Britta Phillips – ‘Luck or Magic’ (2016)
I’ve been anticipating this release for over a year now, probably more like five, ever since Britta’s solo show at Milkboy in Philadelphia with The Figgs backing her...
Jenell Kesler
Flyying Colours – Flyying Colours EP (2013) review
Flyying Colours - Flyying Colours EP (Shelflive, 2013) Listen: https://flyyingcolours.bandcamp.com/ Somewhere between the lightening strike and the thunder that follows, you’ll find Flyying Colours ... not so much lurking...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Dr. Lonnie Smith – Evolution (2015)
Dr. Lonnie Smith - Evolution (Blue Note, 2015) It’s been what [?], forty or forty-five years since Dr. Lonnie Smith, the godfather of the Hammond B3 organ, and...
Juleah – ‘Melt Inside the Sun’ (2015)
With 'Melt Inside The Sun', Juleah has created a wonderfully lush dream-pop album that’s delightfully laced with neo-psychedelic edges, and mixed with the swagger of a blueswoman just...
Ultimate Painting – Ultimate Painting (2014) review
Ultimate Painting - Ultimate Painting (Trouble in Mind Records, 2014) Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arhtXydv1mo In interviews Ultimate Painting often underhandedly indicated that they want to break away from their breezy 60’s...
The Wheelers of Oz – Revivalised (2015) review
The Wheelers of Oz - Revivalised (2015) Listen: https://thewheelersofoz.bandcamp.com/releases Standing at one of the thirty-fifth floor observation widows of a very nice hotel, a bit chemically induced [legally], I...
The Holydrug Couple – ‘Moonlust’ (2015)
Bright and airy, almost ambient, Moonlust, by The Holydrug Couple is a step in the evolution of dream-pop, creating a sense of transparentness, space, romanticism, and the need...
The Dandelion – Seeds Flowers and Magical Powers of the Dandelion (2015) review
The Dandelion - Seeds Flowers and Magical Powers of the Dandelion (2015) Listen: https://thedandelion.bandcamp.com/album/seeds-flowers-and-magical-powers-of-the-dandelion Channelling mystical garage psych flower power vibes from the mid 60’s, Australia’s The Dandelion, are...
Dean & Britta – ‘Don’t Think Twice it’s Alright/Hey Paula’ (2015)
With just two months before the release of Luna’s boxed set, and Britta’s solo album, Dean & Britta deliver this little musical postcard from their own personal side...
The American Analog Set – Promise of Love (2003) review
The American Analog Set - Promise of Love (Tiger Style Records, 2003) American Analog Set create a dream-laden atmospheric stage, one laced with dark conceptual hypnotic visions for...