Do you remember a band called Marcy Playground? They gained recognition in 1997-1998 for their hit single, Sex and Candy. Before there was Marcy Playground, there was Zog BogBean, the name lead singer John Wozniak used for […]
Tuesday Tunes – “Helplessness Blues” by Fleet Foxes
“I was raised up believing I was somehow unique / Like a snowflake distinct among snowflakes, unique in each way you can see. / And now after some thinking, I’d say I’d rather be / A functioning cog […]
Tuesday Tunes – “The Wheel” by PJ Harvey
(Or listen here if you don’t have Spotify) PJ Harvey returns with her follow-up to 2011’s Let England Shake with a new track that could fit nicely on that album. But knowing this English songstress, we can expect few similarities […]
Tuesday Tunes – “Blossom” by Noah Gundersen
Today’s tune comes from Noah Gundersen, a singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington who’s behind one of my favorite albums of 2015, Carry the Ghost. “Oh, you hold my heart forever. / I can’t hold on to what’s not […]
Tuesday Tunes – “Nerds in Love” by Fergus Brown
Vinyl. Lou Reed. Mechanic shirts. Black-rimmed glasses. Sounds like a teenager in the 1990s… or a 2010s hipster. Fergus Brown pokes fun at the hipster subculture in his song, “Nerds in Love,” referencing all of those things […]
Tuesday Tunes – “Sleeper” by Our Girl
This Tuesday, I’m happy to share music from a band I’ve recently discovered, Our Girl. Soph Nathan (who is also a member of The Big Moon), Lauren Wilson, and Josh Tyler make up this trio from […]
Tuesday Tunes – “No Applause” by Martha Ffion
Can you believe 2015 is almost over? It didn’t sink in for me until I started preparing this post and realized it’s the last edition of Tuesday Tunes for the year! Fact: Time flies when you’re […]
Favorite Albums of 2015
Here are my favorite albums of 2015 in no particular order. You can click the album covers to enlarge them and read my thoughts in the caption. Full reviews are forthcoming for some albums. Do we have any […]
Tuesday Tunes – “Christmas At Sea” by Carbon Leaf
Can you believe Christmas is three days away? Between the lack of a Christmas tree in our house and the crazy, unseasonably warm weather, it doesn’t feel like December where I am. Still, I’ve sent […]
Tuesday Tunes – “All The Rowboats” by Regina Spektor
“They’re just public mausoleums / The living dead fill every room” Have you ever heard art galleries referred to as “public mausoleums?” In “All The Rowboats,” Regina Spektor likens art galleries to coffins that have trapped […]
Between the Notes 