A Sadsack Buoyancy Meeting a Subtle Wizardry – Jad Fair & Kramer’s “The History of Crying”
A somewhat curious pair that fate in its meticulous randomness made double certain to bring together...
Author: Dave Cantrell
German Reunification, Krautrock/Post-Punk/Avant-Electronica Style
A few crucial, months-old releases that slipped down behind the desk, so to speak, all from...
Embrace This Space – Peter Hammill’s “From the Trees”
Roughly 20 years ago, Peter Hammill recorded the song “A Forest of Pronouns” which contained the...
Traveling Vast Expanses in a Singular Unitary Arc – Stoney Spring’s “The Natural Sweetness of Cream”
While it’s not exactly accurate to say that the style of music dubbed by Gram Parsons as ‘cosmic...
STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW – Debut album “Colors” from Galveston wunderkinds El Lago (with track-by-track synopsis)
Photo Credits: Crashing Through Publicity As the press release more or less avers, Texan Gulf Coast...
A Ravishing Pop Accomplishment – The Granite Shore’s “Suspended Second”
Reappraisal can be a painful business for some. After all, being locked in an orthodoxy, no...
STEREO EMBERS TRACK OF THE DAY – “A Way with Words” by Ghent-based band Korinthians
My damn god but we love a strafing post-punk sound round here. And out of a relative nowhere...
STEREO EMBERS PREMIER ALBUM STREAM – Barbez’s “For Those Who Came After: Songs of Resistance from the Spanish Civil War”
Sadly, yet stirringly, some strains of crucial resistance refuse go out of fashion. Though the songs...
LIGHTNING STRIKES – Quick but Essential Reviews for the Discerning Listener
DOUBLE NAUGHT SPY CAR – “MOOF” (11 Foot Pole) It’s rare these days to find an...
STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE: Former Dignitary frontman / filmmaker Mike Cuenca debuts first track from new band Some Daggers Wear Red
Based out of that ultimate creative incubator Los Angeles, Michael Cuenca, even by LA standards, is...