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THE COURETTES – Hold On, We’re Comin’

July 10, 2024

Cleopatra 2024 Getting under the skin of perennial favorites, garage-minded family infuse evergreen melodies with fresh grooves. It takes a lot of audacity – in all semantic aspects of this word – to provide fresh backing tracks for quite a … Continue reading →

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MICHAEL KESSLER – Gravel Road

April 17, 2024

Kessler’s Clock Co. 2024 Mining American riches in search of his very soul, a Badger State dweller finds rapture. Nothing can speak volumes of an artist’s audacity as eloquently as an attempt to ascend to the heights of “The Messiah … Continue reading →

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RAFAEL RIQUENI – Versatae

March 12, 2024

Cleopatra 2024 Six-string-wielding sevillano weaves his wizardry into well-known hits to challenge their omnipresence. Purely instrumental interpretation of songs is often a self-imposed entrapment for artists who are wary of the process’ dangers: it’s too easy to lose sight of … Continue reading →

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HUGO SELLES – Pianotramp

October 11, 2022

Hugo Selles 2022 If everyone was listening, a lone Spaniard could save the show with wordless reimagining of a famous catalogue. For all its commercial allure, the oeuvre of SUPERTRAMP has always been possessed with nigh on indiscernible intricacy, stemming … Continue reading →

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VELOCIHAMSTER – Uncaged

October 6, 2022

Born Free, Then Caged Music 2022 Lap-steel-laden ensemble leaden old favorites to refresh their shine and get away with it. For all the originality of his approach, playing heavy metal on what’s considered a primarily country-rock instrument, Sean Williamson has … Continue reading →

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