Author: Blake Britton

Postcards will release a new EP of acoustic songs on January 15 of next year. The new EP, aptly titled Acoustic Songs, will be the band’s follow-up to 2014’s Are You Happy? and will feature 3 brand new songs. It will also precede the band’s brand new full length, which is also due out sometime next year.”We have almost completed our full length,” says Aidan Grapengeter, the band’s frontman. “We are incredibly proud of it and we can’t wait to show the world.”Stream the single, “Nineteen Cigarettes,” and pre-order the album below: http://postcardsco.bandcamp.com/album/acoustic-songsAcoustic Songs by PostcardsAcoustic Songs Tracklist:1. Text on a Phone…

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EMPRESS INK Pt 1

Review by Blake Britton We live in a world more welcoming than ever to the DIY mentality. Studios cost money, which a lot of young, hungry artists lack, so it’s thanks in part to the cultural poignancy of platforms like Bandcamp and YouTube that the most interesting artists, the people who are actually worth our time, can not only be heard, but be heard by anyone from anywhere around the world at any time. This, of course, is nothing new to anyone who’s made an effort to stay aware of the music industry over the past couple of years. The…

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saint motel larimer lounge 2315 1

Photos & Review: Saint Motel Featuring: Saint Motel, The Moth and The Flame & Brolly Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO. 2/3/15 Photos and Review by: Blake Britton It is a modest yet warm night on Larimer Street, and in its most famous venue is a crowd of the same caliber. Saint Motel, the quirky and lovable indie pop enthusiasts, took the stage to a welcoming environment in Denver on Tuesday night and to everyone’s delight were incredibly on par with their playful and festive onstage antics. The physicality of A/J Jackson’s simultaneous singing/dancing/keyboard playing was the perfect embodiment of what their music feel like to the…

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Donora Ha Ha Heart

Review by Blake Britton Donora has abandoned their hard-hitting and danceable pop for happy-go-lucky synth tunes and the result is quite possibly the band’s most stale attempt in their discography. As a very open listener of 2011’s Boyfriends, Girlfriends, I can say with full confidence that Ha Ha Heart’s trade-in for a more accessible sound fails to do anyone any favors and comes nowhere near doing the band’s songwriting talents any justice. It’s not even necessary to dig too deep into this new record to feel a dramatic departure from hard hitting tunes like “Boom Boom” and “Mancini’s Dance Hall.”…

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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Hypnotic Eye

Review by Blake Britton Tom Petty can do whatever he wants. The legend has created more than enough wonderful music over the years to last us a lifetime. We should be grateful that the guy still has enough energy to give us records in 2014; a year in which the full-length album is almost a lost art form. But that’s what The Heartbreakers have done consistently since day one. They don’t give a shit. They’re going to make the music they want to make (see 2010’s “Mojo”) and they’re going to make it on their own terms and standards (see…

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The Black Keys Turn Blue

Review by Blake Britton Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach are not ones for trudging through a lot of new territory. Even when switching from a duo to a four piece, Danger Mouse produced band, there was still a sonic aesthetic that was undeniably that of the Black Keys. Turn Blue doesn’t necessarily get too wild and experimental for the average listener, but it does give the sense that maybe the band made an attempt to get past the blues-rock influence and try their hand at a more psychedelic sound. If this latest LP proves anything, it’s that the Black Keys…

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