Karen Haglof’s New Album “Perseverance and Grace” Owes More to Horsepower than Horses this Time Around
Current oncologist and former Band of Susans/Rhys Chatham Ensemble guitarist Karen Haglof surprised just about everyone...
Author: Dave Cantrell
As Good As Any American Band, Bar/None – The Feelies Reissues: “Only Life” (1988) and “Time For A Witness” (1991)
To ‘get’ the Feelies, should that be necessary (in itself difficult to believe; with a sound...
EXCLUSIVE STEREO EMBERS VIDEO PREMIER: “Can You Hear The Sound” from All India Radio
A little over a week ago SEM published a review of Martin Kennedy project All India...
The Afternoon Noir of “Primitives and Smalls” from Jeff Runnings of For Against
Those expecting a latent For Against-style solo effort from that Lincoln NE-based band’s erstwhile frontman will...
Far More Neil than Paul Simon – Benjamin Dean Wilson’s Astonishing Debut “Small Talk”
Imagine you took Bob Dylan and gave him to Randy Newman who in turn reshaped him...
Straining the Credulity of the Word ‘Debut’ – Moniker’s “MONiKER LP”
You may be as tired of hearing this as I am saying it but boy do...
The Calm Intensity of Martin Kennedy – All India Radio’s “The Slow Light”
You may not have heard of All India Radio but you’ve heard All India Radio, as...
EXCLUSIVE Stereo Embers track preview – “Static” off upcoming new Bloody Knives album
Brooding comes in many colors and moods, mostly dark. The sound Bloody Knives get up to...
Stereo Embers TRACK OF THE DAY – “Captain” by Brooklyn band OxenFree
While first coming to our attention via an advance download, sporting a sound throughout their debut...
History Sits Down at the Piano – Professor Longhair’s “Live in Chicago”
Does one really review a Professor Longhair live album? I’m not meaning to sound rhetorically cute...