Various artists — Never Give Up: Celebrating 10 Years of The Postal Service
Few indie bands have had the impact on current music that The Postal Service has. Even fewer have done so with only one album.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Big Worm — Bench All-Stars
Fans of the comedy classic Friday may recognize the name Big Worm, but the Big Worm behind Bench All-Stars is rooted not in South Central L.A., but on the streets of Oklahoma City.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0Code 22 — Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!
The guys of Oklahoma City’s Code 22 seem like a likable group of fellas. Their latest release, Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!, is
likable enough as well — so likable that on first listen, I took its
clean, acoustic sound and clear, unstressed vocals as an alternative
praise-and-worship band.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0Eureeka — Polysynthetic Fields
It’s always refreshing to hear music that embraces its own
eccentricity, yet presents it in an accessible and meek fashion. Eureeka
— the Norman-based duo of Jordan Vargas and Devin Wahl — has tapped
into this rarified air on its self-released EP, Polysynthetic Fields.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0Tom Skinner — Tom Skinner
Sincerity is nearly dead in songwriting. The image of the
earnest singer with eyes tightly shut and a crack in his voice as he
plunges to emotional depths has become a joke.
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