Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
Musician and composer Andy Fosberry is a master of mood. He works in film scores, real and imagined, as well as creating masterful music in pop, rock, ambient, and electronic realms. His attention to detail, gift for melody, and arranging prowess make him the go-to artist when you want a score to elevate your film. […]
Read More Andy Fosberry : Anthology of the DarkAnnie Clark is never one to settle in and be comfortable. From her debut Marry Me way back in 2007 to 2017s Massedution, Clark kept pushing her songwriting and sound to new plateaus. Changing up her sound and personas like David Bowie, but bringing a touch of grand melodrama to the albums like Kate Bush, […]
Read More St. Vincent : Daddy’s HomeEarthless is a band that puts “power” in power trio. Isaiah Mitchell(guitar, vocals), Mike Eginton(bass), and Mario Rubalcaba(drums) are a San Diego three-piece that have been putting out next-level psych rock since the early 2000s. Their albums are long-form improvisations that pay tribute to bands like the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blue Cheer, Cream, Black Sabbath, […]
Read More Earthless : Live In The Mojave DesertEven though 2020 was the giant dumpster fire that it was, there was still plenty of great music to rise from the political and pandemic ashes. One of the highlights was Zombi’s 2020, which saw the prog/horror/synth duo of Steve Moore and AE Paterra turning in one of their heaviest and honed in sets of […]
Read More Zombi : Liquid CrystalThe latest release from record label Library of the Occult is from none other than Dream Division, aka Tom McDowell. McDowell locks into the mystical quest of Legend of Lizard Lake, a Gothic and candle-lit ode to the ‘Choose Your Own Adventure‘ series of books and games that, for me, were the highlight of my […]
Read More Dream Division : Legend of Lizard LakeLance Hoeppner, one half of progressive synth/drum duo Moser Woods, has just released his latest solo album. I AM Lance Vol.1, Harpejji Meets The Tempest is a sparse ambient album. The kind of album played late at night in deep contemplation. It feels like music out of time. Something you would have heard on the […]
Read More Lance Hoeppner : I AM Lance Vol. 1, Harpejji Meets The TempestThe last time I spoke to Gavin Miller of worriedaboutsatan was back in 2017. It wasn’t long after the electronic duo released their album Blank Tape. Back in 2017 the band was a duo which included Miller and Thomas Ragsdale, and they’d been writing and recording together since the early 2000s. At that point they […]
Read More “On Your Own” : A Conversation With worrieabousatan’s Gavin MillerThe musical world of Mr Eff is one that evolves and extends further subtly from release to release. Mr Eff moves each album to a new level; from his debut The Parallel and its Giallo-leaning melodies, brooding melancholy, and sweaty Moroder-like arpeggios to the grimy street funk, seedy breakbeats and subway terror of Eyes Down. […]
Read More Mr Eff : Nostalgia ConfessionsSteve Henn is a poet living in the Midwest. He’s more than that, though. He’s a father, a teacher, a Cubs fan, and someone looking for a connection in this world. He played drums in a Guided By Voices-influenced indie rock band at one point, but I don’t think Steve puts that on his business […]
Read More Steve Henn’s ‘Guilty Prayer’Dan Kinnaley is a musician’s musician. He’s a Fort Wayne artist that has always gotten out into the thick of the Midwest music scene, playing in bands like The Snarks, Burial Party, and more recently Truck Flag. But his most personal project has been Sparkle Teeth. Sparkle Teeth is Kinnaley’s one-man project of guitar-heavy fuzz […]
Read More Sparkle Teeth Drops Debut EP June 4th; Listen To “Technicolor”