Last Week’s Jams (3.30 – 4.3)
I started off with a bunch of bangers, then ended up with a sputter, but such are the perks of a site beholden to no one…we just get to write about what we love. For me, I was really enjoying the newest single from Victoria, not to mention great new stuff from Rural France and Greg Mendez. RayRay brought out some bangers from Honey I’m Home (one of our favorite SXSW acts) and Oakwood too. It was also good to see our pals in Shortcuts back at it, with a new lineup featuring local legend Eric B from Big Bill playing bass; it’s an expat power pop affair! There’s a few OG versions of songs that got remixes this week, so when you’re cranking Comet Gain and the BVs, feel free to visit the site to hear their remixes and remasters!
The recent announcement of a reissue of City Fallen Leaves has encouraged David Christian to revisit these songs that are over 20 years old. In doing so, he’s quietly put up a 
The last couple of years we’ve spent a fair amount of time covering Mt. Fog, and as luck would have it, their multi-instrumentalist Casey Rosebridge has his own project too: 
Not too long ago, as we were playing catch-up, we introduced you to 
We’ve covered the work of Steven Svacina for quite a long time, as he was a big player in the Austin scene for some time before moving on up North. Surprisingly enough, he connected with another Austinite-gone-North, Eric Bill, and they’ve resurrected Steven’s 
I was looking for a little bit of a left turn in my listening when I stumbled upon this rad new track from UK project, Soft Power. There’s a bit of a sense of longing in the lonesome vibe of the guitar, but a metronomic punch on the rhythm section mystically pushes the tune, rolling forward like a tumbleweed. In the vocals you’ll find a bit of soul hanging on the syllables, almost in this sort of TV on the Radio territory, like a powerful hiccup at the end of various notes, purposefully meant to let the listener connect, so go on!
It’s really tough to ignore the good people over at