Damion Suomi Self Titled P is for Panda By Julia Reidy Atlanta art/music/charity label P is for Panda presents its first signed artist’s first full-length release: 38.4 minutes of Damion Suomi’s satisfying, alcohol-soaked tenor crooning over a traditional Americana guitar band. Though the pool hall orchestrations (“San Francisco” is a barn stomper and “Oh, Won’t […]

Glenn Tilbrook & the FluffersPandemonium EnsuesE1 Music By Al Kaufman Glenn Tilbrook's voice is mellifluous. It is both familiar and exciting. With Chris Difford in Squeeze, he created pop songs so ingenious it drew the band comparisons to a little songwriting team known as Lennon and McCartney. Alone, Tilbrook still has the voice, and he […]

White Lies To Lose My Life Geffen By Eileen Tilson White Lies, a band made up of a trio of school mates, are quickly selling out dates in the U.K., as well as parts of Canada and the U.S., and have been gathering steam since as early as summer of 2008 – quickly becoming a buzzed about band playing […]

Bell X1 Blue Light on the Runway Yep Roc By Eileen Tilson On a recent interview on a local New York radio station, Paul Noonan, of Ireland's favorite "art-pop" band Bell X1, tells the story of a boy and girl who met randomly in Ireland with the intentions of meeting one day in New York […]

North Elementary   Not For Everyone, Just For You Eskimo Kiss By Julia Reidy Not For Everyone, Just For You is a workout in recent redux. Chapel Hill band North Elementary’s fourth full-length recycles, albeit quite competently, so many of the now clichéd sonic styles found in ‘90s alternative, recalling the likes of Vertical Horizon, […]

Peace of Mind Orchestra Still Awake at Dawn, Part I By Al Kaufman When most people imagine an orchestra, they imagine more than two people playing in it. Peace of Mind Orchestra consists of Ari Leopold and Matt Engel. Engel plays bass and synthesizer, while Leopold handles the guitar, drumming and singing duties. And they […]

Madeline White Flag Orange Twin By Julia Reidy It’s unfortunate that the first comparison we’re inclined to make when it comes to female singer-songwriters is who else’s voice theirs resembles. In this case, though, it seems a dual and unavoidable comparison. Athens, Ga.’s Madeline Adams, on her third full-length release at least, sounds like Regina […]

Golden Night Reminds the Day Self-released By Leila Regan-Porter Golden makes their mark on the Atlanta music scene by managing to mix up a slew of genres to keep their music constantly interesting. Mostly veering on the side of alternative rock, with Joshua Golden's strong and clear vocals (reminiscent of Train's Patrick Monahan) leading the […]

Strezo Haunted House Volume 1 Stick Figure Recordings By Samantha Parvin Kristen Strezo, the vocalist after whom the band is named, along with multi-instrumentalist Robert Filippo, introduce their second full-length album, Haunted House Volume 1, today. Collin Guy, Pablo Cerda, Fernando Medina, Kilton Hopkins and Deisha Oliver complement the duo with several instrumental additions to […]

Scotty Don't Songs from the Back Porch By Al Kaufman It's a tricky thing about tribute bands. They are great ways for musicians to make money and pay homage to bands they idolize. But for true musicians, tribute bands do not allow them to create. Some are able to break out. Marshall Crenshaw managed to […]

Winston Audio The Red Rhythm Favorite Gentlemen Records By Samantha A. Parvin Winston Audio’s The Red Rhythm is the first full-length album released by the Atlanta-based quintet. The current band members have only been playing together since 2006, yet producer Dan Hannon’s skill and the poetry of the band successfully introduce an album of clever, […]

Morrissey Years of Refusal Attack/Lost Highway First of all, we must admit (and by we, I mean myself, who has been gawking at this cover ever since the banner ads started appearing on my favorite blogs weeks ago), Moz is looking pretty sharp. His biceps could rival those of Springsteen. Alright, not quite, but still, […]

The Takeover UKRunning with the WastersRyko by Al Kaufman The Takeover UK are one of those garage bands with punk attitudes, but enough music sensibility to fill their songs with monster hooks. They're like some of the great British bands that came out in the '70s second wave of the British Invasion. You know, bands […]

  MarvelAnn Bad Advice  By Eileen Tilson What do Portland, Ore. and Australia have in common? Both serve as the inspiration for duo Marvelann’s sophomore album Bad Advice. Written and recorded by founding members Simon Honisett and Jonathan Jubera, the album is a crafted compilation of dreamy pop recorded entirely in Jubera’s basement.    Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Honisett […]