Tangiers “Never Bring You Pleasure” (Sonic Unyon) Canadians. I love Canadians. They’re so pleasant, and they produce so much feel good music. Why can’t Americans lighten up a little and follow our northern neighbor’s example? Why? Perhaps it has something…
Andre Ethier “Andre Ethier With Christopher Sandes Featuring Pickles and Price” (Sonic Unyon) This is the debut solo recording from André Ethier of The Deadly Snakes. In it piano, acoustic guitar, stand-up bass and brushed drums incarnate excellent indie folk…
Toshack Highway vs. Sianspheric “Magnetic Morning / Aspirin Age” (Sonic Unyon) One needs a press kit to understand what this essentially is. We’ll start with Toshack Highway. Adam Franklin is the singer of Swervedriver. Swervedriver was from Oxford England and…
Simply Saucer “Cyborgs Revisited” (Sonic Unyon) A seriously bizarre, early psych, mod, garage band. Think Os Mutantes, Syd Barret era Pink Floyd, the Velvet Underground, the Modern Lovers, early Red Crayola, Can, the Stooges . . . This is a…
Raising The Fawn “The North Sea” (Sonic Unyon) The North Sea isn’t the kind of album you’d put on to get roused-up for a night of raucous drinkin’ and hell-raisin’. Taking a page from the school of introspective, melodic songwriters…
André Ethier “André Ethier With Christopher Sandes Featuring Pickles and Price” (Sonic Unyon) This is the debut solo recording from André Ethier of The Deadly Snakes. In it piano, acoustic guitar, stand-up bass and brushed drums incarnates an excellent indie…