Recent Press for Ten Hymns From My American Gothic: Pop Matters came out with their review of the record, giving it 9 out of 10 stars, observing “[a]lbums of such sheer artistry, originality and thematic immediacy are few and far between. This is the album of perspective and hope we need in this time of political […]
October
18
Swan Song Theory
posted by eponymous
There was a songwriter who I have seen a number of times at open mic. He’s moving to Colorado and so this is the last time I’ll probably hear him, barring some errant future trip to New York City in some distant year. Would you like to hear my theory about the Swan Song? I […]
October
02
Chord Complexity in Songwriting
posted by eponymous
It is a fact that chord progressions in modern pop songwriting are far more basic than those used in either jazz or classical music. This observation is usually met with upturned noses in songwriting circles – an odd irony, because how can you really turn your nose up at something that is more complex? The response from […]
September
29
Interview: Mary Lynn
posted by eponymous
Newly minted Anyway Records labelmate Mary Lynn will be coming up to New York City this Sunday, Oct. 2nd, to perform at Shea Stadium (event). Her recently released album, My Animal, is both raucous and punchy, and I was happy to dig into it in setting up for our interview. We talk shop, discuss the […]
September
24
Ten Hymns From My American Gothic available for Pre-Order Now
posted by eponymous
The second St. Lenox album Ten Hymns From My American Gothic: A Gift For My Father in Honor of his 70th Year, will be released via Anyway Records on October 21st, 2016 PRE-ORDER HERE: Vinyl: https://midheaven.com/item/ten-hymns-from-my-american-gothic-by-st-lenox iTunes: http://flyt.it/stlenoxpreorder Amazon: http://flyt.it/stlenoxama Ten Hymns From My American Gothic is a sprawling, layered,stream-of-consciousness portrait of modern American life, […]
September
24
Interview: Adam Remnant
posted by eponymous
I don’t get to hear Ohio musicians as often as I’d like to lately, so I jump at the chance to interact with them whenever they come down to New York City. In this case, Adam Remnant is performing at Cake Shop, Saturday Oct. 1st at 9:45 pm. (Also playing that night are Nathan Xander, William […]
September
16
Some Nice Press for “Thurgood Marshall”
posted by eponymous
The video and song have picked up some really great press the past week: Stereogum premiered the video, noting “Choi’s voice is one of the most striking instruments in music today, a harsh and commanding howl that reminds me of John Darnielle, Michael Stipe, and Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart but is something entirely its own. […]
