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Beachwood Sparks Return With Terrific New Album, The Tarnished Gold

By Thomas Bond
Jun 27, 2012

It must be true that absence makes the heart grow fonder, at least it is in the case of Beachwood Sparks. The Los Angeles band's perfect evocation of what the late, great Gram Parsons famously called "Cosmic American Music" -- an inspired blend of country, soul, folk, blues and rock...
Indie Pop Hero Allen Clapp Offers Sumptuous and Sunny Second Disc from His Orchestra

By Thomas Bond
Dec 7, 2011

If sunshine were audible, it would probably sound a lot like Allen Clapp's music. Based in the Bay Area, the Northern California native has been producing a gorgeous soundtrack to the Golden State lifestyle for almost two decades under his own name and with his band The Orange Peels. Mixed...
Army Navy, Locksley and The Postelles Vie for Best Power Pop Release of Summer 2011

By Thomas Bond
Sep 9, 2011

Like your favorite comfort food, power pop music is familiar, tasty and satisfying... and, sometimes, it's the only thing you want. If you consider The Raspberries' 1972 self-titled debut album and its absolutely perfect single, "Go All The Way," as the genesis of the genre (and I do, with apologies...
The Church's Catalog Reissue Program Continues with a Two-Disc Offering of Starfish, the Band's Beloved and Best-Known Album

By Thomas Bond
Jun 24, 2011

As we've detailed previously here, Second Motion Records is in the midst of reissuing much of Australian alternative music legends The Church's catalog. Following single-disc versions, with bonus tracks, of the quartet's first four LPs, comes this double-disc, stand-alone offering of the band's beloved, best-known album. Their commercial pinnacle, 1988's...
Indie Supergroups Amor de Dias and Jonny Deliver Distinctively Delicious Debut Discs

By Thomas Bond
Jun 17, 2011

You know indie rock has reached full maturity when longtime genre protagonists are forming "supergroups." Well, that and Arcade Fire winning a Grammy, Pitchfork holding its own music festival, Pavement reuniting, Pomplamoose performing in car commercials, etc. Guess what comes after maturity, kids? The inevitable decline... so best to enjoy...

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