-Lost Second Album “I Should Be Happy”
The spectre of a ‘long lost album’ has, as might be guessed, a sketchy legacy, spanning...