Blog: HearYa: An Indie Music Blog

John Vanderslice has been a staple in the San Francisco music scene. He's now put out six albums and, while I've sampled most of them, I have never pulled the trigger on a purchase. Something about his sound was too experimental, using too many sound effects. Romanian Names is his first album released on Dead Oceans and its accessibility should expand the Vanderslice audience to include the hipster outsiders like me. After hearing "Fetal Horses" prior to the release, I was anxious to hear what else Romanian Names had to offer. The beauty of [...]