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...
by Charles Norman | Mar 31, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today we journey to Oberlin, Ohio to visit lofi ho. This is lofi ho’s second Song of the Day. “Now You’re Here,” released by lofi ho in February, was our very first SOTD, forty-three days and forty-three songs ago. It remains one of our most...
