IN LONG FORM: OUR BLUSH(INGLY) BELATED RESPONSE TO HEARTS GROW DULL (PART ONE)
Adelaide shoegaze/dream pop outfit Blush Response, led by DIY multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer (and soon be to be qualified veterinarian) Alister Douglas, dropped their long awaited debut album Hearts Grow Dull back in April. Instructive as it is intoxicating, it’s a work of personal catharsis poignant in its processing of loss and regret. But it […]
JULIEN BAKER RELEASES TURN OUT THE LIGHTS
“I think I can love the sickness you made, I want it to stay”, Julien Baker – Claws In Your Back Today sees the release of the long awaited new album Turn Out The Lights from Memphis singer-songwriter/multi instrumentalist and producer Julien Baker. It’s the follow up to her beautifully spare guitar driven debut Sprained […]
AOTW: HAND HABITS’ WILDLY IDLE, A POIGNANT WORK OF TRUE HUMILITY
Hand Habits, the project of L.A based multi-instrumentalist Meg Duffy (Mega Bog, Kevin Morby Band) released her long awaited debut album last week. A work that in some ways oozes confidence but cautions that with its fragility, it’s lo-fi sound and heartfelt intimacy click together in humble unison. There’s a sense that Duffy wants to […]