by Charles Norman | Feb 25, 2018 | Song of the Day
Excerpts from Pnin, by Vladimir Nabokov The accumulation of consecutive rooms in his memory now resembled those displays of grouped elbow chairs on show, and beds, and lamps, and inglenooks which, ignoring all space-time distinctions, commingle in the soft light of a...
by Charles Norman | Feb 23, 2018 | Song of the Day
In the brief history of Reverb Raccoon’s Song of the Day, we’ve visited Scotland, Austria, Tasmania, and a sweep of American towns. Today we journey to Perth, a lovely but rather expensive village in Western Australia of which I’ve had the pleasure...
by Charles Norman | Feb 23, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today we are treated to a wonderful, whimsical, slice of power pop: “Funny Things” from Static In Verona. The song is a wall of melody and massed harmonies, heavy drums and bass on the bottom, light touches of guitar and keyboard, even handclaps....
by Charles Norman | Feb 21, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today’s song of the day comes to us all the way from Portland, Oregon: “Might Not Survive” by Frenz. From the upcoming album Flower Farm (due to hit the stores April 20), “Might Not Survive” is a bit of well-produced fuzzy pop that, at...
by Charles Norman | Feb 20, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today we feature two songs from the album Your Next Place Will Be Nice Too, by Tasmanian folk musician Teri Young (aka Theresa Young). “You Dug Me a Garden” begins with lightly plucked cittern, adds voice, harmonies, strings, and ends with nearly two...
