Stereo Embers EXCLUSIVE DEBUT – Avant roots rocker Karen Haglof returns with “Chains”
Continuing her triumphant, highly welcome return to music – putative ‘debut‘ Western Holiday appeared in summer...
Author: Dave Cantrell
LIGHTNING STRIKES – Quick but essential reviews for the discerning listener
Always busy-busy around here but never so much so that we don’t take time to grab...
F*ck Art, Let’s Dance – “Make Me Over” by A Fragile Tomorrow
Sometimes it’s just what you need, smart aggressive killer pop painted in great wide rocking strokes...
Wonderfully All Over the Map – Glenn Mercer’s “Incidental Hum”
Allow me to put the last couple of lines of this review first: If you’re a...
Incandescent Soul – “beauty will save the world” by Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus
A lachrymal grace begins to creep into your consciousness immediately, first via the opening, gently-soundtracked voiceover...
RIP Carey Lander, Camera Obscura keyboardist
Photo courtesy of Carey Lander’s estate: No obituary is easy to write. Some are more difficult...
Well Beyond ‘Interesting’ – “Kind of Blah” by Frog
One of the best pieces of editorial advice I ever received came from Paul Morley. It...
Stereo Embers TRACK OF THE DAY – “Ocean” by post-punk wonders Semantics
Originating from the home of the Nightingales (Birmingham, England), the band Semantics offers a moody slice...
Pushing the Manic Pop Thrill to the Next Level – “Anima Rising” by The Everlasting Yeah
Don’t do it! No, stop, do not hit ‘play’! For the love of all that is...
Enveloping in a New Pop Splendor – “Cosmic Radio Station” by Shifting Sands
It’s fun imagining things, subverting reality to fit one’s own whimsical will. Wouldn’t it be great,...