If you aren’t privy to Valerie June, she is an extremely well-rounded musician who seamlessly blends folksy charm with down-to-earth blues. The Tennessee native is a poet at heart, and has been releas…
‘The Modern Western World’ review: Vansire expands their artistic scope
There has always been a certain air to the music that Josh Augustin and Sam Winemiller have created under the Vansire name, ever since their first releases back in 2016. For any familiar listeners, th…
‘Ribbon Around the World’ review: Blossoms’ Fourth Flowers in Intricate Imagination
Warmer weather comes to mind with the melodic voice of lead singer Tom Ogden which glides through Ribbon Around the Bomb’s hit songs “The Writer” and “Care For”. With their fourth studio album, the “C…
Music Premiere: MeMo Releases ‘Business of Healing’ LP
New York-based artist MeMo, aka Morgan Lynch, debuts her brand-new album, Business of Healing, which projects her inimitable sound, a sound she describes as “Fiona Apple on a light cocktail of ampheta…
‘How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars’ review : The Weather Station delivers on atmospheric sound and dreamy lyrics
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‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You’ review: Big Thief maintain their consistency on latest album
Big Thief are the kind of band who inspire grandiose natural-world metaphors in reviews of their music. Let me add one more to the pantheon: listening to their latest, a loosely structured yet tightly…
Why Critics Hate the Movies You Love
The following is an edited transcript of the video essay above. You can subscribe to Jon in Theory by clicking here. When you think about a big-budget, blockbuster Hollywood movie, what comes to mind?…