Interview: Ruen Brothers Kat Muraviyova November 14, 2017 Featured, Interview Henry and Ru Stansall, who combined their first names to create Ruen Brothers, are brothers from an industrial town in Northern England who make vintage, classic country-style rock inspired by their father’s...
Raised Fists, Rising Voices: Mashrou Leila Knar Bedian October 13, 2017 Featured, Interview Though it’s past noon when I called up Hamed Sinno, lead vocalist of Lebanon’s Mashrou Leila, he admits he is only just beginning his day. Perhaps Sinno’s late start should come as no surprise. After...
Interview: Nai Palm (of Hiatus Kaiyote) Knar Bedian October 10, 2017 Featured, Interview Next week, Nai Palm (or as most know her, vocalist and guitarist from Hiatus Kaiyote Naomi Saalfield) releases her new solo work, Needle Paw, an album she describes as "a sonic journal... the most sincere...
Interview: Amber Mark Knar Bedian October 7, 2017 Featured, Interview Amber Mark’s debut 3:33am uses a blend of electronic sounds, classical Indian singing, and soulful vocals to capture her stages of grief after the loss of her mother. Her six-song release dresses each...
Interview: Izzy Bizu Knar Bedian August 1, 2017 Featured, Interview British singer songwriter Izzy Bizu has gotten comparisons to many soul greats—including Amy Winehouse and Sam Cook. We had a chance to chat with her, before this week’s performance, when she’ll hit the...
Interview: Wilderado Knar Bedian June 1, 2017 Featured, Interview Prior to their June 1st Great Scott gig, we had a chance to chat with Max Helmerich from LA-based Wilderado, an alternative indie band whose mix of folky grittiness and anthemic rock may bring to mind the...
Local Spotlight: Vundabar Anna Marketti May 25, 2017 Featured, Interview, Local Spotlight, Local Spotlight Feature There’s something to be said about the swath of musicians from Boston—as Brandon Hagen put it, “it’s like the biggest small town.” And Vundabar fit right in, their music familiar and...
Interview: Talking Business Cards and Custom Fonts with Julia Jacklin Knar Bedian May 10, 2017 Featured, Interview Almost all of the online interviews with Australian artist Julia Jacklin mention two things: Britney Spears, the catalyst for her musical career, and her job at an essential oils factory line. While...
Moving On and Finding Pleasure: Sondre Lerche Meaghan O'Brien April 11, 2017 Featured, Interview That modern culture has a particular fascination with coming-of-age is hardly a new observation. The perennial popularity of The Catcher in the Rye, the clamor over Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, and...
Interview: Parissa Tosif of Vallis Alps Mikey Enwright February 22, 2017 Featured, Interview After turning heads in the music blogosphere back in 2015 with their self-titled debut EP, Australian indie electronic duo Vallis Alps (vocalist Parissa Tosif and producer David Ansari) dominated HypeMachine...