
LOST OCEAN You know what’s funny about Lost Ocean’s new EP, Night to Life? Gracenotes’ database classifies it as Alternative and Punk. That’s about as far from the truth as can be. These musicians craft their songs with obvious care and eye to technical specificity. I’m not gonna call it shoegazer rock, but it’s very smooth both musically and vocally. At first listen, it kind of went right through me, but it’s growing [...]

Got the Stars of Track and Field album in the mail the other day, and I'll talk about them soon, but included in the package was Into the West , the American debut by Pilot Speed . I had never heard of them, but have been seriously enjoying the record. It inhabits that same genre of 90s alt-rock throwbacks that have been making some waves this year, but quite possibly are my favorite of the group. The album is full of great songs, from "Into Your Hideout" which manages to sound both [...]