Julia Mark Creates Engaging Indie Piano Pop on ‘Keeping You’
Listeners will enjoy Keeping You, the new LP of piano-led indie pop ballads from Julia Mark, but the reasons lead to a cloudiness of thought.
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Jukebox the Ghost Get Silly with Audience on ‘Cheers!’ Tour
While Jukebox the Ghost debuted songs from new record Cheers! on tour, the New Haven show really belonged to someone named Steve.
‘Cheers’ to Another Excellent Jukebox the Ghost Record
Cheers nicely balances new sonic wrinkles with Jukebox the Ghost’s established strengths. It’s smartly constructed and one of their best albums.
Gabe Dixon Creates Tasty Piano Pop on ‘Lay It on Me’
Gabe Dixon’s latest album, Lay It on Me, features the tasty traits of piano pop: catchy hooks, sentimental lyrics, and a personal voice, in the right balance.
Winston C.W.’s ‘Good Guess’ Is a Skewed, Beguiling Take on Piano-Based Pop
Office Culture singer and keyboardist Winston Cook-Wilson takes a looser, jazzier approach on his utterly charming third solo album, Good Guess.
Ian Ridenhour – “You Help Me Fall Asleep” (video) (premiere)
Asheville indie popper once again teams up with director Kira Bursky. Together, the two dive into a wonderland of vibrant visual imagery on their newest music video.
Jillette Johnson: All I Ever See in You Is Me
All I Ever See in You Is Me bares Johnson’s emotional depths within sonic simplicity, as she taps into self-possession and self-doubt without overburdening her classic sensibilities with the melodramatic.
Elizabeth and the Catapult: Like It Never Happened
As good as this album is, it’s ultimately less a cohesive entity of its own and more like a mishmash between great pop songwriting and the flighty, inspired production of Molad and Lalish.