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Dividers – Crime of Passion | Subverting Country and Pysch Sounds Adam P. Newton·June 16, 2022Despite a reputation for enforced authenticity and purity, country music has always offered fertile ground for reinvention and...Album ReviewsFeatured·1 min read
S.G. Goodman – Teeth Marks | Confessional Country-Rock Adam P. Newton·June 1, 2022I grew up listening to country and rock music. In fact, my parents met in the ‘70s at...Album ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution | Celebrating the Humanity of an Icon Adam P. Newton·May 16, 2022In a different timeline, I would have listened to the music of DJ Screw in high school. I...FeaturedMusic Book Review·4 mins read
Kelly Hoppenjans – Can’t Get the Dark Out EP | The Power of Poignant and Realistic Romanticism Adam P. Newton·May 3, 2022Songs about falling out of and in love aren’t anything new. The music industry has been fueled by...Album ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
Primer – Incubator | The Profound Pull of Professional, Polished Pop Adam P. Newton·April 13, 2022Recently, I’ve been analyzing the intersection of ambition and execution, especially when it comes to art. It’s been...Album ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
King Garbage – Heavy Metal Greasy Love | Mixing the Artful and the Sensual Adam P. Newton·March 30, 2022As I look back upon my various ruminations on music over the past few years, I realize that...Album ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
Drunk Uncle – Look Up | It’s OK to Feel Your Feelings Adam P. Newton·March 16, 2022I’ve always used music to channel my feelings and emotions often at a visceral level. Growing up in...Album ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
Bodega – Broken Equipment | Long Live Party Rock Adam P. Newton·March 10, 2022As someone who straddles the line between Generation X and Millennials, I grew up in a world consumed...Album ReviewsFeatured·2 mins read
Marcel Sletten – Irish Words and a Bottle of Myrrh | Inventive Ambient Electro Adam P. Newton·March 3, 2022The malleability of contemporary electronic music continues to surprise me. Every time I think that the genre has...Album ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
Methyl Ethel – Are You Haunted? | Authentically Ambitious Indie Rock Adam P. Newton·February 15, 2022A wise friend of mine who runs a niche Instagram account about his vinyl collection recently bemoaned the...Album ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
