by Charles Norman | May 12, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Sleep It Off,” by Rio Devore, is a highly personal poem filled with lyrical imagery underlain by a musical score that is both spare and warmly resonant. Words such as ‘Singing along to an overplayed Drake song’ and ‘Turning my pocket...
by Charles Norman | May 11, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today we feature one of the best songs that we’ve come across during Reverb Raccoon’s four-and-a half years of existence. It’s actually more like three years if you subtract the lengthy hiatuses, but who’s counting? “Coupe deVille,”...
by Charles Norman | May 10, 2018 | Song of the Day
“WWH” is a great wall of funky fun from SILVIS. The band pulls out all the stops: multiple guitars, plenty of harmonies, and a mess of saxophone tracks. If you’re in a bad mood, this is the song to which you should listen. I mean, who doesn’t...
by Charles Norman | May 8, 2018 | Song of the Day
The pairing of British blues-rocker Alvin Lee with American Christian-rocker Mylon LeFevre was one of music’s odder combinations. Not as weird as Gregg Allman and Cher, but pretty far out there. But the collaboration produced a memorable album, On the Road to Freedom,...
by Charles Norman | May 7, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Lakes,” by The Good News, hits that sweet spot at the nexus of folk, jazz, reggae, and pop. The song glows with a warm, understated vibrancy. I’d love to listen to this in a car, but not too loud and with the windows rolled up so that I don’t...
