Review: Phavors – “Petals” February 5, 2020 It’s real tough to find inspiration in central New Jersey. I can vouch – I spent the bulk of my youth in suburban Monmouth… Continue Reading
Review: Dw. Dunphy (as No-Fi Dead Horse) – “Limb From Limb” September 5, 2019 There always was a kind of glowing charm to Dw. Dunphy’s lo-fi days. Take “Jupiter In Retrograde,” originally released, without much fanfare, back in… Continue Reading
Review: 18th & Addison – “Leeches” July 24, 2019 New Jersey gets a bad wrap, though sometimes it’s for good reason. I was born and raised in the Garden State, and, having spent… Continue Reading
Review: Lindsay Murray feat. Dw. Dunphy – “Reconsider Me” June 7, 2019 A new single from Lindsay Murray, the first song from the Nashville-based singer-songwriter since March’s Nada Surf tribute, is out today on Bandcamp and… Continue Reading
Review: Dw. Dunphy – “Charm Offensive” June 4, 2019 The New Jersey writer/musician Dw. Dunphy and I have known each other now for some 25 years; I have stood alongside him as a… Continue Reading
Review: J Hacha De Zola – “Icaro Nouveau” March 12, 2019 J Hacha De Zola, a New Jersey-based carnival barker and blender of genres, oft has proven himself adept at conjuring musical spirits. He does… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Pabst/Autisti – “Exciter” b/w “Dealbreaker” August 24, 2017 There’s plenty of guitar fuzz and feedback featured on the Pabst/Autisti split seven-inch single, out next Friday on Crazysane Records. Pabst opens the proceedings… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Various Artists – “The Co-Op Communique Vol. 3” May 24, 2017 Music writers are lucky bastards. As a form of payment for their poetry, they get a stream, an everlasting stream, of free music. It’s… Continue Reading
