pop Archive
22 Mar 2018
Engelbert Humperdinck’s Enduring Love for Recording, Performing, and His Wife
When it comes to what was known in the rock era as “adult” music, there exists a pantheon of vocalists who enjoyed both critical success and staggering commercial achievements. British […]
19 Mar 2018
Album Review: Ian Ridenhour — Ribcage
One of Western North Carolina’s most accomplished musicians is also one of its youngest. Ian Ridenhour has been busily writing and recording music for years; Ribcage is the third collection […]
02 Mar 2018
Everyone’s for Tennis, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: But Jack Daugherty’s production style for the Carpenters was nothing like the sound of Cape Dory… Alainna Moore: Our earliest records were soaked in […]
01 Mar 2018
Everyone’s for Tennis, Part One
Wife-and-husband team Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley are Tennis, a sort of 21st century answer to Captain & Tennille. Across four albums and two EPs, Tennis has carved out a […]
27 Feb 2018
Poco’s Rusty Young: A Good Feelin’ to Play
The genre of country rock has its origins in west coast bands of the late 1960s, including late-period Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Buffalo Springfield and Poco. And while perhaps […]
26 Feb 2018
Album Review: The Rough and Tumble — We Made Ourselves a Home…
The Rough & Tumble is the folk-Americana duo of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. These days the pair consider themselves at home on the road, but in the Rough & […]
11 Feb 2018
Album Review: Fovea — Pencil Me In
The blippy synth lines that open “Boss Boy” suggest that Fovea’s Pencil Me In is going to be a synthpop album. But not; that impression is corrected after about, oh, […]
10 Feb 2018
Album Review: Staring Into Nothing – Power
Pop-leaning, dramatic progressive rock is the order of the day on Power. Staring Into Nothing is merely a trio, but they manage a big sound. The three musicians – vocalists/keyboardist […]
07 Feb 2018
Like, Fun: They Might Be Giants
Note: an edited version of this feature ran in Brooklyn Paper; the story was written to preview January shows in the NYC borough. Released on January 19, I Like Fun […]
05 Feb 2018
2017’s Top Ten You Might Not Have Heard/Heard Of
My brow furrows a bit when I read “Best of” lists published in November or early December; are December releases set aside for consideration in the following year? Or are […]