Since moving into a condo and taking on a mortgage, cooking at home has become a more regular thing. A great thing about cooking at home is that it almost always ends up turning into a mid-evening dance party. Lately, TOPS has been an almost daily kitchen-dance-floor contributor. So, it’s been great to have some new music from Marta Cikojevic’s solo project, Marci. The new … Continue reading Marci-KITY (Keep It To Yourself)
It wasn’t long ago that I wrote about Nils Bloch’s last single, “Iolanda.” That song is lovely and I hope you’ve had a chance to hear it a few times since it was released. But today I want to talk about his brand new track, “The Park.” In my estimation it is better than the previous release in almost every way. A lot of that … Continue reading Nils Bloch-The Park
I’ve been sitting on this one for a long time. Back in May, Jeff Brown put out an album called 1000 Ways. I listened to it, and then got distracted with other things. My apologies to Jeff and to all of you who have been missing out on his beautiful song “Reykjavik.” The whole album is worth a listen, but this song demands attention. Recorded … Continue reading Jeff Brown-Reykjavik
It’s been over five years since we last heard new music from The Great American Novel. Since 2014 the main force behind the band, Layne Montgomery, has been working with other bands like The Romantic Comedy and Layne Montgomery Paper Company. He also composed the theme song to the podcast “Blank Check with Griffin and David.” So he’s been busy, but it was time to … Continue reading The Great American Novel Returns With “Perpetual Emotion Machine”
I haven’t dug around too much to learn the history of it, but bands naming songs after themselves is one of my favorite things. There are some great examples in the 70’s, most notably “Bad Company” and “Black Sabbath.” Lots of metal and punk bands were doing it in the 80’s. Belle and Sebastian did it in the 90’s. Most recently, Titus Andronicus did it … Continue reading Sons Of An Illustrious Father-“Sons Of An Illustrious Father”
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