Kurt Wagner wants to disappear. Yet his music is so idiosyncratic that it can’t help but stand out. In a career filled with indelible moments Punching the Clown may be the most unique thing he’s ever recorded. An album with…
One woman. A laptop. Two microphones. A 10′ x 14′ foot backyard “recording studio.” The Japanese concept of wabi-sabi – finding meaning in imperfection, impermanence and simplicity. With these elements Laura Veirs created Temple Songs, an album that, with the…
Sophie Moore knows only too well songs don’t always provide answers. And singing hasn’t always been the answer for her. From singing with her brother Julian in Foggy Cry and sharing the stage with Hawkwind in the 80s, to working…
A soft insistence informs the acoustic guitar of ‘Honeyeater’, the brief track opening Luluc’s sixth long player, Sweet Thief. Much like the music of Zoë Randell and Steve Hassett, the song doesn’t attack. It creeps up on you, little by little, weaving its way through…
Life rarely goes in a straight line from point A to point B. Often a series of moments come together taking one down a crooked road to a place they never saw coming. Which could explain why over the course…
The tale of Tucker Zimmerman is one of those stories no one would believe if it was made up. From dodging the draft back in 1970, to taking residence in Belgium after being kicked out of England, his tale is…