by Rose Blanton If Post Animal‘s When I Think Of You In A Castle had a theme, it would be chaos. The songs constantly shift through motifs and subgenres, but in the best possible way. …
by Rose Blanton New York based (presumably soon to be Philly) musician Caroline Rose recently put out her second album Loner via New West Records. The album itself is five years in the …
by Rose Blanton Last Wednesday I was at The Empty Bottle to catch Yuck for their Stranger Things tour. The venue is a well loved staple in Chicago and even though it’s a little rough, it …
by Rose Blanton Back in October of 2017, I was covering LOSE YR MIND fest when I discovered BlackWater HolyLight. It sounded as if Ty Segall and Black Sabbath had a baby, a really pretty, …
by Rose Blanton The Death Valley girls are part of the Burger Records family and it seems that family subscribes to a very powerful spirituality, the Church of Rock and Roll. I would go as …
by Rose Blanton I was able to have a quick chat with Julia Kugel of The Coathangers. We were able to discuss the latest release comin from the threesome and short, west coast tour they’ll be …
by Rose Blanton Dengue Fever is currently on their West Coast tour. The band has been together for over 15 years and has traveled the world, started their own record company and overcome a …
by Rose Blanton ANT’LRD is the brainchild of Colin Blanton (no relation, don’t worry this FMJ is not practicing nepotism) While originally from Birmingham, Alabama he has spent the last few …
by Rose Blanton Blush is the bedroom spawn of ex Darlings member Maura Lynch. During her eight year stint with the band, she forged these songs in her bedroom and kept them under the moniker …
by Rose Blanton This list is by no means comprehensive or a superlative. I definitely slept on some albums this year. There is also no emphasis in the numerology of these albums. I loved …