Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
9 posts
On waking up this morning, I realized one thing: how much I would rather be a pirate living in my current situation than who I am: myself. Some notable reasons include: 1. Waking up would be infinitely easier. If I set the alarm clock, but…
Merge, 2005 Birds Make Good Neighbors , the latest -- and second -- full-length from the four-piece (one married duo, Kelly Crisp and Ivan Howard, and two more, Lee Waters and Wes Phillips) The Rosebuds, is an entrancing pop album in a…
Self-released, 2005 The latest release from Stars of Track and Field, You came here for sunset last year , is a five track EP that sounds as musically mature as one could imagine; composed of outstanding musical talent and intuition, this…
I & Ear, 2005 Miguel Mendez, a Long Beach, California native, is a strange sort of newcomer to music -- a once-physics major at UC Berkeley, Mendez exercises his songwriting ability in a unique style that he -- for better or worse -- can…
How depressing this world is. I can no longer watch the news or read a paper without becoming depressed or angered at the oppression and hatemongering going on in this world. People have forgotten their ideals they use perversions of their…
What are your feelings on your being featured on KCRW and Nic Harcourt's Morning Becomes Eclectic? Its great that this guy (Harcourt) is playing our stuff on the other side of the country. Whenever I've learned about a station in Canada or…
For somebody who's never heard or seen you, what's the essential history of the band? Autumn Rhodes is composed of 5 people. Kevin Hill-Guitar, Kyle Wilson-Guitar, Paul Bartholomew-Bass, Drew Davidson-Drums, and Ryan Randall-Vocals. We all…
Self-Released, 2005 Jon Crocker's Songs About Trains and Other Things is a heartfelt collection of songs consisting primarily of acoustic guitar, Crocker's vocals, and the occasional rhythm instrument and harmonica. On the surface, the…