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L'Rain
Pretty atmospheric techno paintings with some dark humor RATING: Promising
Jan 27, 2024


Mary-Elaine Jenkins
Blues-folk singer-songwriter. Good sound, but not something you want to come back to. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks
Jan 27, 2024


Mary McAvoy
Talented Soul-pop-folk singer, but the songwriting is not great, and end result is superficial. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks
Jan 27, 2024


The Wolff Sisters
Breathy country rock; musically unfocused and overdone at the same time. Arrangements fight against the songs. Production is too...
Jan 27, 2024


Junior Varsity
Fresh style mashups, evocative lyrics, an eclectic melodic creative explosion. LISTEN ON HEADPHONES for full effect. Editing and...
Jan 24, 2024


The Bouncing Souls
Vanilla pop-punk anthems without any real edge. Each song features a quiet/loud dynamic, with a wanna-be rousing sing-along chorus that...
Jan 22, 2024


The Devil's Twins
Talented genre-jumping country-rock band with a good sense of humor. RATING: Promising
Jan 20, 2024


Adrianne Lenker
Rich, meandering trance-folk with quavery vocals. RATING: Promising
Jan 20, 2024




Sierra Ferrell
Powerful bouncy voice reminiscent of Dolly Parton. Lively country/roots music. Well produced. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks
Jan 20, 2024


The Avett Brothers
Decent country/roots music. Very good writing. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks
Jan 20, 2024


Weakened Friends
Pixies, Veruca Salt and Alanis Morissette influenced indie rock. A little too personal - we don’t care about your problems. Quirky vocal...
Jan 20, 2024


Jill Andrews
Slick mostly spare adult contemporary folk pop. Great voice. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks
Jan 20, 2024


Breakup Shoes
Cute earnest sad soft uncompelling indie rock RATING: Thanks But No Thanks
Jan 20, 2024


Sarah and the Sundays
Smooth pop with a good sense of melody. Vocal delivery is too cool - lacks conviction. There is no Sarah in the band! RATING: Thanks But...
Jan 20, 2024


Andy Shauf
Downtempo meandering gentle tunes. Silky but overly contrived vocals. RATING: Thanks But No Thanks
Jan 20, 2024
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