STRATEGIC ARTIST ADVOCACY SINCE 1997
Beautiful words in today from Folk Radio about Cabane's Grande Est La Maison: "Thomas Jean Henri has created one of this years most beautiful pieces of work. This is music of uncommon grace and nuance. Never maudlin or overwrought with emotion, it is a gentle elixir."
Praise for the upcoming album by The Late Innings and main-man Vincent Sinex from the venerable Babysue zine. "Wild Places spins like a best of collection. Sinex is influenced by 1980s bands like XTC, Magazine, and Echo and the Bunnymen, but his own music is much more accessible. This talented fellow uses ideas and sounds from his favorite bands as a diving board to create his own upbeat feelgood musical universe. The more we spin this one the more absorbing it becomes."
Ghettoblaster Magazine raves: “Hanging off the fringes of no particular genre it seems, is J Hacha De Zola. The NY/NJ resident just released his fourth album Icaro Nouveau (Caballo Negro) which falls so far out of the box, for good or bad, there’s no one around left to hit him with any sort of healthy competition.” Read the entire review here.
ALBUM REVIEW
L.A. Weekly has named the new Fawns of Love record its "Album of The Week" today. "Joseph creates gorgeous swathes of moody, melancholic music — one layer on another, all designed to swim through the consciousness while also framing the beautifully understated vocals of Jenny."
"Through heartache, rejection, workplace harassment and pervasive disillusionment, Alex Lilly’s songs keep their cool on her debut album, 2% Milk." Jon Pareles with a glowing review in The New York Times. Record release show tomorrow at Gold-Diggers in L.A. 2% Milk is out this Friday via Release Me Records.
Debut album from Jane Frank is out this Friday. "Her voice carries lightly over the instrumentals, creating a certain magical feeling that is absolutely perfect," says Imperfect Fifth today. Listen to "Fight or Flight" and check out the whole record The Big Squeeze later this week!
Jane Frank's debut is one of those little albums that could. Soundblab proclaims: "Utterly charming. Bouncy, straightforward indie pop, but with some surprising depth."
"Stark and epic. He really can bring together all of his influences to create something that is his alone," says the UK's Songwriting Magazine of the latest from Brooklyn-based songwriter and classically trained guitarist, Jeremy Bass. The Greatest Fire arrives via Jungle Strut Music on Jan. 19th.
"Possibly the wildest record I've heard all year. A compelling all-over-the-map collision of jazz, blues, show tunes, garage rock, and Latino flavors. At points, hypnotic, cinematic, lush, and dissonant—but there’s no question that it is also a challenging, at times daunting, listen." BLURT Magazine ringing in with effusive praise for J Hacha de Zola.
"New York buzz, California sunshine, punk thrill. Innocent, warm, upbeat and infectious melodies that buzz in beautiful agitation," says UK site Drunken Werewolf in its review of the new EP by Shining Mirrors, out Nov. 3rd.
"Drawing from his relationships with Texas legends — Townes Van Zandt and comedian Bill Hicks — he writes personally about lost friends," says Austin Monthly in its review of Stephen Doster's just-released new album, adding, "Ultimately New Black Suit is an extended eulogy filled with an appreciation for life."
Kind words from Peter Blackstock in the Austin American-Statesman about the just-released new album from Stephen Doster: "Doster’s revelatory 2014 album Arizona was his first release in 18 years, but its success inspired him to reconvene quickly. The results are similarly wondrous." New Black Suit is available now via Atticus Records.
“Stephen Doster’s 2014 LP, Arizona, struck like lightning. New Black Suit maintains the momentum, sharpening his keen studio ear for perfect, driving melodies in the key of reflection,” says the Austin Chronicle in its rave review today.
"The album’s lead-single, 'Forgetting About Me' has a swirling keyboard that reminds me of Cheap Trick’s 'Surrender,' a driving, full-on pop masterpiece," says Popdose in its rave review of Mark Bryan's Songs of the Fortnight, out Aug. 11 via Chucktown Music Group.
"One of the best albums from this reliably satisfying outfit. 8/10." - PopMatters on The Gospel According To John by the black watch, out now.