by Charles Norman | Apr 7, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Meant To Me” by No Such Thing As Ghost is the best kind of power pop: a tender love song kicked in the ass by full-throttle guitars and a wall-of-sound chorus. Punky energy and a strong vocal combine to give “Meant To Me” the feel of an...
by Charles Norman | Apr 5, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Solar Flare,” by Chazzy Lake, is a chunk of passionate, stripped down rock. This is about as basic as music gets without being one guy and an acoustic guitar. And that’s why I like it: you can hear the heat glowing between the notes. The track kicks...
by Charles Norman | Apr 4, 2018 | Song of the Day
Glance at the lineup of Mirrors and Lights – fronted by an acoustic guitar and a ukulele – and you might think, “Well, this will be a pleasant little folk song.” But about ten seconds into “Shut It Down,” you find out you were...
by Charles Norman | Apr 2, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Wash Away” by Cowboy Grizzly is a magical suite of textures that… OK, I’m at a loss for words here. I want to say something really poetic or insightful, like you would read on those big-time music journalism sites. But, to be honest, when I...
by Charles Norman | Apr 1, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today is Easter Sunday, the day on which Christians celebrate the Resurrection of their Lord and Savior. Non-Christians, and most Christians, too, for that matter, celebrate the arrival of a large rabbit that scatters eggs around the house in a perverse re-enactment...
