I’ve mentioned these guys on my blog once before, but I felt the need to sit down and give their latest album a proper run-through. The Embracers hail from my …
“Artist Reviews” Category
Featured Album this Week (5/16/11): “No Más” by JAVELIN
I saw this band open for Sleigh Bells last Friday at The Stone Pony, and I was so impressed that I had to find them online the next morning. They …
Featured Album this Week (5/10/11): “Rock&Roll Submarine” by Urge Overkill
This week’s album is by a band that has been out of the game for nearly fifteen years. They performed one of my favorite songs on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack, …
Featured Album this Week (5/3/11): “October’s Road” by Balto
Work has been getting the best of me lately, so I apologize for the less frequent blog posts here on Tight Mix. I’m hoping things will pick up again soon! …
Featured Album this Week (4/25/11): “Stories from the Border” by The Reads
I got a nice influx of e-mails this week from bands sending me their music. Unfortunately, most all of it was garbage (which is frequently the case). This week’s album, …
Featured Album this Week (4/11/11): “The Head and the Heart” by The Head and the Heart
The Head and the Heart is a coed acoustic group out of Seattle that blends folk, Americana, and 60′s-style pop music beautifully. Their self-titled album is an easy listen that …
Featured Album this Week (4/4/11): “A Work in Progress” by Ernesto Schnack
This week’s album is purely instrumental, and I must say, that didn’t bother me one bit. From start to finish, this album sounded amazing and kept me interested the entire …
Featured Album this Week (3/28/11): “Playtime” by Sparrow
I’ve become a pretty a heavy user of Rdio, and man, I really wish my friends would believe me when I tell them how awesome it is. It’s totally worth …
Featured Album this Week (3/21/11): “Love, Heartache & Oblivion” by Folk Thief
Folk music has been the only thing consuming my brain in the last couple of weeks. It might be an unhealthy obsession, but I’m still in denial. It’s just a …
Featured Album this Week (3/14/11): “Daytrotter Session” by Iron & Wine
I have been diving into folky stuff lately, and simultaneously trolling the website Daytrotter for some lesser known greatness. Low and behold, I came across Iron & Wine and was …