ALBUM REVIEW: Cloud Cult Keeps at Big Questions, But With New Understanding, on ‘Metamorphosis’
That Cloud Cult is still doing what Cloud Cult has always done is a startling realization if you’ve paid any amount of attention to the Minnesota-based band’s output over the last 20-plus years.
Craig Minowa is the load-bearing wall in the musical house known as Cloud Cult, an
ALBUM REVIEW: Ceramic Animal Finds Extra Shine in Partnership with Dan Auerbach
Despite Dan Auerbach’s knack for spinning gold, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, hometown heroes Ceramic Animal were already three albums and a ton of hard work in when they crossed paths with the producer and his magic touch. Establishing themselves locally as a tight five-piece, the band — which consists of brothers Chris,
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Bandcamp Preorders Provide Perks and Artist Support
For most of 2020 and all of 2021, independent artist-oriented site Bandcamp ran its “Bandcamp Fridays,” where they waived their fees on the first Friday of the month, sending approximately 93% of the money spent at the site to artists (payment processors were not on the fee-waiving bandwagon). At the
JOURNAL EXCERPT: George Harrison’s Legacy of Spirituality, Music, and Activism Carries On
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ALBUM REVIEW: Yonder Mountain String Band Prizes Perspective on ‘Get Yourself Outside’
At a glance, the title of Yonder Mountain String Band's new album, Get Yourself Outside, seems like an unambiguous call to action. But it’s not referencing the great outdoors: These songs are meant to encourage reflection and a conscientious shift of one's perspective. Get Yourself
ALBUM REVIEW: Terry Klein Details Life’s Ups and Downs on ‘Good Luck, Take Care’
There’s an edge in Terry Klein’s voice that hovers somewhere between world-weariness and laconic all-knowingness, edging now and then into a studied nod-and-a-wink about human foibles. The title of Klein’s new album — Good Luck, Take Care — pokes a little fun at our tendency to roll glib phrases