Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
After a 7 year hiatus, the two brothers and emcees Skydro and M.I.S.T.A LEGACY make a comeback in major OG fashion. With 15 tracks nearly reaching an hour in play time, the Born Hated “Double Distilled: Happy Hour” is anything but brief. With 5 different producers over 15 tracks, Skydro and M.I.S.T.A LEGACY keep a consistent sound in the instrumentation throughout whilst sharing mic time with balance.
Read MoreI’ve been struggling with what I want to say about this record. I want to say something brainy and interesting but simply put, clever quips are unnecessary because “Talking on Couches” is just a great record.
Read More“Love You More” is a blissed ode to the pure pleasantries caught between the lips of two lovers. The song contains no ounce of pretension; it exists simply to exalt the simple, nearly-impossible-to-pinpoint moments of happiness that add up to the continuum of a positive relationship.
Read MoreHey, remember live music/concerts? Here is a review of the last show I attended pre-Covid-19 that for some reason never ended up getting published until now.
Read MoreImagine yourself on a perfectly sunny day cruising down the highway with the windows down and the music cranked to 11. Now imagine the feeling of hanging out with your best pals after school, eating nachos, blasting your favorite songs and singing along wildly as you forget your worries and soak in the moment. That comfort and familiarity of the simple pleasures of life is at work within this album, and it grabs you from the first song and doesn’t let go until the very last notes fade away.
Read MoreIt begins as a somber ballad about a failing relationship. It’s sad and poignant and beautiful. Each track on the record is its own little story, and the band does a great job at not letting themselves get stale. Thank You, I’m Sorry aren’t chasing fame and fortune, they’re just three friends who wanted to have fun and do something they enjoy together.
Read MoreLast month, André Mariette released a short, but very sweet Lo-fi inspired beat tape “Somber Summer.” With 5 tracks clocking in at just under ten minutes, there are many glossy layers to unravel in the production.
Read MoreVisually captivating, the loose narrative of the video for “Castles” cuts between the band performing on stage, and a raw and emotionally acted performance from Nathan Barlow.
Read MoreJust in time for Halloween, singer-songwriter and experimental indie darling Lucas Kurmis has dropped a video for his latest single, “Escape in Someone Else”. A notably big collaborative effort from Lucas, the video is composed of several surreal vignettes, composed by different indie musicians and artists in the Minneapolis scene, and all of which feature shadows.
Read More“I don’t think it interferes with any of the things I do to have different-genre releases under my belt,” says Minneapolis’s resident folk-punker Joe Bartel, idly dispensing sage punk wisdom over a decent-quality Skype call one October night. “People always want to pin bands and musicians to genres. But it’s like, I don’t think artists have to have genres.”
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