Here’s a short thing on Viva Voce’s song “Wrecking Ball” from its reissued Lovers Lead the Way! / Heat Can Melt Your Brain for NPR’s Song of the Day essay. To read the full review and hear the song go here.
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Wrote about The Cave Singers’ song “Seeds of Night,” from its album Invitation Songs, for NPR’s Song of the Day. To read the full review and hear the song go here.
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Here’s a piece on NPR’s Song of the Day about The Most Serene Republic’s song “Present Of Future End,” from its album Population. To read the full review and hear the song go here.
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Wrote about “The Passenger,” a song from supergroup Floratone — comprised of Bill Frisell, Matt Chamberlain, Lee Townsend and Tucker Martine — for NPR’s Song of the Day essay. To read the full review and hear the song go here.
I wrote a short review of Dan Deacon’s bonkers song “The Crystal Cat,” from his album Spiderman of the Rings, for NPR’s Song of the Day. To read the full review and hear the song go here.
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Here’s a review of “I Need A Friend,” a song from Small Sins’ album Mood Swings, for NPR’s Song of the Day. To read the full review and hear the song go here.
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I first discovered Jesca Hoop nearly two years ago, as an intern for All Songs Considered — and selected one of her demo songs for Open Mic. (That series was later retrofitted for the daily Open Mic feature and podcast, and later, as Second Stage.)
Hoop’s new album, Kismet, is pretty great all the way through, maybe one of the best new artist debuts this year. So here’s a short write up about the song “Havoc in Heaven” for NPR’s Song of the Day essay. To read the full review and hear the song go here.
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Wrote about The Brunettes’ new song “Her Hairagami Set” from its album Structure & Cosmetics for NPR’s Song of the Day. Check out the song here.
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Here’s a piece I wrote about Dirty Projectors’ completely reinvented cover of “Rise Above” — the classic punk anthem by Black Flag — for NPR’s Song of the Day. Check out the song here.
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Here’s a piece about Bowerbirds’ song “In Our Talons” from its album Hymns for a Dark Horse for NPR’s Song of the Day. Check out the song here.
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