Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
Matt (musicGeek.org) : Okay, so, why "Three Month Sunset" for a name? Gabe (Three Month Sunset) : there's not much of a story to tell about that... my friend was always coming up with names for bands and I kept that one in the back of my…
2006, Sub Pop Jimmy LaVelle's solo project, The Album Leaf, has done it again: Into the Blue Again is an intensely crafted work of electronically-driven post-rock that not only matches up well to his previous releases, but stands on its…
2005, Asthmatic Kitty Records The talented and beautiful Liz Janes is one of those singer/songwriters who definitely deserve more recognition. Sure, her stuff may be pretty different and hard to categorize because of its ?weird-indie?…
2006 Here we have yet another guilty pleasure album of mine, except the two guys that make up the Tasty Habits (Deane Calcagni and Dan Doggett) are obviously trying to make a cheesy Reggie-and-the-Full-Effect-type album here on purpose.…
2006, Asthmatic Kitty Records Sufjan Stevens is yet another one of those experimental singer-songwriters that took some getting used to for me. It was evident to me that Stevens was quite different upon listening to the first track, ?The…
The latest -- and true debut, excepting a short tour EP -- from ActionReaction, 3 is the Magic Number , is a glossy work of pop-rock with an element of careful production. ActionReaction's attention to detail is apparent, what with a fair…
What sort of music was present during your formative years? My early influences in the mid 80's were bands like Joy Division, R.E.M., The Fall, Velvet Underground, and The Clash. From there I started listening to different genres of music…
2006, Happy Happy Birthday to Me The latest release from Georgia's Casper & the Cookies, The Optimist's Club , is staggeringly poppy; it's a refreshing blast of air from these masters of the fine art of 21st century power-pop. From the…