Tei Shi – Make Believe I Make Believe | Vibes Out
Vibes are everything until vibes mean nothing. Streaming services are overrun by playlists based purely on musical vapor...
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Adam P. Newton
The Beths – Straight Line Was a Lie | No Real Journey Is Ever Simple
I like The Beths. I like The Beths a lot. When I wrote about their 2022 album, Expert...
Pretty Bitter – Pleaser | The Power of Heartfelt Music
One of the highest compliments I can give a piece of music is playing an air instrument. I’ve...
Smut – Tomorrow Comes Crashing | Accessible Artistic Authenticity
I wanted to be in a rock band so badly during my college years. It would have been...
Moontype – I Let the Wind Push Down On Me | Who Needs Nostalgia Anyway?
Here at Bearded Gentlemen Music, we frequently rage against the nostalgia machine like we’re Zack and Tom. No...
Jolie Laide – Creatures | A Study in Intentional Creativity
The trick to making excellent art that effortlessly crosses genres? Ample amounts of talent and heaps of self-awareness....
Liz Longley – New Life | Sincere Songwriting About Timeworn Topics
The term “Dad Rock” rose to prominence in 2007 with Pitchfork’s review of Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky album....
Basia Bulat – Basia’s Palace | The Power of Confident Love Songs
Safely ensconced in my 40s, few things surprise me more about my music listening habits than my affection...
Waldo’s Gift – Malcolm’s Law | Heartfelt Post-Rock Actually Exists
Post-rock might be the most nebulous genre in the Western rock canon. Critics and fans alike have found...
APN’s Top 24 Albums of 2024 | Terrible Year. Wonderful Music.
What an absolute trash year. The world is literally and figuratively on fire. Fascism is on the rise....