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Sasha and the Valentines Drop Don’t You Love Me Video

March 23, 2021 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

If you’re not feeling up for Sasha and the Valentines this morning, I can’t really help you out, but if you’re down to give us about 4 minutes you’re going to get rewarded. For starters, how do you not get the feels when that rhythmic pulse doesn’t just start thumping; I’m here shaking my shoulders at my classroom desk. Sarah Addi’s performance is filled with peaks and valleys, subtle when the song’s mood requires, then punching out emphatic syllables to punctuate the beat, only to float her voice across the band’s dreamscape. Energetic and exploratory, you’ll want to turn up this tune. The band will drop So You Think You Found Love on April 16th via Oof Records.

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Colin Miller Shares Cut the Field Video

March 2, 2021 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I raved about Colin Miller‘s first single from the forthcoming Hook EP; it made me feel like even little old (emphasis on old) me was capable of crafting something meaningful. On his new single, there’s something else going on entirely, something that’s perhaps not as easily put into words. For me, the song has the emotional pull, which is interesting, as I’m usually drawn to vocals first. Miller does his part, but his vocals almost feel like he’s singing from beneath some underwater bubble; it actually leads to the voice being established as just another element in the song’s emotional draw. That textural touch reels you in like a fish on a line, dumping you in a bucket of raw emotions, tied to the song’s thematic references to dying relationships. Look for Hook on March 19 via Oof Records.

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Colin Miller Announces Hook EP

February 16, 2021 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

There’s a certain brand of artist that make you feel like you’re capable of penning your own heartfelt songs, and on Colin Miller is one such artist. Sitting here listening to the lead single from the forthcoming Hook EP, and I feel like I could sit down and write something as strikingly beautiful and personal as this; I’d record it on a 4 track, giving just a faint hint of tape hiss that establishes bedroom intimacy between myself and the listener. Everyone would be charmed and rush to play my songs on repeat, put them on mixes and buy all my stuff on Bandcamp Fridays! But alas, that’s just how Colin Miller made be feel, like I could do it too, like I could be in on the craft. But alas I can’t, so I’ll do the next best thing and pick up the new Hook EP from Oof Records on March 19th.

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Sasha and the Valentines Share Witches Video

February 10, 2021 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

We tried to hip you to Sasha and the Valentines when they dropped their Green EP back in 2019, and now that there is a new LP on the horizon, we reckon you ought to hear for yourself why we’re so excited. I think it’ll be easy to draw some comparisons to early Beach House, particularly if you’re pulling your ears close to the blossoming of Sarah Addi’s vocal performance. Sure, those similarities can’t be denied, but I love the way there’s a bit more of a pull back on the reigns from the Austin outfit; they’re kind of allowing that sort of expansive sound to roll out across the great Texas landscape, rather than force hooks down your throat. Listen to the sound flow, like the smoke from the end of this song, billowing through out your speakers and into the great musical universe. So You Think You Found Love will be out on April 16th via Oof Records.

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