The Henry Clay People: Somewhere on the Golden Coast
Lazy-boy rock done right The Henry Clay People’s Somewhere on the Golden Coast finds the SoCal rockers staying true to the form they established on their 2008 debut, For Cheap or For Free. Amid pounding E-Street keys and scuzzy guitar squall, brothers Andy and Joey Siara intone anthem after townie anthem with the cadence of Stephen Malkmus and the brassy enthusiasm of The Hold Steady. Over the course of ten tightly-wound songs, they get drunk and call in sick (“Working Part Time”), find a couch to crash on (the rollicking barroom foot-stomper “End of an Empire”) and sound out half-baked... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsPort O'Brien: Threadbare
Sparks fly on California band’s second album Port O’Brien’s second studio album sounds just fine coming out of computer speakers or iPod headphones, but the best way to appreciate these darkly ambient, heartily ramshackle indie-folk songs is around a campfire. Working with Earlimart’s Aaron Espinoza, the band stitch together threads of hearty Pacific Northwest indie, West Coast rock, and rustic creak-folk to create a loose, at times uneasy intimacy that allows for murky ambience as well as raucous sing-alongs.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsWhite Rabbits: It's Frightening
On their 2007 debut, Fort Nightly, the six Brooklynites of... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsWhite Rabbits talk It's Frightening, reveal album cover
When Paste rang up Stephen Patterson of White Rabbits... read more
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