Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
With North Star, Kaitlin Cassady avoids the sophomore slump entirely. It’s a record unafraid of vulnerability, of beauty, of speaking plainly about things most people keep buried. By weaving her own experiences into melodies that feel both personal and universal, Cassady invites listeners not just to hear her songs but to find themselves inside them.
Read MoreThe album as a whole is expansive; even on multiple listens I was surprised at how it continues to unfold. It’s a testament to Eudaemon’s songwriting, apparently a band effort, which plays like an homage to memories of bygone rec center basements, Pure Volume profiles, and the Warped Tour side stages in the good good years. Whoever you just thought of, Spiritual Anguish has a riff for you.
Read MoreIt is a neat trick when a band on the heavier side of the spectrum can move through multiple moods across the span of a single song without ever losing the plot. Much to my elation, on their new album Albatross, Minneapolis based Birth Order regularly perform this feat with abundant ease.
Read MoreDo not and I repeat DO NOT sleep on The Symptones. I have been hearing their name around town but came into this listen pretty blank slated. I like to do that from time to time so I am either pleasantly surprised or on the rare occasion bewildered by what the fuck I just listened to.
Read MoreRobot Ghost rejects tidy conclusions. The EP flickers with hope but refuses to extinguish discomfort; listeners move alongside the protagonist, drifting from dissociation and exhaustion to flashes of hope and rebellion. Each song becomes a new confession, a small act of resistance against self-destruction and collective despair.
Read MoreFrom the outset, “four friends say nothing” presents an identifiable and replicable sound, melding influences of modern psychedelic with titans of (what is now considered) classic rock. This cohesiveness is partly due to river sinclaire’s reverb-heavy production and scratchy distortion, but there is also a confidence to their songwriting exemplified by their relative minimalism.
Read MoreHave you ever met someone and instantly you get this feeling like you have met before? There is a safety and familiarity about them. Upon first hug, it feels like you have hugged a million times before. A comfortability that hasn't had time to develop but is just there. It's a rare and strange feeling but this is how I feel every time I hear Katy Tessman’s voice. There is something very soothing and grounding about her music and what she vocally brings to each track.
Read MoreWhen listening to Bridges Freeze First, you’re getting a glimpse into Rosenberg’s life both as a young adult from Iowa and as the person he is today
Read MoreWhen I listen to Restless Romantic I get this feeling that we are listening to a page straight out of Nina’s diary. Her most personal, most present self expressed through her greatest strength- creating music.
Read MoreOne Man’s Story is a concept album recently released by Grant Glad & the Soo Line Loons. The album follows the life and experiences of a central character created by Glad as an homage to real men from his own life growing up in Minnesota, with song lyrics that ring true to these men’s lives (and details fictionalized to protect the innocent).
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