Indie Rock

Ah, Circa Waves, one of many indie sweethearts of Liverpool that appeared on the scene just after successes for fellow Liverpool bands such as The Wombats and The Zutons. …

An ode to Ani DiFranco. In my teens, Ani DiFranco was painfully relatable, but I hated listening to her. Her sound, unconventional and cringe. Her poetic lyricism and subversive, alternative, impression scared me. She was admitting she would never be who the proverbial, “they”, wanted her to be, while I…

Well, folks, here we are. January 1, 2023. I waited until 2022 was fully over before writing my best-of article. This was clearly 100% intentional and not just a by-product of me not having it together. I mean, how could I chance getting to December 31st and failing to include…

“At sundown it feels like I’m riding a train I’m not on” - These are the first words we hear from Craig Finn, incanting the phrase twice above pulsating synthesizers and acoustic guitar as the band opens Messing With The Settings. It is of course an impossible statement, yet it…

Alright, folks. My top 10 albums of 2022.

(back to part 2…) 68. Combo Chimbita, Ire