“I used to watch Gunsmoke with my little brother who is only 14 months younger than me. We beat the shit out of each other all the time. I sent him to the hospital once covered in blood. About when I was thirteen we somehow understood we were two sides of the same coin. From then on, we had each other’s back. He had some tough years, and I thought we might lose him. It was like I was going to lose part of myself.”
Austin, TX ghoul-pop trio Stretch Panic are preparing to release their debut LP, Glitter & Gore, in early 2021. Glitter & Gore is a thirteen track, hook-heavy, kooky, collection of thematically rich tunes, that finds the group exorcising their inner demons while conjuring new ones. READ MORE…
(December 2, 2020) Multi-faceted singer Dylan Chambers is new to us at SoulTracks, but the Arlington, Texas native and L.A. transplant is hitting us just right with our first exposure. Working with producer Stefan Litrownik (Boyz II Men), Chambers is issuing a series of singles capturing classic soul vibes with new energy.
This week we chat with country musician David Quinn and listen to his newest album Letting Go. We chat pandemic, new, old, and future music, and moving from the city to the woods.
Harmonica and cloud chamber bowls lend delicate, flashing adornment. The wonder, with this album, is that everything feels intensely ‘real’. There is no artifice here, only art, and North’s art is immediately connecting and approachable, harking back to the ages-old tradition of Folk music: music for ‘folk’, music for us all. ‘They say it’ a good day to die’ sings North and there is no melodrama here, merely humanity. (by Chris Wheatley)
Los Angeles based dream pop act Sleep Still, led by Mariam McCarthy (vocals, keys) and Scotty Whelan (vocals, guitar) and featuring Kelly Ehrenberg (bass), Chris Kellogg (guitar) and Jeff Darcy (drums, production) can trace their origins to the two separate paths its leaders began before they met: