indie Archive
11 Nov 2023
Album Review: Night Wilds – All That Should Have Been
When executed skillfully, album cover art should provide a hint as to the character of the music inside. Of course there are countless exceptions – the all-white cover of The […]
05 Nov 2023
Album Review: The Dark Fruits – Warm Weather Starter Pack
One might not expect quality indie rock to come out of the Yukon Territory. Not that there’s anything non-rock about the Canadian Province, but hey: less than 45,00 people live […]
14 Oct 2023
Album Review: The Monochrome Set – Radio Sessions
There was time when BBC Radio was the only game in town. From citizens of Great Britain, commercial radio didn’t exist. Notwithstanding the eventual dawn of pirate radio, Auntie Beeb […]
08 Oct 2023
EP Review: Bill Godfrey — Hypnotized
Out of Austin comes Bill Godfrey. His debut EP is Hypnotized, an intimate and personal five-song set of original songs. As the opening (title) track begins, the listener might assume […]
07 Oct 2023
Single Review: Patrick Ames — “Young and Amorous” / “I Was Thinking”
Bay Area indie songwriter Patrick Ames has an impressively deep catalog of music. Favoring the EP format, he released the five-song Mutually in 2015. 2016’s Standard Candles includes seven tracks; […]
04 Oct 2023
Album Review: Andrew Gold — Greetings from Planet Love
Andrew Gold never got the respect or recognition he so richly deserved. He’s best known for his hit single “Thank You for Being a Friend,” a pop tune from 1978. […]
03 Sep 2023
Album Review: Wreckless Eric – Leisureland
If your only knowledge of Wreckless Eric is “Whole Wide World,” you’re in for a treat. The man has been on a sustained creative peak for ages now. He left […]
15 Aug 2023
30 Days Out, August 2023 #2: Phuncle Sam, tu-NER, Tangerine Dream, The Nude Party
There’s never any shortage of fantastic live music on offer in Asheville. Highlights over the next 30 days include a beloved Dead-flavored local band, another local band often mentioned among […]
21 Jun 2023
Album Review: Bill Pritchard – Sings Poems by Patrick Woodcock
It’s remarkable and noteworthy when a composer-songwriter of great stature decides to make an album featuring lyrics by another artist. Not a covers project, exactly, but a kind of semi-collaborative […]
15 Jun 2023
30 Days Out, June 2023 #2: Brothers Gillespie, Eric Gales, Pleasure Chest, Wednesday
Three locally-based acts (at least one of which looks to break out nationally at any moment) and a touring performer who’s beloved here: those are among the live music highlights […]