My buddy Seth introduced me to Cold Cave a few weeks ago and I haven’t been able to stop listening to their albums, particularly their latest, called Cherish the Light Years. I’ve been very impressed with their sound. It sounds like a mixture of Bauhaus, Tesla Boy, Crystal Castles, and New Order. Cold Cave stems [...]
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Handpicked: Early Winters – Spanish Burn
It’s been awhile since I posted a Handpicked feature on here, so I decided it was time to start with something fresh and unexpected. Today’s selection is the song “Spanish Burn” by Early Winters from their self-titled EP. For all of you Puscifer fans out there, if the vocals sound familiar, they probably are. Vocals for [...]
Handpicked: Straight No Chaser- The 12 Days of Christmas
Happy Holidays! If you are like me, you get annoyed with Christmas showing up before Halloween. But, after Thanksgiving, I welcome a chill in the air, the lights and the old familiar songs of the season. This one just so happens to be my new favorite. Straight No Chaser is an all male a cappella group [...]
Handpicked: Prince – When Doves Cry
You cannot dismiss the idea that Prince’s older music was a big deal way back in the 80s, and still is today. ”When Doves Cry” was the first single from Prince’s 1984 album, Purple Rain, and was the top selling single of that year. Here’s Prince at his finest. This always has been, and always [...]
Handpicked: Neverending White Lights (feat. Jimmy Gnecco) – Dove Coloured Sky
Today’s song comes from an underrated project called Neverending White Lights. Project mastermind Daniel Victor adds variety to the project by featuring a wide range of singers to contribute their vocals to Victor’s compositions. ”Dove Coloured Sky” comes from the Neverending White Lights’ second album, Act II: The Blood and the Life Eternal and features Electric [...]
Handpicked: Finch – Awake
What It Is to Burn by Finch is one of those albums I periodically must revisit. Every time I listen to the band’s debut album, I am reminded of how diverse each song is, especially for the time it was released (2001). Each song encapsulates its own sub-genre of post-hardcore and alternative rock. Today’s song comes [...]
