Blog: The Vinyl District

I've come to realize I bitch about the quality of contemporary songwriting in this space quite often. Perhaps it's the ABSENCE of songwriting that drives me nuts and the layer upon layer of effects and artificial beats and processing that smothers even the kernel of something hummable. Or memorable. A few weeks back I was sent Amy Speace's track, 'The Killer In Me' which is the title track of her new Mitch Easter produced LP. 'The Killer In Me' actually features Ian Hunter on vocals as well, which is a refreshing note unto itself. [...]